used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He decided to allow them until a quarter to eleven.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading The minutes dragged along, and when the quarter sounded Guy said he was sorry, but that he was very much afraid he would have to work now.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading He decided to allow them until a quarter to eleven.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The minutes dragged along, and when the quarter sounded Guy said he was sorry, but that he was very much afraid he would have to work now.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Half past ten struck from the church tower, and Guy became desperate.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Half past ten struck from the church tower, and Guy became desperate.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
Brydone
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From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Half past ten struck from the church tower, and Guy became desperate.
recognizable; marked
From this reading He decided to allow them until a quarter to eleven.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Half past ten struck from the church tower, and Guy became desperate.
discouragedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɜːrədʒd/
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading The minutes dragged along, and when the quarter sounded Guy said he was sorry, but that he was very much afraid he would have to work now.
being one more than ten
From this reading He decided to allow them until a quarter to eleven.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Half past ten struck from the church tower, and Guy became desperate.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading Half past ten struck from the church tower, and Guy became desperate.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half past ten struck from the church tower, and Guy became desperate.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The minutes dragged along, and when the quarter sounded Guy said he was sorry, but that he was very much afraid he would have to work now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
go away from a place
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The minutes dragged along, and when the quarter sounded Guy said he was sorry, but that he was very much afraid he would have to work now.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The minutes dragged along, and when the quarter sounded Guy said he was sorry, but that he was very much afraid he would have to work now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Right oh," said Brydone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Half past ten struck from the church tower, and Guy became desperate.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
one of four equal parts
From this reading He decided to allow them until a quarter to eleven.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right oh," said Brydone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The minutes dragged along, and when the quarter sounded Guy said he was sorry, but that he was very much afraid he would have to work now.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading The minutes dragged along, and when the quarter sounded Guy said he was sorry, but that he was very much afraid he would have to work now.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading The minutes dragged along, and when the quarter sounded Guy said he was sorry, but that he was very much afraid he would have to work now.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Half past ten struck from the church tower, and Guy became desperate.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Half past ten struck from the church tower, and Guy became desperate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The minutes dragged along, and when the quarter sounded Guy said he was sorry, but that he was very much afraid he would have to work now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Half past ten struck from the church tower, and Guy became desperate.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Half past ten struck from the church tower, and Guy became desperate.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He decided to allow them until a quarter to eleven.
precisely as stated
From this reading The minutes dragged along, and when the quarter sounded Guy said he was sorry, but that he was very much afraid he would have to work now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
at the time that
From this reading The minutes dragged along, and when the quarter sounded Guy said he was sorry, but that he was very much afraid he would have to work now.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
Willsher
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From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading There was nothing he hated so much as asking people to go, which was one reason why he always discouraged them at the beginning; but it really seemed as if he must bring himself to the point of asking Brydone and Willsher to leave him to his work.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The minutes dragged along, and when the quarter sounded Guy said he was sorry, but that he was very much afraid he would have to work now.
