used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
a quantity of money
From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
aptadjectiveUS /æpt/
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
attractiveadjectiveUS /əˈtræktɪv/
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
basest
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From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
broodingnounUS /ˈbruːdɪŋ/
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
countingnounUS /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
dealingnounUS /ˈdiːlɪŋ/
method or manner of conduct in relation to others
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
desperatelyadverbUS /ˈdespərətli/
with great urgency
From this reading Everybody knew that Kenneth McKay was desperately in love.
increase twofold
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
endowverbUS /enˈdaʊ/
give qualities or abilities to
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
to come or go into
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
at any time
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
every person
From this reading Everybody knew that Kenneth McKay was desperately in love.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
gauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
a young female
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
ill-spelt
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From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
impassionedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpæʃənd/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
intervalsnounUS /ˈɪntərvəlz/
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
Kenneth
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From this reading Everybody knew that Kenneth McKay was desperately in love.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Everybody knew that Kenneth McKay was desperately in love.
the literary culture
From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
take the midday meal
From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
Lynn
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From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
Margot
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From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
Marlow
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From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
McKay
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From this reading Everybody knew that Kenneth McKay was desperately in love.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
used to form the superlative
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
not any; not one
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
people'snounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
a future prospect or potential
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
riversidenounUS /ˈrɪvərsaɪd/
the bank of a river
From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
son'snounUS /sʌnz/
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
suspicionsnounUS /səˈspɪʃənz/
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
taciturnadjectiveUS /ˈtæsɪtɜːrn/
habitually reserved and uncommunicative
From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
treacherynounUS /ˈtretʃ.ər.i/
Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
having passed out of existence
From this reading His taciturn father, brooding over his vanished fortune in his gaunt riverside house at Marlow, may have employed the few moments he gave to the consideration of other people’s troubles in consideration of his son’s new interest.
precisely as stated
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
virtuesnounUS /ˈvɜːrtʃuːz/
plural of “virtue” — the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody knew that Kenneth McKay was desperately in love.
at the time that
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
in or at the place that
From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
the act of creating written works
From this reading They knew it at the bank where he spent his days in counting other people’s money, and a considerable amount of his lunch hour writing impassioned and ill-spelt letters to Margot Lynn.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet at rare and painful intervals there enter into his soul certain wild suspicions, and in these moments he is inclined to regard the possibility that she may be guilty of the basest treachery and double dealing.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading When a young man is very much in love with a most attractive girl he is apt to endow her with qualities and virtues which no human being has ever possessed.
