used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
adjustmentnounUS /əˈdʒʌstmənt/
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
assimilationnounUS /əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən/
the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
athleticadjectiveUS /æθˈletɪk/
relating to or befitting athletics or athletes
From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
cannot
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From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading He and Gregg had chanced to take much the same courses and were in the same class-rooms in several subjects.
class-rooms
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From this reading He and Gregg had chanced to take much the same courses and were in the same class-rooms in several subjects.
classmatenounUS /ˈklæsmeɪt/
an acquaintance that you go to school with
From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
coursesnounUS /ˈkɔːrsəz/
plural of “course” — education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading He and Gregg had chanced to take much the same courses and were in the same class-rooms in several subjects.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
divisible by two
From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading He found them rather more interesting than he had expected.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
a boy or man
From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
set up or found
From this reading He found them rather more interesting than he had expected.
Fratnoun
a social club for male undergraduates
From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
Gregg
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From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He and Gregg had chanced to take much the same courses and were in the same class-rooms in several subjects.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and Gregg had chanced to take much the same courses and were in the same class-rooms in several subjects.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He and Gregg had chanced to take much the same courses and were in the same class-rooms in several subjects.
indoorsadverbUS /ˈɪndɔːrz/
within a building
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading He found them rather more interesting than he had expected.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
lying-fallow
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From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He found them rather more interesting than he had expected.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He and Gregg had chanced to take much the same courses and were in the same class-rooms in several subjects.
Neale
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From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
Neale's
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From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
an amount of time
From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
preliminaryadjectiveUS /prɪˈlɪməneri/
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
on the contrary
From this reading He found them rather more interesting than he had expected.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
roomingverbUS /ˈruːmɪŋ/
-ing form of “room” — live and take one's meals at or in
From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
Identical; not different.
From this reading He and Gregg had chanced to take much the same courses and were in the same class-rooms in several subjects.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading He and Gregg had chanced to take much the same courses and were in the same class-rooms in several subjects.
staggerverbUS /ˈstæɡər/
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
studiesnounUS /ˈstʌdiz/
plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading He and Gregg had chanced to take much the same courses and were in the same class-rooms in several subjects.
carry out
From this reading He and Gregg had chanced to take much the same courses and were in the same class-rooms in several subjects.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He found them rather more interesting than he had expected.
ThanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He found them rather more interesting than he had expected.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
trippingadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪpɪŋ/
characterized by a buoyant rhythm
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading After the Thanksgiving game, a great peace, a lying-fallow time, a period of unconscious adjustment and assimilation of all that mass of experience.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and Gregg had chanced to take much the same courses and were in the same class-rooms in several subjects.
which person or people
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Neale moved back to the Frat. house, rooming with Harry Gregg, a classmate of his and a fine fellow, thought Neale, even though not athletic.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading After a preliminary stagger or two, like a man coming indoors after living in the open, who cannot walk across the room without tripping over the furniture, Neale's mind settled down to his studies.
