Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

(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 Now, however, the past would force itself upon him, and his whole career, with all its faults and its failures, was before him.

a quantity of money

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

the cognitive process that leads to convictions

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

superlative of “bitter” — marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading All his regrets were for the occasions he had suffered to slip by him unprofitably.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading Now, however, the past would force itself upon him, and his whole career, with all its faults and its failures, was before him.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

lower than previously

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

at any time

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

plural of “failure” — an act that fails

From this reading Now, however, the past would force itself upon him, and his whole career, with all its faults and its failures, was before him.

plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading Now, however, the past would force itself upon him, and his whole career, with all its faults and its failures, was before him.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading Now, however, the past would force itself upon him, and his whole career, with all its faults and its failures, was before him.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Now, however, the past would force itself upon him, and his whole career, with all its faults and its failures, was before him.

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Now, however, the past would force itself upon him, and his whole career, with all its faults and its failures, was before him.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Now, however, the past would force itself upon him, and his whole career, with all its faults and its failures, was before him.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

immediately past

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

come together

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

the force of workers available

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

not any; not one

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now, however, the past would force itself upon him, and his whole career, with all its faults and its failures, was before him.

something you have to do

From this reading All his regrets were for the occasions he had suffered to slip by him unprofitably.

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

plural of “opportunity” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Now, however, the past would force itself upon him, and his whole career, with all its faults and its failures, was before him.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

a polite refusal of an invitation

From this reading All his regrets were for the occasions he had suffered to slip by him unprofitably.

a mild rebuke or criticism

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

contemplation of things past

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

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From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

move stealthily

From this reading All his regrets were for the occasions he had suffered to slip by him unprofitably.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading All his regrets were for the occasions he had suffered to slip by him unprofitably.

a quantity of money

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

carry out

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

without gain or profit

From this reading All his regrets were for the occasions he had suffered to slip by him unprofitably.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Now, however, the past would force itself upon him, and his whole career, with all its faults and its failures, was before him.

precisely as stated

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It was a bitter memory, the very bitterest one can imagine, not in its self-accusation or reproach, but in the thought of all the grand opportunities he had thrown away, the reckless way in which he had treated Fortune, believing that she never would fail him.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading All his regrets were for the occasions he had suffered to slip by him unprofitably.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.

which person or people

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Now, however, the past would force itself upon him, and his whole career, with all its faults and its failures, was before him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading It was a rare event with him to take a retrospect of his life; and his theory was that he owed any success he had ever won to the fact that he brought to the present--to the actual casualty before him--an amount of concentration which men who look back or look forward never can command.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Now, however, the past would force itself upon him, and his whole career, with all its faults and its failures, was before him.

of very poor quality or condition

From this reading Late at night of the same day on which the conversation of last chapter occurred, Sewell was returning to the Priory: he was on foot, having failed to find a carriage at that late hour, and was depressed and wretched in mind, for he had lost a large sum at the Club, which he had no means whatever to meet on the coming morning.