Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

in addition

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

a cherished desire

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

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

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

plural of “associate” — a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor

From this reading He had no associates now except his inferiors, for his conduct had forfeited the regard of his equals, and with many of them he was at open feud.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had no associates now except his inferiors, for his conduct had forfeited the regard of his equals, and with many of them he was at open feud.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

have

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

a person who is in charge

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading He had no associates now except his inferiors, for his conduct had forfeited the regard of his equals, and with many of them he was at open feud.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

with great urgency

From this reading The only pleasure left to him was desperately hard work.

showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

plural of “disease” — an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

plural of “equal” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

From this reading He had no associates now except his inferiors, for his conduct had forfeited the regard of his equals, and with many of them he was at open feud.

distinguish oneself

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

apart from; not including

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

the point or degree to which something extends

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

a bitter quarrel between two parties

From this reading He had no associates now except his inferiors, for his conduct had forfeited the regard of his equals, and with many of them he was at open feud.

characterized by intense emotion

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had no associates now except his inferiors, for his conduct had forfeited the regard of his equals, and with many of them he was at open feud.

surrendered as a penalty

From this reading He had no associates now except his inferiors, for his conduct had forfeited the regard of his equals, and with many of them he was at open feud.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

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

From this reading He had no associates now except his inferiors, for his conduct had forfeited the regard of his equals, and with many of them he was at open feud.

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From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading The only pleasure left to him was desperately hard work.

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

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

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

From this reading The only pleasure left to him was desperately hard work.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

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

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

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

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

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From this reading He had no associates now except his inferiors, for his conduct had forfeited the regard of his equals, and with many of them he was at open feud.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

incapable of being tolerated or endured

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

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From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

roused to anger

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

most important element

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading He had no associates now except his inferiors, for his conduct had forfeited the regard of his equals, and with many of them he was at open feud.

used to form the superlative

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

not any; not one

From this reading He had no associates now except his inferiors, for his conduct had forfeited the regard of his equals, and with many of them he was at open feud.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

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

From this reading He had no associates now except his inferiors, for his conduct had forfeited the regard of his equals, and with many of them he was at open feud.

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

and nothing more

From this reading The only pleasure left to him was desperately hard work.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading He had no associates now except his inferiors, for his conduct had forfeited the regard of his equals, and with many of them he was at open feud.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

in other respects or ways

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

participate in games or sport

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading The only pleasure left to him was desperately hard work.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

save from sins

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading He had no associates now except his inferiors, for his conduct had forfeited the regard of his equals, and with many of them he was at open feud.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

not often

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

causing or able to cause nausea

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

emotionally aroused

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

to a sufficient degree

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

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

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He had no associates now except his inferiors, for his conduct had forfeited the regard of his equals, and with many of them he was at open feud.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

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

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

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

From this reading He had no associates now except his inferiors, for his conduct had forfeited the regard of his equals, and with many of them he was at open feud.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Except to play football occasionally, he seldom left his room or took any exercise, and fell into a dispirited, broken way of life, feeling unhappy and alone.

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

From this reading So Kenrick, vexed and discontented, almost hid himself in those days in his own study, the victim of that most wearing of intolerable and sickening diseases--a sense of shame.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

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

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

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From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had no associates now except his inferiors, for his conduct had forfeited the regard of his equals, and with many of them he was at open feud.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading The only pleasure left to him was desperately hard work.

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

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.

but in spite of that

From this reading Not only was he stimulated by a fiery ambition, a mad desire to excel in the half-year's competition, and show what he was yet capable of, and so to some extent redeem his unhappy position, but also his heart was fixed on getting, if possible, the chief scholarship of Saint Winifred's--a scholarship sufficiently valuable to pay the main part of those college expenses which it would be otherwise impossible for his mother to bear.