Chapter VII

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

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

moved to action

From this reading He was actuated by a fierce and relentless energy which only work could appease.

later than; following

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

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

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

From this reading He was actuated by a fierce and relentless energy which only work could appease.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

on or to one side

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

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

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

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

From this reading That night brought a reaction with Phil.

-ing form of “burrow” — move through by or as by digging

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He was actuated by a fierce and relentless energy which only work could appease.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

plural of “combination” — a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He was actuated by a fierce and relentless energy which only work could appease.

plural of “course” — education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

a long narrow depression in a surface

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

an evil supernatural being

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

with obstinate determination

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading He was actuated by a fierce and relentless energy which only work could appease.

-ing form of “experiment” — to conduct a test or investigation

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading He was actuated by a fierce and relentless energy which only work could appease.

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

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

From this reading He was actuated by a fierce and relentless energy which only work could appease.

for this reason

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

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

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

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

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

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From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

and nothing more

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

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From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

possessive form of “murray” — British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

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

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

and nothing more

From this reading He was actuated by a fierce and relentless energy which only work could appease.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

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From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others

From this reading That night brought a reaction with Phil.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading He was actuated by a fierce and relentless energy which only work could appease.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

continuously varying

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

reading carefully with intent to remember

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

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From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That night brought a reaction with Phil.

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

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

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

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

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

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

hard to endure

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

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

From this reading He was actuated by a fierce and relentless energy which only work could appease.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.

at the time that

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

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

From this reading He was actuated by a fierce and relentless energy which only work could appease.

in the company of; together with

From this reading After the night when Phil Lorrimer played with opportunity a minute, then set it aside as not for his taking, things began to be different.

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

From this reading He was actuated by a fierce and relentless energy which only work could appease.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading Hence he came less often to Miss Josephine Murray’s pleasant apartment, but kept burrowing deeper and deeper like a mole into the professional soil, working like a demon by day, and studying, reading, experimenting doggedly by night, trying his best to fill his mind so full that the thought of Sylvia could not find a cranny in which to creep and grow.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Human relations have a way of shifting into new combinations of form and color like a kaleidoscope just when you think they have become as fixed as the stars in their courses.