used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If he had been ready then to shoulder whatever blame there might be, he was ready now to do it a dozen times over.
(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 He hadn’t really known at all at the time how greatly he was enriching himself.
any thing at all
From this reading Wasn’t having her better than anything he had ever imagined!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He hadn’t really known at all at the time how greatly he was enriching himself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was growingly inevitable that the news, the determined news, must be broken.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If he had been ready then to shoulder whatever blame there might be, he was ready now to do it a dozen times over.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Wasn’t having her better than anything he had ever imagined!
put or pin the blame on
From this reading If he had been ready then to shoulder whatever blame there might be, he was ready now to do it a dozen times over.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading It was growingly inevitable that the news, the determined news, must be broken.
Chirstie
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From this reading Wully, with his whole heart shrinking from the task, made light of it to Chirstie.
characterized by great determination
From this reading It was growingly inevitable that the news, the determined news, must be broken.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If he had been ready then to shoulder whatever blame there might be, he was ready now to do it a dozen times over.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading If he had been ready then to shoulder whatever blame there might be, he was ready now to do it a dozen times over.
enrichingverbUS /enˈrɪtʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “enrich” — make better or improve in quality
From this reading He hadn’t really known at all at the time how greatly he was enriching himself.
at any time
From this reading Wasn’t having her better than anything he had ever imagined!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wully, with his whole heart shrinking from the task, made light of it to Chirstie.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading He hadn’t really known at all at the time how greatly he was enriching himself.
growingly
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From this reading It was growingly inevitable that the news, the determined news, must be broken.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wasn’t having her better than anything he had ever imagined!
hadn't
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From this reading He hadn’t really known at all at the time how greatly he was enriching himself.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Wasn’t having her better than anything he had ever imagined!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wasn’t having her better than anything he had ever imagined!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Wully, with his whole heart shrinking from the task, made light of it to Chirstie.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Wasn’t having her better than anything he had ever imagined!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He hadn’t really known at all at the time how greatly he was enriching himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wully, with his whole heart shrinking from the task, made light of it to Chirstie.
how
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From this reading He hadn’t really known at all at the time how greatly he was enriching himself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had been ready then to shoulder whatever blame there might be, he was ready now to do it a dozen times over.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Wasn’t having her better than anything he had ever imagined!
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading It was growingly inevitable that the news, the determined news, must be broken.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was growingly inevitable that the news, the determined news, must be broken.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading He hadn’t really known at all at the time how greatly he was enriching himself.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Wully, with his whole heart shrinking from the task, made light of it to Chirstie.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Wully, with his whole heart shrinking from the task, made light of it to Chirstie.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If he had been ready then to shoulder whatever blame there might be, he was ready now to do it a dozen times over.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was growingly inevitable that the news, the determined news, must be broken.
information about recent and important events
From this reading It was growingly inevitable that the news, the determined news, must be broken.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading If he had been ready then to shoulder whatever blame there might be, he was ready now to do it a dozen times over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wully, with his whole heart shrinking from the task, made light of it to Chirstie.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading If he had been ready then to shoulder whatever blame there might be, he was ready now to do it a dozen times over.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading If he had been ready then to shoulder whatever blame there might be, he was ready now to do it a dozen times over.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading He hadn’t really known at all at the time how greatly he was enriching himself.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading If he had been ready then to shoulder whatever blame there might be, he was ready now to do it a dozen times over.
shrinkingnounUS /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/
process or result of becoming less or smaller
From this reading Wully, with his whole heart shrinking from the task, made light of it to Chirstie.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Wully, with his whole heart shrinking from the task, made light of it to Chirstie.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Wasn’t having her better than anything he had ever imagined!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was growingly inevitable that the news, the determined news, must be broken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was growingly inevitable that the news, the determined news, must be broken.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading If he had been ready then to shoulder whatever blame there might be, he was ready now to do it a dozen times over.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If he had been ready then to shoulder whatever blame there might be, he was ready now to do it a dozen times over.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He hadn’t really known at all at the time how greatly he was enriching himself.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading If he had been ready then to shoulder whatever blame there might be, he was ready now to do it a dozen times over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wully, with his whole heart shrinking from the task, made light of it to Chirstie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was growingly inevitable that the news, the determined news, must be broken.
Wasn't
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From this reading Wasn’t having her better than anything he had ever imagined!
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading If he had been ready then to shoulder whatever blame there might be, he was ready now to do it a dozen times over.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Wully, with his whole heart shrinking from the task, made light of it to Chirstie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wully, with his whole heart shrinking from the task, made light of it to Chirstie.
Wully
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From this reading Wully, with his whole heart shrinking from the task, made light of it to Chirstie.
