Chapter VIII

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

From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

acted upon; influenced

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

(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 You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

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

From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

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

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

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From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

strong feelings of embarrassment

From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

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From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Whence did she come?

make more complicated

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

the process of giving careful thought to something

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

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From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

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From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

zealous in devotion or affection

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation

From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

the system of production and distribution and consumption

From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

yet to be or coming

From this reading He thought, as he had so much of late, and as he was to think so much more in the future, of the Lady of the Rose.

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From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

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

From this reading He thought, as he had so much of late, and as he was to think so much more in the future, of the Lady of the Rose.

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

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

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From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

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

From this reading He thought, as he had so much of late, and as he was to think so much more in the future, of the Lady of the Rose.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading He thought, as he had so much of late, and as he was to think so much more in the future, of the Lady of the Rose.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading He thought, as he had so much of late, and as he was to think so much more in the future, of the Lady of the Rose.

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From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

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

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

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From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

and nothing more

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading He thought, as he had so much of late, and as he was to think so much more in the future, of the Lady of the Rose.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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

From this reading Who was she?

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He thought, as he had so much of late, and as he was to think so much more in the future, of the Lady of the Rose.

Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.

From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

(often followed by “of” or “to”) yielding readily to or capable of

From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading He thought, as he had so much of late, and as he was to think so much more in the future, of the Lady of the Rose.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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

From this reading He thought, as he had so much of late, and as he was to think so much more in the future, of the Lady of the Rose.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security

From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

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From this reading OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY, OF DAY-DREAMS, AND OF A FAR COUNTRY AND ITS SOVEREIGN LADY L'indiscretion d'un de ces amis officieux qui ne sauraient garder inedite la nouvelle susceptible de vous causer un chagrin.--Murger: _Scenes de la Vie de Boheme_.

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

From this reading He thought, as he had so much of late, and as he was to think so much more in the future, of the Lady of the Rose.

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading Whence did she come?

which person or people

From this reading Who was she?

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

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

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You would have said that it behooved a man in Charlie Cartaret's situation to devote his evenings to a consideration of its difficulties and his days to hard work; but Cartaret, though he did, as you will see, try to work, devoted the first evening of his new regime to thoughts that, if they affected his situation at all, tended only to complicate it.