(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 All this was told to the professor briefly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The rest of the message was couched in terms so surgical as to convey scant meaning to Scott Brenton's brain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the very end, there were two dates, both only possible, both so remote as to turn Brenton sick at heart.
the two together, not just one
From this reading At the very end, there were two dates, both only possible, both so remote as to turn Brenton sick at heart.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading The rest of the message was couched in terms so surgical as to convey scant meaning to Scott Brenton's brain.
Brenton
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From this reading At the very end, there were two dates, both only possible, both so remote as to turn Brenton sick at heart.
Brenton's
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From this reading The rest of the message was couched in terms so surgical as to convey scant meaning to Scott Brenton's brain.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading All this was told to the professor briefly.
conveyverbUS /kənˈveɪ/
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading The rest of the message was couched in terms so surgical as to convey scant meaning to Scott Brenton's brain.
couchedverbUS /kaʊtʃt/
past form of “couch” — formulate in a particular style or language
From this reading The rest of the message was couched in terms so surgical as to convey scant meaning to Scott Brenton's brain.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading Was it for this that such men as Reed Opdyke were created?
datesnounUS /deɪts/
plural of “date” — the specified day of the month
From this reading At the very end, there were two dates, both only possible, both so remote as to turn Brenton sick at heart.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the very end, there were two dates, both only possible, both so remote as to turn Brenton sick at heart.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Was it for this that such men as Reed Opdyke were created?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading At the very end, there were two dates, both only possible, both so remote as to turn Brenton sick at heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rest of the message was couched in terms so surgical as to convey scant meaning to Scott Brenton's brain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it for this that such men as Reed Opdyke were created?
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Was nature merciless, was law, that it ordained such pitiful, pitiless waste?
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading The rest of the message was couched in terms so surgical as to convey scant meaning to Scott Brenton's brain.
the force of workers available
From this reading Was it for this that such men as Reed Opdyke were created?
mercilessadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrsələs/
having or showing no mercy
From this reading Was nature merciless, was law, that it ordained such pitiful, pitiless waste?
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading The rest of the message was couched in terms so surgical as to convey scant meaning to Scott Brenton's brain.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Was nature merciless, was law, that it ordained such pitiful, pitiless waste?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rest of the message was couched in terms so surgical as to convey scant meaning to Scott Brenton's brain.
and nothing more
From this reading At the very end, there were two dates, both only possible, both so remote as to turn Brenton sick at heart.
Opdyke
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From this reading Was it for this that such men as Reed Opdyke were created?
ordainedadjectiveUS /ɔːrˈdeɪnd/
fixed or established especially by order or command
From this reading Was nature merciless, was law, that it ordained such pitiful, pitiless waste?
pitifuladjectiveUS /ˈpɪtəfəl/
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading Was nature merciless, was law, that it ordained such pitiful, pitiless waste?
pitilessadjectiveUS /ˈpɪtiləs/
without mercy or pity
From this reading Was nature merciless, was law, that it ordained such pitiful, pitiless waste?
capable of happening or existing
From this reading At the very end, there were two dates, both only possible, both so remote as to turn Brenton sick at heart.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading All this was told to the professor briefly.
ReednounUS /riːd/
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading Was it for this that such men as Reed Opdyke were created?
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading At the very end, there were two dates, both only possible, both so remote as to turn Brenton sick at heart.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The rest of the message was couched in terms so surgical as to convey scant meaning to Scott Brenton's brain.
scantadjectiveUS /skænt/
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading The rest of the message was couched in terms so surgical as to convey scant meaning to Scott Brenton's brain.
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading The rest of the message was couched in terms so surgical as to convey scant meaning to Scott Brenton's brain.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading At the very end, there were two dates, both only possible, both so remote as to turn Brenton sick at heart.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The rest of the message was couched in terms so surgical as to convey scant meaning to Scott Brenton's brain.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Was it for this that such men as Reed Opdyke were created?
surgicaladjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrdʒɪkəl/
of or relating to or involving or used in surgery
From this reading The rest of the message was couched in terms so surgical as to convey scant meaning to Scott Brenton's brain.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading The rest of the message was couched in terms so surgical as to convey scant meaning to Scott Brenton's brain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was it for this that such men as Reed Opdyke were created?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All this was told to the professor briefly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At the very end, there were two dates, both only possible, both so remote as to turn Brenton sick at heart.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this was told to the professor briefly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All this was told to the professor briefly.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading All this was told to the professor briefly.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading At the very end, there were two dates, both only possible, both so remote as to turn Brenton sick at heart.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At the very end, there were two dates, both only possible, both so remote as to turn Brenton sick at heart.
precisely as stated
From this reading At the very end, there were two dates, both only possible, both so remote as to turn Brenton sick at heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All this was told to the professor briefly.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading Was nature merciless, was law, that it ordained such pitiful, pitiless waste?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the very end, there were two dates, both only possible, both so remote as to turn Brenton sick at heart.
