used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
ambitionsnounUS /æmˈbɪʃənz/
plural of “ambition” — a cherished desire
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
averageadjectiveUS /ˈævərɪdʒ/
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading His gray hair was swept back smoothly from his temples; his red cheeks, fresh reaped, bore the tinge of health.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
betokened
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From this reading The large white hand before him on the glass-topped table betokened prosperity and success in every faint and fat-hid line.
cause to be bored
From this reading His gray hair was swept back smoothly from his temples; his red cheeks, fresh reaped, bore the tinge of health.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading His gray hair was swept back smoothly from his temples; his red cheeks, fresh reaped, bore the tinge of health.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
developmentnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənt/
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
equipmentnounUS /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The large white hand before him on the glass-topped table betokened prosperity and success in every faint and fat-hid line.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The large white hand before him on the glass-topped table betokened prosperity and success in every faint and fat-hid line.
fat-hid
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From this reading The large white hand before him on the glass-topped table betokened prosperity and success in every faint and fat-hid line.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading As he sat he was a not unpleasing figure of middle-aged success.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading His gray hair was swept back smoothly from his temples; his red cheeks, fresh reaped, bore the tinge of health.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
glass-topped
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From this reading The large white hand before him on the glass-topped table betokened prosperity and success in every faint and fat-hid line.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading His gray hair was swept back smoothly from his temples; his red cheeks, fresh reaped, bore the tinge of health.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading His gray hair was swept back smoothly from his temples; his red cheeks, fresh reaped, bore the tinge of health.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The large white hand before him on the glass-topped table betokened prosperity and success in every faint and fat-hid line.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading His gray hair was swept back smoothly from his temples; his red cheeks, fresh reaped, bore the tinge of health.
Henderson
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From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The large white hand before him on the glass-topped table betokened prosperity and success in every faint and fat-hid line.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The large white hand before him on the glass-topped table betokened prosperity and success in every faint and fat-hid line.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
middle-agedadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdəleɪɡd/
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading As he sat he was a not unpleasing figure of middle-aged success.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As he sat he was a not unpleasing figure of middle-aged success.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
held or filled or in use
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
OGLESBY
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From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The large white hand before him on the glass-topped table betokened prosperity and success in every faint and fat-hid line.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
an amount of time
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
prosperitynounUS /prɑːˈsperəti/
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
From this reading The large white hand before him on the glass-topped table betokened prosperity and success in every faint and fat-hid line.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
reapedverbUS /riːpt/
past form of “reap” — gather, as of natural products
From this reading His gray hair was swept back smoothly from his temples; his red cheeks, fresh reaped, bore the tinge of health.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading His gray hair was swept back smoothly from his temples; his red cheeks, fresh reaped, bore the tinge of health.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading As he sat he was a not unpleasing figure of middle-aged success.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
smoothlyadverbUS /ˈsmuːðli/
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading His gray hair was swept back smoothly from his temples; his red cheeks, fresh reaped, bore the tinge of health.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
spaciousadjectiveUS /ˈspeɪʃəs/
very large in expanse or scope
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading As he sat he was a not unpleasing figure of middle-aged success.
possessing sweep
From this reading His gray hair was swept back smoothly from his temples; his red cheeks, fresh reaped, bore the tinge of health.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
templesnounUS /ˈtempəlz/
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading His gray hair was swept back smoothly from his temples; his red cheeks, fresh reaped, bore the tinge of health.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
tingenounUS /tɪndʒ/
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading His gray hair was swept back smoothly from his temples; his red cheeks, fresh reaped, bore the tinge of health.
the upper part of anything
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
unpleasingadjective
unpleasant or disagreeable to the senses
From this reading As he sat he was a not unpleasing figure of middle-aged success.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
a Caucasian
From this reading The large white hand before him on the glass-topped table betokened prosperity and success in every faint and fat-hid line.
wideradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪdər/
comparative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
William
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From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
work-bench
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From this reading ANNE OGLESBY Judge William Henderson was sitting alone in the front room of his cool and spacious office, before him his long table with its clean glass top, so different from the work-bench of the average country lawyer.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Everything about him was modern and perfect in his office equipment, for the judge had reached the period in his development in which he brought in most of his own personal ideas from an outer and a wider world--that same world which now occupied him as a field proper for one of his ambitions.
