Chapter II

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

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

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

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

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

From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.

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 She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

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From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.

rid of obstructions

From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.

a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

in accordance with convention or custom

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality

From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

the state of being employed or having a job

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.

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

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal

From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.

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

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.

inflected form of “imply” — express or state indirectly

From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.

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

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

go away from a place

From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.

full of life and energy

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

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 THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.

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

From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.

leave undone or leave out

From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.

not any; not one

From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.

(Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.

past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

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

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

the evasion of work or duty

From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

in or at or to some place

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

not in physical motion

From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.

inflected form of “sum” — be a summary of

From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.

kept from public knowledge by various means

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

carry out

From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

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

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

in or at that place or location

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

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

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.

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

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.

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

From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.

but in spite of that

From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”