used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I'm sorry, Van Socum," he said, "I hate to refuse such a call, and I hate to refuse you of all men.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading _Spenser._ Across the rampart of his desk Henry Carleton gazed regretfully at his visitor; then once again shook his head.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I'm afraid I shall really have to ask you to excuse me.
anew
From this reading _Spenser._ Across the rampart of his desk Henry Carleton gazed regretfully at his visitor; then once again shook his head.
in the past
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
(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 "I'm sorry, Van Socum," he said, "I hate to refuse such a call, and I hate to refuse you of all men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm sorry, Van Socum," he said, "I hate to refuse such a call, and I hate to refuse you of all men.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I'm afraid I shall really have to ask you to excuse me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Spenser._ Across the rampart of his desk Henry Carleton gazed regretfully at his visitor; then once again shook his head.
Ay
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Ay me, how many perils do enfold the righteous man!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I'm sorry, Van Socum," he said, "I hate to refuse such a call, and I hate to refuse you of all men.
Carleton
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From this reading _Spenser._ Across the rampart of his desk Henry Carleton gazed regretfully at his visitor; then once again shook his head.
demandsnounUS /dɪˈmændz/
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading _Spenser._ Across the rampart of his desk Henry Carleton gazed regretfully at his visitor; then once again shook his head.
differentlyadverbUS /ˈdɪfrəntli/
in another and different manner
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Ay me, how many perils do enfold the righteous man!"
enfoldverbUS /ɪnˈfoʊld/
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Ay me, how many perils do enfold the righteous man!"
accept an excuse for
From this reading I'm afraid I shall really have to ask you to excuse me.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading _Spenser._ Across the rampart of his desk Henry Carleton gazed regretfully at his visitor; then once again shook his head.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "I'm sorry, Van Socum," he said, "I hate to refuse such a call, and I hate to refuse you of all men.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm sorry, Van Socum," he said, "I hate to refuse such a call, and I hate to refuse you of all men.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading _Spenser._ Across the rampart of his desk Henry Carleton gazed regretfully at his visitor; then once again shook his head.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading _Spenser._ Across the rampart of his desk Henry Carleton gazed regretfully at his visitor; then once again shook his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Spenser._ Across the rampart of his desk Henry Carleton gazed regretfully at his visitor; then once again shook his head.
how
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From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Ay me, how many perils do enfold the righteous man!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm sorry, Van Socum," he said, "I hate to refuse such a call, and I hate to refuse you of all men.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm sorry, Van Socum," he said, "I hate to refuse such a call, and I hate to refuse you of all men.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
immediately past
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Ay me, how many perils do enfold the righteous man!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Ay me, how many perils do enfold the righteous man!"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Ay me, how many perils do enfold the righteous man!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Ay me, how many perils do enfold the righteous man!"
come together
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
the force of workers available
From this reading "I'm sorry, Van Socum," he said, "I hate to refuse such a call, and I hate to refuse you of all men.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Spenser._ Across the rampart of his desk Henry Carleton gazed regretfully at his visitor; then once again shook his head.
on one occasion
From this reading _Spenser._ Across the rampart of his desk Henry Carleton gazed regretfully at his visitor; then once again shook his head.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
perilsnounUS /ˈperəlz/
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Ay me, how many perils do enfold the righteous man!"
rampartnounUS /ˈræmpɑːrt/
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
From this reading _Spenser._ Across the rampart of his desk Henry Carleton gazed regretfully at his visitor; then once again shook his head.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I'm afraid I shall really have to ask you to excuse me.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading "I'm sorry, Van Socum," he said, "I hate to refuse such a call, and I hate to refuse you of all men.
regretfullyadverbUS /rɪˈɡretfəli/
with regret (used in polite formulas)
From this reading _Spenser._ Across the rampart of his desk Henry Carleton gazed regretfully at his visitor; then once again shook his head.
righteousadjectiveUS /ˈraɪtʃəs/
characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Ay me, how many perils do enfold the righteous man!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm sorry, Van Socum," he said, "I hate to refuse such a call, and I hate to refuse you of all men.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I'm afraid I shall really have to ask you to excuse me.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading _Spenser._ Across the rampart of his desk Henry Carleton gazed regretfully at his visitor; then once again shook his head.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
Socum
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From this reading "I'm sorry, Van Socum," he said, "I hate to refuse such a call, and I hate to refuse you of all men.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I'm sorry, Van Socum," he said, "I hate to refuse such a call, and I hate to refuse you of all men.
SpensernounUS /ˈspensər/
English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)
From this reading _Spenser._ Across the rampart of his desk Henry Carleton gazed regretfully at his visitor; then once again shook his head.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I'm sorry, Van Socum," he said, "I hate to refuse such a call, and I hate to refuse you of all men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Ay me, how many perils do enfold the righteous man!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _Spenser._ Across the rampart of his desk Henry Carleton gazed regretfully at his visitor; then once again shook his head.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Ay me, how many perils do enfold the righteous man!"
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm sorry, Van Socum," he said, "I hate to refuse such a call, and I hate to refuse you of all men.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading "I'm sorry, Van Socum," he said, "I hate to refuse such a call, and I hate to refuse you of all men.
someone who visits
From this reading _Spenser._ Across the rampart of his desk Henry Carleton gazed regretfully at his visitor; then once again shook his head.
we're
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From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading A year ago I should have felt differently, but now as you know, we're in the midst of hard times, and first and last, one has to meet so many demands.
a late time of life
From this reading THREE YEARS LATER "Ay me, how many perils do enfold the righteous man!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm sorry, Van Socum," he said, "I hate to refuse such a call, and I hate to refuse you of all men.
