used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Valhalla is the place where the dead warriors go, and that is what we all of us are after the day's work is done."
(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 "Valhalla is the place where the dead warriors go, and that is what we all of us are after the day's work is done."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Valhalla is the place where the dead warriors go, and that is what we all of us are after the day's work is done."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Valhalla is the place where the dead warriors go, and that is what we all of us are after the day's work is done."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Commuting at first was very tiring for both Nan and Lucy.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It became no more irksome than doing one's hair or brushing one's teeth.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Commuting at first was very tiring for both Nan and Lucy.
brushingnounUS /ˈbrʌʃɪŋ/
the act of brushing your teeth
From this reading It became no more irksome than doing one's hair or brushing one's teeth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
CatchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
commutersnounUS /kəˈmjuːtərz/
plural of “commuter” — a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
CommutingnounUS /kəˈmjuːtɪŋ/
the travel of a commuter
From this reading Commuting at first was very tiring for both Nan and Lucy.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Valhalla is the place where the dead warriors go, and that is what we all of us are after the day's work is done."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Valhalla is the place where the dead warriors go, and that is what we all of us are after the day's work is done."
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading It became no more irksome than doing one's hair or brushing one's teeth.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Valhalla is the place where the dead warriors go, and that is what we all of us are after the day's work is done."
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Commuting at first was very tiring for both Nan and Lucy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Commuting at first was very tiring for both Nan and Lucy.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading VALHALLA That was the name Nan gave to the little winter home.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Valhalla is the place where the dead warriors go, and that is what we all of us are after the day's work is done."
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 It became no more irksome than doing one's hair or brushing one's teeth.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading VALHALLA That was the name Nan gave to the little winter home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
interminableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrmənəbəl/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
irksomeadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrksəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading It became no more irksome than doing one's hair or brushing one's teeth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Valhalla is the place where the dead warriors go, and that is what we all of us are after the day's work is done."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
and nothing more
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading VALHALLA That was the name Nan gave to the little winter home.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Commuting at first was very tiring for both Nan and Lucy.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It became no more irksome than doing one's hair or brushing one's teeth.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading VALHALLA That was the name Nan gave to the little winter home.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading VALHALLA That was the name Nan gave to the little winter home.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
not any; not one
From this reading It became no more irksome than doing one's hair or brushing one's teeth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Valhalla is the place where the dead warriors go, and that is what we all of us are after the day's work is done."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
one's
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From this reading It became no more irksome than doing one's hair or brushing one's teeth.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It became no more irksome than doing one's hair or brushing one's teeth.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Valhalla is the place where the dead warriors go, and that is what we all of us are after the day's work is done."
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading It became no more irksome than doing one's hair or brushing one's teeth.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It became no more irksome than doing one's hair or brushing one's teeth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading VALHALLA That was the name Nan gave to the little winter home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VALHALLA That was the name Nan gave to the little winter home.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
tiringadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪrɪŋ/
producing exhaustion
From this reading Commuting at first was very tiring for both Nan and Lucy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VALHALLA That was the name Nan gave to the little winter home.
trainsnounUS /treɪnz/
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Valhalla is the place where the dead warriors go, and that is what we all of us are after the day's work is done."
VALHALLAnounUS /ˌvælˈhælə/
(Norse mythology) the hall in which the souls of heros slain in battle were received by Odin
From this reading VALHALLA That was the name Nan gave to the little winter home.
precisely as stated
From this reading Commuting at first was very tiring for both Nan and Lucy.
warriorsnounUS /ˈwɔːriərz/
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading "Valhalla is the place where the dead warriors go, and that is what we all of us are after the day's work is done."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VALHALLA That was the name Nan gave to the little winter home.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Valhalla is the place where the dead warriors go, and that is what we all of us are after the day's work is done."
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Catching trains was hard on their nerves and the trip seemed interminable, but in a few weeks they fell into the attitude of mind of all commuters and just accepted it as part of the daily routine.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Valhalla is the place where the dead warriors go, and that is what we all of us are after the day's work is done."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Valhalla is the place where the dead warriors go, and that is what we all of us are after the day's work is done."
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading VALHALLA That was the name Nan gave to the little winter home.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Valhalla is the place where the dead warriors go, and that is what we all of us are after the day's work is done."
