Chapter VIII

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

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

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading That is why I have related it as clearly as possible.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The history of that first week might stand for the history of several months at Green Bank.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading The history of that first week might stand for the history of several months at Green Bank.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading I became very dull and silent.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

without doubt or question

From this reading That is why I have related it as clearly as possible.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading I became very dull and silent.

comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The history of that first week might stand for the history of several months at Green Bank.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The history of that first week might stand for the history of several months at Green Bank.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The history of that first week might stand for the history of several months at Green Bank.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading That is why I have related it as clearly as possible.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading The history of that first week might stand for the history of several months at Green Bank.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading That is why I have related it as clearly as possible.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

a change for the better; progress in development

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

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

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

made greater in size or amount or degree

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

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

From this reading That is why I have related it as clearly as possible.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That is why I have related it as clearly as possible.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

something that is lost

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The history of that first week might stand for the history of several months at Green Bank.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading The history of that first week might stand for the history of several months at Green Bank.

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

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

no person; not anyone

From this reading "NOBODY--_NOBODY_."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The history of that first week might stand for the history of several months at Green Bank.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading That is why I have related it as clearly as possible.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

From this reading That is why I have related it as clearly as possible.

express in words

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading The history of that first week might stand for the history of several months at Green Bank.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading I became very dull and silent.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

the season of growth

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

be standing; be upright

From this reading The history of that first week might stand for the history of several months at Green Bank.

express a supposition

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The history of that first week might stand for the history of several months at Green Bank.

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

From this reading The history of that first week might stand for the history of several months at Green Bank.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

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

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

precisely as stated

From this reading I became very dull and silent.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading The history of that first week might stand for the history of several months at Green Bank.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading That is why I have related it as clearly as possible.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.

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

From this reading In one sense I suppose people would say my life grew easier to me, that is to say I got more accustomed to it, but with the "growing accustomed," increased the loss of hope and spring, so I doubt if time did bring any real improvement.