giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading In point of fact, his mind was absorbed by the difficulties which had arisen in his office, and the ways and means by which those difficulties might be best remedied.
anew
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In point of fact, his mind was absorbed by the difficulties which had arisen in his office, and the ways and means by which those difficulties might be best remedied.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Was any one ever so ill-used as that unfortunate Mr. Galloway?
arisenverbUS /ərˈɪzən/
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading In point of fact, his mind was absorbed by the difficulties which had arisen in his office, and the ways and means by which those difficulties might be best remedied.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Was any one ever so ill-used as that unfortunate Mr. Galloway?
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In point of fact, his mind was absorbed by the difficulties which had arisen in his office, and the ways and means by which those difficulties might be best remedied.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading In point of fact, his mind was absorbed by the difficulties which had arisen in his office, and the ways and means by which those difficulties might be best remedied.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading That his thoughts were given to business, there was no doubt, for his newspaper lay untouched.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In point of fact, his mind was absorbed by the difficulties which had arisen in his office, and the ways and means by which those difficulties might be best remedied.
calamitynounUS /kəˈlæməti/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
clerk'snounUS /klɜːrks/
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
the act of departing
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading In point of fact, his mind was absorbed by the difficulties which had arisen in his office, and the ways and means by which those difficulties might be best remedied.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading That his thoughts were given to business, there was no doubt, for his newspaper lay untouched.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
divisible by two
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
at any time
From this reading Was any one ever so ill-used as that unfortunate Mr. Galloway?
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In point of fact, his mind was absorbed by the difficulties which had arisen in his office, and the ways and means by which those difficulties might be best remedied.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
GallowaynounUS /ˈɡæloʊweɪ/
a district in southwestern Scotland
From this reading Was any one ever so ill-used as that unfortunate Mr. Galloway?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading That his thoughts were given to business, there was no doubt, for his newspaper lay untouched.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In point of fact, his mind was absorbed by the difficulties which had arisen in his office, and the ways and means by which those difficulties might be best remedied.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
ill-usedadjective
(of persons) taken advantage of
From this reading Was any one ever so ill-used as that unfortunate Mr. Galloway?
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading That his thoughts were given to business, there was no doubt, for his newspaper lay untouched.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
for more time
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading In point of fact, his mind was absorbed by the difficulties which had arisen in his office, and the ways and means by which those difficulties might be best remedied.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In point of fact, his mind was absorbed by the difficulties which had arisen in his office, and the ways and means by which those difficulties might be best remedied.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading In point of fact, his mind was absorbed by the difficulties which had arisen in his office, and the ways and means by which those difficulties might be best remedied.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Was any one ever so ill-used as that unfortunate Mr. Galloway?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading That his thoughts were given to business, there was no doubt, for his newspaper lay untouched.
not any; not one
From this reading That his thoughts were given to business, there was no doubt, for his newspaper lay untouched.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading In point of fact, his mind was absorbed by the difficulties which had arisen in his office, and the ways and means by which those difficulties might be best remedied.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Was any one ever so ill-used as that unfortunate Mr. Galloway?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading In point of fact, his mind was absorbed by the difficulties which had arisen in his office, and the ways and means by which those difficulties might be best remedied.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
on the contrary
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
remedied
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From this reading In point of fact, his mind was absorbed by the difficulties which had arisen in his office, and the ways and means by which those difficulties might be best remedied.
Roland
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From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Was any one ever so ill-used as that unfortunate Mr. Galloway?
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
-ing form of “suppose” — express a supposition
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was any one ever so ill-used as that unfortunate Mr. Galloway?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That his thoughts were given to business, there was no doubt, for his newspaper lay untouched.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In point of fact, his mind was absorbed by the difficulties which had arisen in his office, and the ways and means by which those difficulties might be best remedied.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading That his thoughts were given to business, there was no doubt, for his newspaper lay untouched.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That his thoughts were given to business, there was no doubt, for his newspaper lay untouched.
troublesomeadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəlsəm/
causing difficulty or annoyance
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading Was any one ever so ill-used as that unfortunate Mr. Galloway?
untouchedadjectiveUS /ənˈtʌtʃt/
still full
From this reading That his thoughts were given to business, there was no doubt, for his newspaper lay untouched.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was any one ever so ill-used as that unfortunate Mr. Galloway?
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading In point of fact, his mind was absorbed by the difficulties which had arisen in his office, and the ways and means by which those difficulties might be best remedied.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That his thoughts were given to business, there was no doubt, for his newspaper lay untouched.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
witnessedverbUS /ˈwɪtnəst/
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading On the morning which witnessed his troublesome clerk’s departure, he set rather longer than usual over his breakfast, never dreaming of the calamity in store for him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
Yorke
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From this reading That it would be impossible to get on with Roland Yorke alone, he had said to himself twenty times; and now he was saying it again, little supposing, poor unconscious man, that even Roland, bad as he was, had taken flight.
