used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
AaronnounUS /ˈerən/
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading He did not suspect Aaron of conscious part in that design; he blamed him, however, for having lent himself to it unwittingly.
consider or hold as true
From this reading That was to accept once for all the fact of people’s dislike and turn it against them.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading That was to accept once for all the fact of people’s dislike and turn it against them.
(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 That was to accept once for all the fact of people’s dislike and turn it against them.
in addition
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hitherto convivialities had depressed and disgusted him.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
bitternessnounUS /ˈbɪtərnəs/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
blamedadjectiveUS /bleɪmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He did not suspect Aaron of conscious part in that design; he blamed him, however, for having lent himself to it unwittingly.
boredadjectiveUS /bɔːrd/
tired of the world
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
intentionally conceived
From this reading He did not suspect Aaron of conscious part in that design; he blamed him, however, for having lent himself to it unwittingly.
convivialities
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From this reading Hitherto convivialities had depressed and disgusted him.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
From this reading Hitherto convivialities had depressed and disgusted him.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading He did not suspect Aaron of conscious part in that design; he blamed him, however, for having lent himself to it unwittingly.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not suspect Aaron of conscious part in that design; he blamed him, however, for having lent himself to it unwittingly.
disgustedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡʌstəd/
having a strong distaste from surfeit
From this reading Hitherto convivialities had depressed and disgusted him.
dislikenounUS /dɪˈslaɪk/
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading That was to accept once for all the fact of people’s dislike and turn it against them.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
Enoch
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From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading That was to accept once for all the fact of people’s dislike and turn it against them.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did not suspect Aaron of conscious part in that design; he blamed him, however, for having lent himself to it unwittingly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not suspect Aaron of conscious part in that design; he blamed him, however, for having lent himself to it unwittingly.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He did not suspect Aaron of conscious part in that design; he blamed him, however, for having lent himself to it unwittingly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading Hitherto convivialities had depressed and disgusted him.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He did not suspect Aaron of conscious part in that design; he blamed him, however, for having lent himself to it unwittingly.
humiliateverbUS /hjuːˈmɪlieɪt/
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He did not suspect Aaron of conscious part in that design; he blamed him, however, for having lent himself to it unwittingly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He did not suspect Aaron of conscious part in that design; he blamed him, however, for having lent himself to it unwittingly.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading He did not suspect Aaron of conscious part in that design; he blamed him, however, for having lent himself to it unwittingly.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
and nothing more
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not suspect Aaron of conscious part in that design; he blamed him, however, for having lent himself to it unwittingly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He did not suspect Aaron of conscious part in that design; he blamed him, however, for having lent himself to it unwittingly.
on one occasion
From this reading That was to accept once for all the fact of people’s dislike and turn it against them.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He did not suspect Aaron of conscious part in that design; he blamed him, however, for having lent himself to it unwittingly.
people'snounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading That was to accept once for all the fact of people’s dislike and turn it against them.
purposelyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrpəsli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading He did not suspect Aaron of conscious part in that design; he blamed him, however, for having lent himself to it unwittingly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not suspect Aaron of conscious part in that design; he blamed him, however, for having lent himself to it unwittingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading That was to accept once for all the fact of people’s dislike and turn it against them.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
unwittinglyadverbUS /ənˈwɪtɪŋli/
without knowledge or intention
From this reading He did not suspect Aaron of conscious part in that design; he blamed him, however, for having lent himself to it unwittingly.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was to accept once for all the fact of people’s dislike and turn it against them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now in the bitterness of his heart he made a judgment concerning them, that they were utterly beneath him; and made also a resolution which endured to the end of his life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Enoch, from having been at first merely bored, turned hot with anger, thinking the situation had been purposely created to humiliate him.
