Chapter III

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

later than; following

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

(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 It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

Having no one else present.

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

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

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

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

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Press-nights nowadays were one long, desperate grip upon himself to keep himself going until, far distant in the night and through a hundred stresses of his brain, the goal of "pulled through" should be reached.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading Press-nights nowadays were one long, desperate grip upon himself to keep himself going until, far distant in the night and through a hundred stresses of his brain, the goal of "pulled through" should be reached.

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From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

someone who is a detective

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading Press-nights nowadays were one long, desperate grip upon himself to keep himself going until, far distant in the night and through a hundred stresses of his brain, the goal of "pulled through" should be reached.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

divisible by two

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Press-nights nowadays were one long, desperate grip upon himself to keep himself going until, far distant in the night and through a hundred stresses of his brain, the goal of "pulled through" should be reached.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

From this reading Press-nights nowadays were one long, desperate grip upon himself to keep himself going until, far distant in the night and through a hundred stresses of his brain, the goal of "pulled through" should be reached.

the act of departing

From this reading Press-nights nowadays were one long, desperate grip upon himself to keep himself going until, far distant in the night and through a hundred stresses of his brain, the goal of "pulled through" should be reached.

the act of grasping

From this reading Press-nights nowadays were one long, desperate grip upon himself to keep himself going until, far distant in the night and through a hundred stresses of his brain, the goal of "pulled through" should be reached.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

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

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

ten 10s

From this reading Press-nights nowadays were one long, desperate grip upon himself to keep himself going until, far distant in the night and through a hundred stresses of his brain, the goal of "pulled through" should be reached.

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

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

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

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

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

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Press-nights nowadays were one long, desperate grip upon himself to keep himself going until, far distant in the night and through a hundred stresses of his brain, the goal of "pulled through" should be reached.

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Press-nights nowadays were one long, desperate grip upon himself to keep himself going until, far distant in the night and through a hundred stresses of his brain, the goal of "pulled through" should be reached.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

a form of address for a man

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Press-nights nowadays were one long, desperate grip upon himself to keep himself going until, far distant in the night and through a hundred stresses of his brain, the goal of "pulled through" should be reached.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

From this reading Press-nights nowadays were one long, desperate grip upon himself to keep himself going until, far distant in the night and through a hundred stresses of his brain, the goal of "pulled through" should be reached.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Press-nights nowadays were one long, desperate grip upon himself to keep himself going until, far distant in the night and through a hundred stresses of his brain, the goal of "pulled through" should be reached.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading Press-nights nowadays were one long, desperate grip upon himself to keep himself going until, far distant in the night and through a hundred stresses of his brain, the goal of "pulled through" should be reached.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Press-nights nowadays were one long, desperate grip upon himself to keep himself going until, far distant in the night and through a hundred stresses of his brain, the goal of "pulled through" should be reached.

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

plural of “responsibility” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

past form of “review” — look at again; examine again

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

plural of “stress” — the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

From this reading Press-nights nowadays were one long, desperate grip upon himself to keep himself going until, far distant in the night and through a hundred stresses of his brain, the goal of "pulled through" should be reached.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

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

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

in or at that place or location

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

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

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

up to a particular time

From this reading Press-nights nowadays were one long, desperate grip upon himself to keep himself going until, far distant in the night and through a hundred stresses of his brain, the goal of "pulled through" should be reached.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

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

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Press-nights nowadays were one long, desperate grip upon himself to keep himself going until, far distant in the night and through a hundred stresses of his brain, the goal of "pulled through" should be reached.

at the time that

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

which person or people

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FIGURE OF WRIFORD I There comes that day when Mr. Wriford went to Brida in desperate search of some one who should understand him and give him peace.

produce a literary work

From this reading It was his press-night with _The Week Reviewed_, as he had told Brida, and Mr. Wriford, with two articles to write, called upon himself for the effort to write them and to get his paper away by midnight--the weekly effort to "pull through"--and somehow made it.

but in spite of that

From this reading It is a week after Dick has been shipped to join his regiment in India, and after a week alone with the Filmers, and of knowing not, even now that his responsibilities are finally ended, how to get out of it all--yet.