used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
(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 But Lawrence had thought this all out as carefully as if it were really a new melodrama he was writing.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already he had laid the lines carefully.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The time had come when matters must be forced into the channel to suit himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Lawrence had thought this all out as carefully as if it were really a new melodrama he was writing.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading But Lawrence had thought this all out as carefully as if it were really a new melodrama he was writing.
channelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading The time had come when matters must be forced into the channel to suit himself.
cigarettenounUS /ˌsɪɡərˈet/
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading A less clever man would have shown something like triumph.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The time had come when matters must be forced into the channel to suit himself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading The time had come when matters must be forced into the channel to suit himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A less clever man would have shown something like triumph.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The time had come when matters must be forced into the channel to suit himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The time had come when matters must be forced into the channel to suit himself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Lawrence had thought this all out as carefully as if it were really a new melodrama he was writing.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Already he had laid the lines carefully.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading A less clever man would have shown something like triumph.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A less clever man would have shown something like triumph.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Already he had laid the lines carefully.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A less clever man would have shown something like triumph.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The time had come when matters must be forced into the channel to suit himself.
melodramanounUS /ˈmelədrɑːmə/
an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
From this reading But Lawrence had thought this all out as carefully as if it were really a new melodrama he was writing.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The time had come when matters must be forced into the channel to suit himself.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading But Lawrence had thought this all out as carefully as if it were really a new melodrama he was writing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But Lawrence had thought this all out as carefully as if it were really a new melodrama he was writing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading A less clever man would have shown something like triumph.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A less clever man would have shown something like triumph.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The time had come when matters must be forced into the channel to suit himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
a special situation
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But Lawrence had thought this all out as carefully as if it were really a new melodrama he was writing.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But Lawrence had thought this all out as carefully as if it were really a new melodrama he was writing.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The time had come when matters must be forced into the channel to suit himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The time had come when matters must be forced into the channel to suit himself.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading A less clever man would have shown something like triumph.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Lawrence had thought this all out as carefully as if it were really a new melodrama he was writing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But Lawrence had thought this all out as carefully as if it were really a new melodrama he was writing.
at the time that
From this reading The time had come when matters must be forced into the channel to suit himself.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Lawrence stretched out his hand for a cigarette as if he had said the most natural thing in the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A less clever man would have shown something like triumph.
the act of creating written works
From this reading But Lawrence had thought this all out as carefully as if it were really a new melodrama he was writing.
