used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TRIBULATIONS OF A WIDOWER.
(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 Of all the people on this earth, a lone, lorn widower with three babies on his hands, is the most forlorn and miserable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of all the people on this earth, a lone, lorn widower with three babies on his hands, is the most forlorn and miserable.
annoyancesnounUS /əˈnɔɪənsɪz/
plural of “annoyance” — the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
assumeverbUS /əˈsuːm/
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
babiesnounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Of all the people on this earth, a lone, lorn widower with three babies on his hands, is the most forlorn and miserable.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we must descend from the sublime to the stern realities of this workaday world.
cannot
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From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
covetsverbUS /ˈkʌvəts/
third-person singular of “covet” — wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading But we must descend from the sublime to the stern realities of this workaday world.
give a description of
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Of all the people on this earth, a lone, lorn widower with three babies on his hands, is the most forlorn and miserable.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading Of all the people on this earth, a lone, lorn widower with three babies on his hands, is the most forlorn and miserable.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But we must descend from the sublime to the stern realities of this workaday world.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Of all the people on this earth, a lone, lorn widower with three babies on his hands, is the most forlorn and miserable.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
hiresnounUS /ˈhaɪərz/
plural of “hire” — a newly hired employee
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of all the people on this earth, a lone, lorn widower with three babies on his hands, is the most forlorn and miserable.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
inadequateadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnædəkwət/
lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of all the people on this earth, a lone, lorn widower with three babies on his hands, is the most forlorn and miserable.
laborsnounUS /ˈleɪbərz/
plural of “labor” — a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
loneadjectiveUS /loʊn/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Of all the people on this earth, a lone, lorn widower with three babies on his hands, is the most forlorn and miserable.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
lorn
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From this reading Of all the people on this earth, a lone, lorn widower with three babies on his hands, is the most forlorn and miserable.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Of all the people on this earth, a lone, lorn widower with three babies on his hands, is the most forlorn and miserable.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Of all the people on this earth, a lone, lorn widower with three babies on his hands, is the most forlorn and miserable.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But we must descend from the sublime to the stern realities of this workaday world.
not any; not one
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TRIBULATIONS OF A WIDOWER.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of all the people on this earth, a lone, lorn widower with three babies on his hands, is the most forlorn and miserable.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
and nothing more
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Of all the people on this earth, a lone, lorn widower with three babies on his hands, is the most forlorn and miserable.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
realitiesnounUS /ˌriːˈælətiːz/
plural of “reality” — all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading But we must descend from the sublime to the stern realities of this workaday world.
responsibilitiesnounUS /riˌspɑːnsəˈbɪlətiz/
plural of “responsibility” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
get by special effort
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
setsnounUS /sets/
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading But we must descend from the sublime to the stern realities of this workaday world.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
sublimeadjectiveUS /səˈblaɪm/
inspiring awe
From this reading But we must descend from the sublime to the stern realities of this workaday world.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
carry out
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But we must descend from the sublime to the stern realities of this workaday world.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But we must descend from the sublime to the stern realities of this workaday world.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Of all the people on this earth, a lone, lorn widower with three babies on his hands, is the most forlorn and miserable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But we must descend from the sublime to the stern realities of this workaday world.
TRIBULATIONSnounUS /ˌtrɪbjəˈleɪʃənz/
plural of “tribulation” — an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
From this reading TRIBULATIONS OF A WIDOWER.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
unturnedadjectiveUS /ənˈtɜːrnd/
not turned
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we must descend from the sublime to the stern realities of this workaday world.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
which person or people
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
WIDOWERnounUS /ˈwɪdoʊər/
a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading TRIBULATIONS OF A WIDOWER.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of all the people on this earth, a lone, lorn widower with three babies on his hands, is the most forlorn and miserable.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
workadayadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrkədeɪ/
found in the ordinary course of events
From this reading But we must descend from the sublime to the stern realities of this workaday world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading But we must descend from the sublime to the stern realities of this workaday world.
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Take care of them himself he cannot, and if he hires the ordinary woman to do so, she immediately sets her cap for him, and leaves no stone unturned to secure him for a husband, especially if he is possessed of some of this world's goods which she covets with all her mind and soul.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
a late time of life
From this reading Words are inadequate to describe the annoyances I endured for two weary years from this class of women, who seemed to be the only ones who would come to a lonely country home to assume such responsibilities and endless labors.
