used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It was now so near that they were already casting over the ropes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There entered new life into the wet and surly groups on the quay.
any person at all
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Men stood on tiptoe and eagerly looked in the direction of Broadway, where the wretched crowd now appeared.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
BroadwaynounUS /ˈbrɔːdweɪ/
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading Men stood on tiptoe and eagerly looked in the direction of Broadway, where the wretched crowd now appeared.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
castingnounUS /ˈkæstɪŋ/
object formed by a mold
From this reading It was now so near that they were already casting over the ropes.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Men stood on tiptoe and eagerly looked in the direction of Broadway, where the wretched crowd now appeared.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Men stood on tiptoe and eagerly looked in the direction of Broadway, where the wretched crowd now appeared.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Men stood on tiptoe and eagerly looked in the direction of Broadway, where the wretched crowd now appeared.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading There entered new life into the wet and surly groups on the quay.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Others pressed forward to the point where the ship was to land.
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
groupsnounUS /ɡruːps/
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading There entered new life into the wet and surly groups on the quay.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Men stood on tiptoe and eagerly looked in the direction of Broadway, where the wretched crowd now appeared.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There entered new life into the wet and surly groups on the quay.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now so near that they were already casting over the ropes.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
LambertnounUS /ˈlæmbərt/
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Others pressed forward to the point where the ship was to land.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There entered new life into the wet and surly groups on the quay.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Men stood on tiptoe and eagerly looked in the direction of Broadway, where the wretched crowd now appeared.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men stood on tiptoe and eagerly looked in the direction of Broadway, where the wretched crowd now appeared.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It was now so near that they were already casting over the ropes.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading There entered new life into the wet and surly groups on the quay.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Men stood on tiptoe and eagerly looked in the direction of Broadway, where the wretched crowd now appeared.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Men stood on tiptoe and eagerly looked in the direction of Broadway, where the wretched crowd now appeared.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There entered new life into the wet and surly groups on the quay.
Others
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From this reading Others pressed forward to the point where the ship was to land.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was now so near that they were already casting over the ropes.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Others pressed forward to the point where the ship was to land.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Others pressed forward to the point where the ship was to land.
quaynounUS /kiː/
wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
From this reading There entered new life into the wet and surly groups on the quay.
ropesnounUS /roʊps/
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading It was now so near that they were already casting over the ropes.
cut with a saw
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
transport commercially
From this reading Others pressed forward to the point where the ship was to land.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was now so near that they were already casting over the ropes.
not in physical motion
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Men stood on tiptoe and eagerly looked in the direction of Broadway, where the wretched crowd now appeared.
surlyadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrli/
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading There entered new life into the wet and surly groups on the quay.
surrenderedverbUS /sərˈendərd/
past form of “surrender” — give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
confined on all sides
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was now so near that they were already casting over the ropes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There entered new life into the wet and surly groups on the quay.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There entered new life into the wet and surly groups on the quay.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was now so near that they were already casting over the ropes.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
tiptoeverbUS /ˈtɪptoʊ/
walk on one's toes
From this reading Men stood on tiptoe and eagerly looked in the direction of Broadway, where the wretched crowd now appeared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Others pressed forward to the point where the ship was to land.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Others pressed forward to the point where the ship was to land.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was now so near that they were already casting over the ropes.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading There entered new life into the wet and surly groups on the quay.
in or at the place that
From this reading Men stood on tiptoe and eagerly looked in the direction of Broadway, where the wretched crowd now appeared.
which person or people
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
belonging to which person
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading Men stood on tiptoe and eagerly looked in the direction of Broadway, where the wretched crowd now appeared.
wretchednessnoun
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Lambert, who still stood on the outer edge, saw himself surrounded by a dense mass, and thus kept in a place he would now have gladly surrendered to anyone whose eyes and heart could better endure the sight of the utmost human wretchedness.
