used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE TURNING OF THE ROAD At the close of the war Captain Edward Franklin returned to a shrunken world.
abhorrencenounUS /əbˈhɔːrəns/
hate coupled with disgust
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
(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 The perspective of all things had changed.
ambitionsnounUS /æmˈbɪʃənz/
plural of “ambition” — a cherished desire
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Franklin was himself now a man, and a man graduated from that severe and exacting school which so quickly matured a generation of American youth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Franklin was himself now a man, and a man graduated from that severe and exacting school which so quickly matured a generation of American youth.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TURNING OF THE ROAD At the close of the war Captain Edward Franklin returned to a shrunken world.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
boastfuladjectiveUS /ˈboʊstfəl/
exhibiting self-importance
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
confined by bonds
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE TURNING OF THE ROAD At the close of the war Captain Edward Franklin returned to a shrunken world.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading The perspective of all things had changed.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading THE TURNING OF THE ROAD At the close of the war Captain Edward Franklin returned to a shrunken world.
cowardlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊərdli/
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
deceitfuladjectiveUS /dəˈsiːtfəl/
intended to deceive
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
psychological suffering
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading THE TURNING OF THE ROAD At the close of the war Captain Edward Franklin returned to a shrunken world.
equivalentnounUS /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
exactingadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/
having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
From this reading Franklin was himself now a man, and a man graduated from that severe and exacting school which so quickly matured a generation of American youth.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
FranklinnounUS /ˈfræŋklɪn/
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
From this reading THE TURNING OF THE ROAD At the close of the war Captain Edward Franklin returned to a shrunken world.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Franklin was himself now a man, and a man graduated from that severe and exacting school which so quickly matured a generation of American youth.
generationnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading Franklin was himself now a man, and a man graduated from that severe and exacting school which so quickly matured a generation of American youth.
graduatedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrædʒuːeɪtɪd/
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading Franklin was himself now a man, and a man graduated from that severe and exacting school which so quickly matured a generation of American youth.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Franklin was himself now a man, and a man graduated from that severe and exacting school which so quickly matured a generation of American youth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
IllinoisnounUS /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
for more time
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Franklin was himself now a man, and a man graduated from that severe and exacting school which so quickly matured a generation of American youth.
maturedadjectiveUS /məˈtjʊrd/
fully ripe; at the height of bloom
From this reading Franklin was himself now a man, and a man graduated from that severe and exacting school which so quickly matured a generation of American youth.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
mill-round
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From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
not any; not one
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TURNING OF THE ROAD At the close of the war Captain Edward Franklin returned to a shrunken world.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
on one occasion
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
and nothing more
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
opportunitiesnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnətiz/
plural of “opportunity” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
perspectivenounUS /pərˈspektɪv/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The perspective of all things had changed.
pettyadjectiveUS /ˈpetiː/
inferior in rank or status
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
pompousadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːmpəs/
puffed up with vanity
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
pretentiousadjectiveUS /priˈtenʃəs/
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
with speed
From this reading Franklin was himself now a man, and a man graduated from that severe and exacting school which so quickly matured a generation of American youth.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
restrictedadjectiveUS /riˈstrɪktəd/
subject to restriction or subjected to restriction
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE TURNING OF THE ROAD At the close of the war Captain Edward Franklin returned to a shrunken world.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE TURNING OF THE ROAD At the close of the war Captain Edward Franklin returned to a shrunken world.
an educational institution
From this reading Franklin was himself now a man, and a man graduated from that severe and exacting school which so quickly matured a generation of American youth.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading Franklin was himself now a man, and a man graduated from that severe and exacting school which so quickly matured a generation of American youth.
shrunkenadjectiveUS /ˈʃrʌŋkən/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading THE TURNING OF THE ROAD At the close of the war Captain Edward Franklin returned to a shrunken world.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Franklin was himself now a man, and a man graduated from that severe and exacting school which so quickly matured a generation of American youth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TURNING OF THE ROAD At the close of the war Captain Edward Franklin returned to a shrunken world.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The perspective of all things had changed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TURNING OF THE ROAD At the close of the war Captain Edward Franklin returned to a shrunken world.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading THE TURNING OF THE ROAD At the close of the war Captain Edward Franklin returned to a shrunken world.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading THE TURNING OF THE ROAD At the close of the war Captain Edward Franklin returned to a shrunken world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Franklin was himself now a man, and a man graduated from that severe and exacting school which so quickly matured a generation of American youth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little Illinois village which had been his home no longer served to bound his ambitions, but offered only a mill-round of duties so petty, a horizon of opportunities so restricted, as to cause in his mind a feeling of distress equivalent at times to absolute abhorrence.
which person or people
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
wideradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪdər/
comparative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The men who had once seemed great to him in this little world now appeared in the light of a wider judgment, as they really were--small, boastful, pompous, cowardly, deceitful, pretentious.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE TURNING OF THE ROAD At the close of the war Captain Edward Franklin returned to a shrunken world.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Franklin was himself now a man, and a man graduated from that severe and exacting school which so quickly matured a generation of American youth.
