used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She believed that a conspiracy was on foot the intent of which was the ruining of the business structure Frank Barton had labored so hard to build and make secure.
abortiveadjectiveUS /əˈbɔːrtɪv/
failing to accomplish an intended result
From this reading Somebody was now determined to make abortive all the general manger’s work and, as well, to ruin the smaller stockholders.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
(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 Somebody was now determined to make abortive all the general manger’s work and, as well, to ruin the smaller stockholders.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet it was with thought of Barton in her mind, as well as of her own personal interest and that of her mother’s, that the girl forged on.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
Barton
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From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading She believed that a conspiracy was on foot the intent of which was the ruining of the business structure Frank Barton had labored so hard to build and make secure.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading She believed that a conspiracy was on foot the intent of which was the ruining of the business structure Frank Barton had labored so hard to build and make secure.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading She believed that a conspiracy was on foot the intent of which was the ruining of the business structure Frank Barton had labored so hard to build and make secure.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
Clayton
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an institution created to conduct business
From this reading He had made the Hapwood-Diller Company a going concern.
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading He had made the Hapwood-Diller Company a going concern.
conspiracynounUS /kənˈspɪrəsi/
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
From this reading She believed that a conspiracy was on foot the intent of which was the ruining of the business structure Frank Barton had labored so hard to build and make secure.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
characterized by great determination
From this reading Somebody was now determined to make abortive all the general manger’s work and, as well, to ruin the smaller stockholders.
disgruntledadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡrʌntəld/
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
Ethel
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the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She believed that a conspiracy was on foot the intent of which was the ruining of the business structure Frank Barton had labored so hard to build and make secure.
forgedadjectiveUS /fɔːrdʒd/
reproduced fraudulently
From this reading Yet it was with thought of Barton in her mind, as well as of her own personal interest and that of her mother’s, that the girl forged on.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading She believed that a conspiracy was on foot the intent of which was the ruining of the business structure Frank Barton had labored so hard to build and make secure.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Somebody was now determined to make abortive all the general manger’s work and, as well, to ruin the smaller stockholders.
a young female
From this reading Yet it was with thought of Barton in her mind, as well as of her own personal interest and that of her mother’s, that the girl forged on.
the act of departing
From this reading He had made the Hapwood-Diller Company a going concern.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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Hapwood-Diller
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From this reading He had made the Hapwood-Diller Company a going concern.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading She believed that a conspiracy was on foot the intent of which was the ruining of the business structure Frank Barton had labored so hard to build and make secure.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had made the Hapwood-Diller Company a going concern.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
how
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
intentnounUS /ˌɪnˈtent/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading She believed that a conspiracy was on foot the intent of which was the ruining of the business structure Frank Barton had labored so hard to build and make secure.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Yet it was with thought of Barton in her mind, as well as of her own personal interest and that of her mother’s, that the girl forged on.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet it was with thought of Barton in her mind, as well as of her own personal interest and that of her mother’s, that the girl forged on.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
laboredadjectiveUS /ˈleɪbərd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading She believed that a conspiracy was on foot the intent of which was the ruining of the business structure Frank Barton had labored so hard to build and make secure.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had made the Hapwood-Diller Company a going concern.
engage in
From this reading She believed that a conspiracy was on foot the intent of which was the ruining of the business structure Frank Barton had labored so hard to build and make secure.
manger's
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From this reading Somebody was now determined to make abortive all the general manger’s work and, as well, to ruin the smaller stockholders.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Yet it was with thought of Barton in her mind, as well as of her own personal interest and that of her mother’s, that the girl forged on.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Yet it was with thought of Barton in her mind, as well as of her own personal interest and that of her mother’s, that the girl forged on.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Somebody was now determined to make abortive all the general manger’s work and, as well, to ruin the smaller stockholders.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet it was with thought of Barton in her mind, as well as of her own personal interest and that of her mother’s, that the girl forged on.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Yet it was with thought of Barton in her mind, as well as of her own personal interest and that of her mother’s, that the girl forged on.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading Yet it was with thought of Barton in her mind, as well as of her own personal interest and that of her mother’s, that the girl forged on.
questnounUS /kwest/
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading Somebody was now determined to make abortive all the general manger’s work and, as well, to ruin the smaller stockholders.
ruiningnounUS /ˈruːɪnɪŋ/
destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
From this reading She believed that a conspiracy was on foot the intent of which was the ruining of the business structure Frank Barton had labored so hard to build and make secure.
get by special effort
From this reading She believed that a conspiracy was on foot the intent of which was the ruining of the business structure Frank Barton had labored so hard to build and make secure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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small or little relative to something else
From this reading Somebody was now determined to make abortive all the general manger’s work and, as well, to ruin the smaller stockholders.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She believed that a conspiracy was on foot the intent of which was the ruining of the business structure Frank Barton had labored so hard to build and make secure.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody was now determined to make abortive all the general manger’s work and, as well, to ruin the smaller stockholders.
stockholdersnounUS /ˈstɑːkhoʊldərz/
plural of “stockholder” — someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
From this reading Somebody was now determined to make abortive all the general manger’s work and, as well, to ruin the smaller stockholders.
structurenounUS /ˈstrʌktʃər/
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
From this reading She believed that a conspiracy was on foot the intent of which was the ruining of the business structure Frank Barton had labored so hard to build and make secure.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
tamenessnoun
the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet it was with thought of Barton in her mind, as well as of her own personal interest and that of her mother’s, that the girl forged on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Yet it was with thought of Barton in her mind, as well as of her own personal interest and that of her mother’s, that the girl forged on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She believed that a conspiracy was on foot the intent of which was the ruining of the business structure Frank Barton had labored so hard to build and make secure.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
UNCERTAINTIESnounUS /ənˈsɜːrtəntiz/
plural of “uncertainty” — being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Yet it was with thought of Barton in her mind, as well as of her own personal interest and that of her mother’s, that the girl forged on.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She believed that a conspiracy was on foot the intent of which was the ruining of the business structure Frank Barton had labored so hard to build and make secure.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet it was with thought of Barton in her mind, as well as of her own personal interest and that of her mother’s, that the girl forged on.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Somebody was now determined to make abortive all the general manger’s work and, as well, to ruin the smaller stockholders.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading UNCERTAINTIES Had Ethel Clayton known how deep in wild adventure Barton was as she rode down town in the surface car watching the little lawyer, she would have been utterly disgruntled at the tameness of her quest.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it was with thought of Barton in her mind, as well as of her own personal interest and that of her mother’s, that the girl forged on.
