Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading CONCERNING A HORSESHOE.

anew

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

(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 Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading These crises come to all, even the most uneventful lives, but they come oftener to some than to others, and when they do come they invariably come suddenly and in the most unexpected way.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading CONCERNING A HORSESHOE.

fall or come down violently

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

plural of “crisis” — an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

From this reading These crises come to all, even the most uneventful lives, but they come oftener to some than to others, and when they do come they invariably come suddenly and in the most unexpected way.

an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading These crises come to all, even the most uneventful lives, but they come oftener to some than to others, and when they do come they invariably come suddenly and in the most unexpected way.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

comparative of “dull” — lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

to come or go into

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

divisible by two

From this reading These crises come to all, even the most uneventful lives, but they come oftener to some than to others, and when they do come they invariably come suddenly and in the most unexpected way.

at any time

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading The greater part of the majority of lives is passed in a groove.

a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)

From this reading The greater part of the majority of lives is passed in a groove.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes

From this reading CONCERNING A HORSESHOE.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The greater part of the majority of lives is passed in a groove.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading These crises come to all, even the most uneventful lives, but they come oftener to some than to others, and when they do come they invariably come suddenly and in the most unexpected way.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The greater part of the majority of lives is passed in a groove.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The greater part of the majority of lives is passed in a groove.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

for more time

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

machines or machine systems collectively

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

From this reading The greater part of the majority of lives is passed in a groove.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

tediously repetitious or lacking in variety

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

used to form the superlative

From this reading These crises come to all, even the most uneventful lives, but they come oftener to some than to others, and when they do come they invariably come suddenly and in the most unexpected way.

plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The greater part of the majority of lives is passed in a groove.

more often or more frequently

From this reading These crises come to all, even the most uneventful lives, but they come oftener to some than to others, and when they do come they invariably come suddenly and in the most unexpected way.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

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From this reading These crises come to all, even the most uneventful lives, but they come oftener to some than to others, and when they do come they invariably come suddenly and in the most unexpected way.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading The greater part of the majority of lives is passed in a groove.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading The greater part of the majority of lives is passed in a groove.

by chance

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

with low volume

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

comparative of “rough” — having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading These crises come to all, even the most uneventful lives, but they come oftener to some than to others, and when they do come they invariably come suddenly and in the most unexpected way.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

successive (without a break)

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading These crises come to all, even the most uneventful lives, but they come oftener to some than to others, and when they do come they invariably come suddenly and in the most unexpected way.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading These crises come to all, even the most uneventful lives, but they come oftener to some than to others, and when they do come they invariably come suddenly and in the most unexpected way.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The greater part of the majority of lives is passed in a groove.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These crises come to all, even the most uneventful lives, but they come oftener to some than to others, and when they do come they invariably come suddenly and in the most unexpected way.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading These crises come to all, even the most uneventful lives, but they come oftener to some than to others, and when they do come they invariably come suddenly and in the most unexpected way.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading These crises come to all, even the most uneventful lives, but they come oftener to some than to others, and when they do come they invariably come suddenly and in the most unexpected way.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

marked by no noteworthy or significant events

From this reading These crises come to all, even the most uneventful lives, but they come oftener to some than to others, and when they do come they invariably come suddenly and in the most unexpected way.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading These crises come to all, even the most uneventful lives, but they come oftener to some than to others, and when they do come they invariably come suddenly and in the most unexpected way.

up to a particular time

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading These crises come to all, even the most uneventful lives, but they come oftener to some than to others, and when they do come they invariably come suddenly and in the most unexpected way.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

at the time that

From this reading These crises come to all, even the most uneventful lives, but they come oftener to some than to others, and when they do come they invariably come suddenly and in the most unexpected way.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Sometimes a great crash comes, and all the machinery is put out of gear, but then the life is resumed, and all goes on quietly again—not as before, the change was too violent for that, but in another groove, in which it moves until another crisis comes.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.

vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

From this reading Let the road of life be ever so long and straight and dull and monotonous, it is sure to lead to a turning some day, though, perhaps, the new road on which we enter with such hope and zest may be longer and duller and rougher than the first.