used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
in the past
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
(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 It had deepened the reserve of a nature at all times undemonstrative.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It would remain so long as he lived.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had deepened the reserve of a nature at all times undemonstrative.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
deepenedverbUS /ˈdiːpənd/
past form of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading It had deepened the reserve of a nature at all times undemonstrative.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
despairingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsperɪŋ/
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading But it was a reverse of the picture which despairing human nature usually presents.
dregsnounUS /dreɡz/
sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The effect of that time had remained in him.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It would remain so long as he lived.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The effect of that time had remained in him.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading But it was a reverse of the picture which despairing human nature usually presents.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The effect of that time had remained in him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would remain so long as he lived.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It would remain so long as he lived.
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 It would remain so long as he lived.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading But it was a reverse of the picture which despairing human nature usually presents.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading But it was a reverse of the picture which despairing human nature usually presents.
presentsnounUS /ˈprezənts/
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading But it was a reverse of the picture which despairing human nature usually presents.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading It would remain so long as he lived.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The effect of that time had remained in him.
reservenounUS /rɪˈzɜːrv/
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading It had deepened the reserve of a nature at all times undemonstrative.
reverseverbUS /rɪˈvɜːrs/
change to the contrary
From this reading But it was a reverse of the picture which despairing human nature usually presents.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
shornadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrn/
having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It would remain so long as he lived.
Steve
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From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The effect of that time had remained in him.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading It had deepened the reserve of a nature at all times undemonstrative.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
undemonstrativeadjective
not given to open expression of emotion
From this reading It had deepened the reserve of a nature at all times undemonstrative.
under normal conditions
From this reading But it was a reverse of the picture which despairing human nature usually presents.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was a reverse of the picture which despairing human nature usually presents.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But it was a reverse of the picture which despairing human nature usually presents.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would remain so long as he lived.
a late time of life
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Years ago Steve had drunk to the dregs a despair that left life shorn of everything but a desolate existence.
