used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
anew
From this reading Spring came round again and the warm days of June.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For the moment the supernatural had no thrill in it for an intelligence full of contradictions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Spring came round again and the warm days of June.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Easter time David had made no further attempts to meet with Jenny Crum on her midnight wanderings.
attemptsnounUS /əˈtempts/
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading At Easter time David had made no further attempts to meet with Jenny Crum on her midnight wanderings.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
brutallyadverbUS /ˈbruːtəli/
in a vicious manner
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Spring came round again and the warm days of June.
contradictionsnounUS /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃənz/
plural of “contradiction” — opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
From this reading For the moment the supernatural had no thrill in it for an intelligence full of contradictions.
crudelyadverbUS /ˈkruːdli/
in a crude or unrefined manner
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
Crum
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From this reading At Easter time David had made no further attempts to meet with Jenny Crum on her midnight wanderings.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading At Easter time David had made no further attempts to meet with Jenny Crum on her midnight wanderings.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Spring came round again and the warm days of June.
EasternounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading At Easter time David had made no further attempts to meet with Jenny Crum on her midnight wanderings.
the organ of sight
From this reading So the poor witch, if indeed she 'walked,' revisited her place of pain unobserved of mortal eye.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment the supernatural had no thrill in it for an intelligence full of contradictions.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading For the moment the supernatural had no thrill in it for an intelligence full of contradictions.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading At Easter time David had made no further attempts to meet with Jenny Crum on her midnight wanderings.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
an established custom
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At Easter time David had made no further attempts to meet with Jenny Crum on her midnight wanderings.
harderadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdər/
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At Easter time David had made no further attempts to meet with Jenny Crum on her midnight wanderings.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So the poor witch, if indeed she 'walked,' revisited her place of pain unobserved of mortal eye.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading So the poor witch, if indeed she 'walked,' revisited her place of pain unobserved of mortal eye.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading For the moment the supernatural had no thrill in it for an intelligence full of contradictions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For the moment the supernatural had no thrill in it for an intelligence full of contradictions.
JennynounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading At Easter time David had made no further attempts to meet with Jenny Crum on her midnight wanderings.
JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Spring came round again and the warm days of June.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At Easter time David had made no further attempts to meet with Jenny Crum on her midnight wanderings.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
come together
From this reading At Easter time David had made no further attempts to meet with Jenny Crum on her midnight wanderings.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading At Easter time David had made no further attempts to meet with Jenny Crum on her midnight wanderings.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
a particular point in time
From this reading For the moment the supernatural had no thrill in it for an intelligence full of contradictions.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
subject to death
From this reading So the poor witch, if indeed she 'walked,' revisited her place of pain unobserved of mortal eye.
not any; not one
From this reading At Easter time David had made no further attempts to meet with Jenny Crum on her midnight wanderings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Spring came round again and the warm days of June.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At Easter time David had made no further attempts to meet with Jenny Crum on her midnight wanderings.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading So the poor witch, if indeed she 'walked,' revisited her place of pain unobserved of mortal eye.
parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
by chance
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading So the poor witch, if indeed she 'walked,' revisited her place of pain unobserved of mortal eye.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading So the poor witch, if indeed she 'walked,' revisited her place of pain unobserved of mortal eye.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
revisitedverbUS /riˈvɪzətɪd/
past form of “revisit” — visit again
From this reading So the poor witch, if indeed she 'walked,' revisited her place of pain unobserved of mortal eye.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Spring came round again and the warm days of June.
scepticaladjective
marked by or given to doubt
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So the poor witch, if indeed she 'walked,' revisited her place of pain unobserved of mortal eye.
siftedverbUS /ˈsɪftɪd/
past form of “sift” — move as if through a sieve
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the poor witch, if indeed she 'walked,' revisited her place of pain unobserved of mortal eye.
the season of growth
From this reading Spring came round again and the warm days of June.
supernaturalnounUS /ˌsuːpərˈnætʃərəl/
supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
From this reading For the moment the supernatural had no thrill in it for an intelligence full of contradictions.
tendencynounUS /ˈtendənsi/
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Spring came round again and the warm days of June.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading For the moment the supernatural had no thrill in it for an intelligence full of contradictions.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At Easter time David had made no further attempts to meet with Jenny Crum on her midnight wanderings.
Timmins's
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From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At Easter time David had made no further attempts to meet with Jenny Crum on her midnight wanderings.
in the direction of
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
unobservedadjective
not seen or observed
From this reading So the poor witch, if indeed she 'walked,' revisited her place of pain unobserved of mortal eye.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading So the poor witch, if indeed she 'walked,' revisited her place of pain unobserved of mortal eye.
wanderingsnounUS /ˈwɑːndərɪŋz/
plural of “wandering” — travelling about without any clear destination
From this reading At Easter time David had made no further attempts to meet with Jenny Crum on her midnight wanderings.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Spring came round again and the warm days of June.
(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 The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
winter'snounUS /ˈwɪntərz/
possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The whole tendency of his winter's mental growth, as well perhaps of the matters brutally raised and crudely sifted in Jerry Timmins's parlour, had been towards a harder and more sceptical habit of mind.
witchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading So the poor witch, if indeed she 'walked,' revisited her place of pain unobserved of mortal eye.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At Easter time David had made no further attempts to meet with Jenny Crum on her midnight wanderings.
