used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The den bore something of the atmosphere of a museum dedicated to past eras.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His marriage had, only eighteen months before, cut his life sharply with the boundary of an epoch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading The den bore something of the atmosphere of a museum dedicated to past eras.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His marriage had, only eighteen months before, cut his life sharply with the boundary of an epoch.
cause to be bored
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading His marriage had, only eighteen months before, cut his life sharply with the boundary of an epoch.
Bristow's
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From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading It was crowded with useless junk that stood for divers memories and much wandering.
cumbered
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From this reading Many of the pictures that cumbered the walls were redolent of the atmosphere of overseas.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading His marriage had, only eighteen months before, cut his life sharply with the boundary of an epoch.
dedicatedadjectiveUS /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
From this reading The den bore something of the atmosphere of a museum dedicated to past eras.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
diversadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪvərz/
many and different
From this reading It was crowded with useless junk that stood for divers memories and much wandering.
DOCTRINEnounUS /ˈdɑːktrən/
a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading His marriage had, only eighteen months before, cut his life sharply with the boundary of an epoch.
epochnounUS /ˈepək/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading His marriage had, only eighteen months before, cut his life sharply with the boundary of an epoch.
erasnounUS /ˈɪrəz/
plural of “era” — a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading The den bore something of the atmosphere of a museum dedicated to past eras.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was crowded with useless junk that stood for divers memories and much wandering.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His marriage had, only eighteen months before, cut his life sharply with the boundary of an epoch.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
not in action or at work
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
impressverbUS /ˌɪmˈpres/
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
individualitynounUS /ˌɪndɪvɪdʒuːˈælɪti/
the quality of being individual
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was crowded with useless junk that stood for divers memories and much wandering.
JONESY
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From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
junknounUS /dʒʌŋk/
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
From this reading It was crowded with useless junk that stood for divers memories and much wandering.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading His marriage had, only eighteen months before, cut his life sharply with the boundary of an epoch.
living-roomnoun
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many of the pictures that cumbered the walls were redolent of the atmosphere of overseas.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading His marriage had, only eighteen months before, cut his life sharply with the boundary of an epoch.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading It was crowded with useless junk that stood for divers memories and much wandering.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading His marriage had, only eighteen months before, cut his life sharply with the boundary of an epoch.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was crowded with useless junk that stood for divers memories and much wandering.
museumnounUS /mjuːˈziːəm/
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading The den bore something of the atmosphere of a museum dedicated to past eras.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
and nothing more
From this reading His marriage had, only eighteen months before, cut his life sharply with the boundary of an epoch.
overseasadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈsiːz/
beyond or across the sea
From this reading Many of the pictures that cumbered the walls were redolent of the atmosphere of overseas.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The den bore something of the atmosphere of a museum dedicated to past eras.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Many of the pictures that cumbered the walls were redolent of the atmosphere of overseas.
redolentadjectiveUS /ˈredələnt/
serving to bring to mind
From this reading Many of the pictures that cumbered the walls were redolent of the atmosphere of overseas.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading His marriage had, only eighteen months before, cut his life sharply with the boundary of an epoch.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The den bore something of the atmosphere of a museum dedicated to past eras.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It was crowded with useless junk that stood for divers memories and much wandering.
tangibleadjectiveUS /ˈtændʒəbəl/
perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was crowded with useless junk that stood for divers memories and much wandering.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading It was crowded with useless junk that stood for divers memories and much wandering.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Many of the pictures that cumbered the walls were redolent of the atmosphere of overseas.
migratory
From this reading It was crowded with useless junk that stood for divers memories and much wandering.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DOCTRINE ACCORDING TO JONESY If the living-room at "Idle Times" bore the impress of Van Bristow's individuality and taste, his den was the tangible setting of his personality.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many of the pictures that cumbered the walls were redolent of the atmosphere of overseas.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His marriage had, only eighteen months before, cut his life sharply with the boundary of an epoch.
