commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Florence no longer rode horseback, and Norton returned to his accustomed haunts, where no one made the slightest attempt upon his life.
matters of personal concern
From this reading So far as Jones was concerned, he was rather pleased with the turn of affairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was no time for love-making; no time for silly, innocuous quarrels and bickerings, in which love must indulge or die.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as Jones was concerned, he was rather pleased with the turn of affairs.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's the matter with Jim?" asked the night city editor, raising his eye shade.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Florence no longer rode horseback, and Norton returned to his accustomed haunts, where no one made the slightest attempt upon his life.
bickerings
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From this reading This was no time for love-making; no time for silly, innocuous quarrels and bickerings, in which love must indulge or die.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "What's the matter with Jim?" asked the night city editor, raising his eye shade.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading So far as Jones was concerned, he was rather pleased with the turn of affairs.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading This was no time for love-making; no time for silly, innocuous quarrels and bickerings, in which love must indulge or die.
editornounUS /ˈedətər/
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading "What's the matter with Jim?" asked the night city editor, raising his eye shade.
the organ of sight
From this reading "What's the matter with Jim?" asked the night city editor, raising his eye shade.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading So far as Jones was concerned, he was rather pleased with the turn of affairs.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence no longer rode horseback, and Norton returned to his accustomed haunts, where no one made the slightest attempt upon his life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was no time for love-making; no time for silly, innocuous quarrels and bickerings, in which love must indulge or die.
hauntsnounUS /hɔːnts/
plural of “haunt” — a frequently visited place
From this reading Florence no longer rode horseback, and Norton returned to his accustomed haunts, where no one made the slightest attempt upon his life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In his present state of mind he would have welcomed it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So far as Jones was concerned, he was rather pleased with the turn of affairs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Florence no longer rode horseback, and Norton returned to his accustomed haunts, where no one made the slightest attempt upon his life.
horsebacknounUS /ˈhɔːrsbæk/
the back of a horse
From this reading Florence no longer rode horseback, and Norton returned to his accustomed haunts, where no one made the slightest attempt upon his life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was no time for love-making; no time for silly, innocuous quarrels and bickerings, in which love must indulge or die.
indulgeverbUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒ/
give free rein to
From this reading This was no time for love-making; no time for silly, innocuous quarrels and bickerings, in which love must indulge or die.
innocuousadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnɑːkjuːəs/
not injurious to physical or mental health
From this reading This was no time for love-making; no time for silly, innocuous quarrels and bickerings, in which love must indulge or die.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In his present state of mind he would have welcomed it.
Jim
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From this reading "What's the matter with Jim?" asked the night city editor, raising his eye shade.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading So far as Jones was concerned, he was rather pleased with the turn of affairs.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Florence no longer rode horseback, and Norton returned to his accustomed haunts, where no one made the slightest attempt upon his life.
for more time
From this reading Florence no longer rode horseback, and Norton returned to his accustomed haunts, where no one made the slightest attempt upon his life.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading This was no time for love-making; no time for silly, innocuous quarrels and bickerings, in which love must indulge or die.
love-making
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From this reading This was no time for love-making; no time for silly, innocuous quarrels and bickerings, in which love must indulge or die.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Florence no longer rode horseback, and Norton returned to his accustomed haunts, where no one made the slightest attempt upon his life.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter with Jim?" asked the night city editor, raising his eye shade.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading In his present state of mind he would have welcomed it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This was no time for love-making; no time for silly, innocuous quarrels and bickerings, in which love must indulge or die.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "What's the matter with Jim?" asked the night city editor, raising his eye shade.
not any; not one
From this reading This was no time for love-making; no time for silly, innocuous quarrels and bickerings, in which love must indulge or die.
Norton
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From this reading Florence no longer rode horseback, and Norton returned to his accustomed haunts, where no one made the slightest attempt upon his life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So far as Jones was concerned, he was rather pleased with the turn of affairs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Florence no longer rode horseback, and Norton returned to his accustomed haunts, where no one made the slightest attempt upon his life.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This was no time for love-making; no time for silly, innocuous quarrels and bickerings, in which love must indulge or die.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading So far as Jones was concerned, he was rather pleased with the turn of affairs.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading In his present state of mind he would have welcomed it.
quarrelsnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəlz/
plural of “quarrel” — an angry dispute
From this reading This was no time for love-making; no time for silly, innocuous quarrels and bickerings, in which love must indulge or die.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading "What's the matter with Jim?" asked the night city editor, raising his eye shade.
on the contrary
From this reading So far as Jones was concerned, he was rather pleased with the turn of affairs.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Florence no longer rode horseback, and Norton returned to his accustomed haunts, where no one made the slightest attempt upon his life.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Florence no longer rode horseback, and Norton returned to his accustomed haunts, where no one made the slightest attempt upon his life.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading "What's the matter with Jim?" asked the night city editor, raising his eye shade.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading This was no time for love-making; no time for silly, innocuous quarrels and bickerings, in which love must indulge or die.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading Florence no longer rode horseback, and Norton returned to his accustomed haunts, where no one made the slightest attempt upon his life.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as Jones was concerned, he was rather pleased with the turn of affairs.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading In his present state of mind he would have welcomed it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So far as Jones was concerned, he was rather pleased with the turn of affairs.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was no time for love-making; no time for silly, innocuous quarrels and bickerings, in which love must indulge or die.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This was no time for love-making; no time for silly, innocuous quarrels and bickerings, in which love must indulge or die.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Florence no longer rode horseback, and Norton returned to his accustomed haunts, where no one made the slightest attempt upon his life.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading So far as Jones was concerned, he was rather pleased with the turn of affairs.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Florence no longer rode horseback, and Norton returned to his accustomed haunts, where no one made the slightest attempt upon his life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So far as Jones was concerned, he was rather pleased with the turn of affairs.
welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading In his present state of mind he would have welcomed it.
What's
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From this reading "What's the matter with Jim?" asked the night city editor, raising his eye shade.
in or at the place that
From this reading Florence no longer rode horseback, and Norton returned to his accustomed haunts, where no one made the slightest attempt upon his life.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was no time for love-making; no time for silly, innocuous quarrels and bickerings, in which love must indulge or die.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So far as Jones was concerned, he was rather pleased with the turn of affairs.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In his present state of mind he would have welcomed it.
