used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
react verbally
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ILLUMINATION The binders were clanking through the wheat when I next met Haldane at Crane Valley.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
bewilderingverbUS /bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ/
-ing form of “bewilder” — be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
bindersnounUS /ˈbaɪndərz/
plural of “binder” — a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves
From this reading ILLUMINATION The binders were clanking through the wheat when I next met Haldane at Crane Valley.
Bonaventure
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From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
characteristicnounUS /ˌkerəktərˈɪstɪk/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
chewsnounUS /tʃuːz/
plural of “chew” — a wad of something chewable as tobacco
From this reading That man just chews on his cigar, and it comes to him.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading That man just chews on his cigar, and it comes to him.
clankingadjectiveUS /ˈklæŋkɪŋ/
having a hard nonresonant metallic sound
From this reading ILLUMINATION The binders were clanking through the wheat when I next met Haldane at Crane Valley.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading That man just chews on his cigar, and it comes to him.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
CraneverbUS /kreɪn/
stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading ILLUMINATION The binders were clanking through the wheat when I next met Haldane at Crane Valley.
a female human offspring
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
embarkedverbUS /emˈbɑːrkt/
past form of “embark” — go on board
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
enableverbUS /eˈneɪbəl/
render capable or able for some task
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
expensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspensɪv/
high in price or charging high prices
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
experimentingverbUS /ekˈsperəmentɪŋ/
-ing form of “experiment” — to conduct a test or investigation
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
fixingnounUS /ˈfɪksɪŋ/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
Haldanenoun
Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964)
From this reading ILLUMINATION The binders were clanking through the wheat when I next met Haldane at Crane Valley.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
harvestingnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəstɪŋ/
the gathering of a ripened crop
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
cause to move by striking
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ILLUMINATION The binders were clanking through the wheat when I next met Haldane at Crane Valley.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
ILLUMINATIONnounUS /ˌɪluːməˈneɪʃən/
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
From this reading ILLUMINATION The binders were clanking through the wheat when I next met Haldane at Crane Valley.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
incidentallyadverbUS /ˌɪnsɪˈdentəli/
introducing a different topic
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
irritationnounUS /ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən/
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That man just chews on his cigar, and it comes to him.
it's
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From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
and nothing more
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading That man just chews on his cigar, and it comes to him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading ILLUMINATION The binders were clanking through the wheat when I next met Haldane at Crane Valley.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading ILLUMINATION The binders were clanking through the wheat when I next met Haldane at Crane Valley.
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
overcomingverbUS /ˈoʊvərkʌmɪŋ/
-ing form of “overcome” — win a victory over
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ILLUMINATION The binders were clanking through the wheat when I next met Haldane at Crane Valley.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
ThornnounUS /θɔːrn/
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading ILLUMINATION The binders were clanking through the wheat when I next met Haldane at Crane Valley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
a just detectable amount
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
hard to endure
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading ILLUMINATION The binders were clanking through the wheat when I next met Haldane at Crane Valley.
look attentively
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
way'snounUS /weɪz/
possessive form of “way” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
(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 Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ILLUMINATION The binders were clanking through the wheat when I next met Haldane at Crane Valley.
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading ILLUMINATION The binders were clanking through the wheat when I next met Haldane at Crane Valley.
at the time that
From this reading ILLUMINATION The binders were clanking through the wheat when I next met Haldane at Crane Valley.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some of them were hard to answer, and I felt a trace of irritation, as well as surprise, that a few hours' observation should enable him to hit upon the best means of overcoming difficulties which had cost me months of experimenting to discover.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Having embarked upon his new career with characteristic energy, he rode over from Bonaventure with his daughter to watch our harvesting, and incidentally came near bewildering me with his questions.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thorn, I remember, stared at him in wonder, and afterwards observed: "You and I have just got to keep on trying until we find out the best way of fixing things, and if our way's certain, it's often expensive.
