used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had pitted himself against his rival, and had had the best of it.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The crisis had come suddenly, but he had not been found unequal to it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He had pitted himself against his rival, and had had the best of it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
calculatingadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪŋ/
acting with a specific goal
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
Clode
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From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The crisis had come suddenly, but he had not been found unequal to it.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading The crisis had come suddenly, but he had not been found unequal to it.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
despondentadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɑːndənt/
without or almost without hope
From this reading He had gone in through the gates despondent, and come out in joy.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
divisible by two
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
exaltationnoun
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
set up or found
From this reading The crisis had come suddenly, but he had not been found unequal to it.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading He had gone in through the gates despondent, and come out in joy.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had pitted himself against his rival, and had had the best of it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading He had gone in through the gates despondent, and come out in joy.
Laura
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From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
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 When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
held up in the air
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
on one occasion
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
pittedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪtɪd/
pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
From this reading He had pitted himself against his rival, and had had the best of it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
rainingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪnɪŋ/
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
rivalverbUS /ˈraɪvəl/
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading He had pitted himself against his rival, and had had the best of it.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
strodeverbUS /stroʊd/
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The crisis had come suddenly, but he had not been found unequal to it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The crisis had come suddenly, but he had not been found unequal to it.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
umbrellanounUS /əmˈbrelə/
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
unequaladjectiveUS /əˈniːkwəl/
poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
From this reading The crisis had come suddenly, but he had not been found unequal to it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
at the time that
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
whirlverbUS /wɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading It was raining, but he had gone some distance before he remarked it, and even then he did not at once put up his umbrella, but strode along through the darkness, his thoughts in a whirl of triumph and excitement.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Stephen Clode left the Town House after his interview with Laura, he was in a state of exaltation—lifted completely out of his ordinary cool and calculating self by what had happened.
