used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CHAT WITH A DICTATOR.
advancementnounUS /ədˈvænsmənt/
encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
From this reading I was in a scrap of America which the onrushing tide of world advancement had left stranded and forgotten.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading I was in a scrap of America which the onrushing tide of world advancement had left stranded and forgotten.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Inside Judge Garvin's store we came upon a group of slovenly loungers.
CHATverbUS /tʃæt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading A CHAT WITH A DICTATOR.
DICTATORnounUS /dɪkˈteɪtər/
a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine
From this reading A CHAT WITH A DICTATOR.
engrossingadjectiveUS /ɪnˈɡroʊsɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
apart from; not including
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
feudaladjectiveUS /ˈfjuːdəl/
of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I was in a scrap of America which the onrushing tide of world advancement had left stranded and forgotten.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
set up or found
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
Garvin's
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From this reading Inside Judge Garvin's store we came upon a group of slovenly loungers.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Inside Judge Garvin's store we came upon a group of slovenly loungers.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in a scrap of America which the onrushing tide of world advancement had left stranded and forgotten.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Inside Judge Garvin's store we came upon a group of slovenly loungers.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Inside Judge Garvin's store we came upon a group of slovenly loungers.
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 I was in a scrap of America which the onrushing tide of world advancement had left stranded and forgotten.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
loungers
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From this reading Inside Judge Garvin's store we came upon a group of slovenly loungers.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Inside Judge Garvin's store we came upon a group of slovenly loungers.
onrushing
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From this reading I was in a scrap of America which the onrushing tide of world advancement had left stranded and forgotten.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
primitiveadjectiveUS /ˈprɪmətɪv/
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
remnantnounUS /ˈremnənt/
a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
scrapnounUS /skræp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading I was in a scrap of America which the onrushing tide of world advancement had left stranded and forgotten.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
shrined
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From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
slovenlyadjectiveUS /ˈslʌvənli/
negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt
From this reading Inside Judge Garvin's store we came upon a group of slovenly loungers.
refrain from harming
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Inside Judge Garvin's store we came upon a group of slovenly loungers.
strandedadjectiveUS /ˈstrændɪd/
cut off or left behind
From this reading I was in a scrap of America which the onrushing tide of world advancement had left stranded and forgotten.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was in a scrap of America which the onrushing tide of world advancement had left stranded and forgotten.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading I was in a scrap of America which the onrushing tide of world advancement had left stranded and forgotten.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
troublingadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəlɪŋ/
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading Had my mind been free enough of its own troubling thoughts to spare a remnant of interest, I should have found this new and strange scheme of things engrossing.
unmixedadjectiveUS /ənˈmɪkst/
not mixed with extraneous elements
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Inside Judge Garvin's store we came upon a group of slovenly loungers.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
warsnounUS /wɔːrz/
plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Here a people of unmixed British stock lived primitive lives, fought feudal wars, and shrined every virtue high except regard for human life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in a scrap of America which the onrushing tide of world advancement had left stranded and forgotten.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Inside Judge Garvin's store we came upon a group of slovenly loungers.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was in a scrap of America which the onrushing tide of world advancement had left stranded and forgotten.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A CHAT WITH A DICTATOR.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I was in a scrap of America which the onrushing tide of world advancement had left stranded and forgotten.
