used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HANWAY-HARLEY Storri was a sensualist to his fingers' ends.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Being a sensualist, he was perforce an egotist, and the smallest of his desires became the star by which he laid his course.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Being a sensualist, he was perforce an egotist, and the smallest of his desires became the star by which he laid his course.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
appetitesnounUS /ˈæpətaɪts/
plural of “appetite” — a feeling of craving something
From this reading Through stress of appetites, as powerful as they were gross, he had grown sharp to calculate, and quick to see.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Through stress of appetites, as powerful as they were gross, he had grown sharp to calculate, and quick to see.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
balkedverbUS /bɔːkt/
past form of “balk” — refuse to comply
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Being a sensualist, he was perforce an egotist, and the smallest of his desires became the star by which he laid his course.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being a sensualist, he was perforce an egotist, and the smallest of his desires became the star by which he laid his course.
brutenounUS /bruːt/
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Being a sensualist, he was perforce an egotist, and the smallest of his desires became the star by which he laid his course.
calculateverbUS /ˈkælkjəleɪt/
make a mathematical calculation or computation
From this reading Through stress of appetites, as powerful as they were gross, he had grown sharp to calculate, and quick to see.
controlledadjectiveUS /kənˈtroʊld/
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Being a sensualist, he was perforce an egotist, and the smallest of his desires became the star by which he laid his course.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
crueltynounUS /ˈkruːlti/
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
currentsnounUS /ˈkɜːrənts/
plural of “current” — a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
desiresnounUS /dɪˈzaɪərz/
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Being a sensualist, he was perforce an egotist, and the smallest of his desires became the star by which he laid his course.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
egotistnounUS /ˈiːɡətɪst/
a conceited and self-centered person
From this reading Being a sensualist, he was perforce an egotist, and the smallest of his desires became the star by which he laid his course.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading HANWAY-HARLEY Storri was a sensualist to his fingers' ends.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading HANWAY-HARLEY Storri was a sensualist to his fingers' ends.
grossadjectiveUS /ɡroʊs/
before any deductions
From this reading Through stress of appetites, as powerful as they were gross, he had grown sharp to calculate, and quick to see.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Through stress of appetites, as powerful as they were gross, he had grown sharp to calculate, and quick to see.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Through stress of appetites, as powerful as they were gross, he had grown sharp to calculate, and quick to see.
HANWAY-HARLEY
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From this reading HANWAY-HARLEY Storri was a sensualist to his fingers' ends.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Being a sensualist, he was perforce an egotist, and the smallest of his desires became the star by which he laid his course.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HANWAY-HARLEY Storri was a sensualist to his fingers' ends.
HOW
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From this reading HOW STORRI WOOED MRS.
hungers
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From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Being a sensualist, he was perforce an egotist, and the smallest of his desires became the star by which he laid his course.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading HOW STORRI WOOED MRS.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Being a sensualist, he was perforce an egotist, and the smallest of his desires became the star by which he laid his course.
perforceadverbUS /pərˈfɔːrs/
by necessity; by force of circumstance
From this reading Being a sensualist, he was perforce an egotist, and the smallest of his desires became the star by which he laid his course.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Through stress of appetites, as powerful as they were gross, he had grown sharp to calculate, and quick to see.
promptedverbUS /ˈprɑːmptɪd/
past form of “prompt” — give an incentive for action
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Through stress of appetites, as powerful as they were gross, he had grown sharp to calculate, and quick to see.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Through stress of appetites, as powerful as they were gross, he had grown sharp to calculate, and quick to see.
selfishnessnounUS /ˈselfɪʃnəs/
stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
sensualistnoun
a person who enjoys sensuality
From this reading HANWAY-HARLEY Storri was a sensualist to his fingers' ends.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Through stress of appetites, as powerful as they were gross, he had grown sharp to calculate, and quick to see.
smallestadjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːləst/
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Being a sensualist, he was perforce an egotist, and the smallest of his desires became the star by which he laid his course.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Being a sensualist, he was perforce an egotist, and the smallest of his desires became the star by which he laid his course.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
STORRI
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From this reading HOW STORRI WOOED MRS.
stressnounUS /stres/
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
From this reading Through stress of appetites, as powerful as they were gross, he had grown sharp to calculate, and quick to see.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Being a sensualist, he was perforce an egotist, and the smallest of his desires became the star by which he laid his course.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through stress of appetites, as powerful as they were gross, he had grown sharp to calculate, and quick to see.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through stress of appetites, as powerful as they were gross, he had grown sharp to calculate, and quick to see.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HANWAY-HARLEY Storri was a sensualist to his fingers' ends.
turbidadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrbɪd/
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HANWAY-HARLEY Storri was a sensualist to his fingers' ends.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Through stress of appetites, as powerful as they were gross, he had grown sharp to calculate, and quick to see.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
at the time that
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Being a sensualist, he was perforce an egotist, and the smallest of his desires became the star by which he laid his course.
WOOEDverbUS /wuːd/
past form of “woo” — seek someone's favor
From this reading HOW STORRI WOOED MRS.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was controlled and hurried down by currents of a turbid selfishness; nor would he have stopped at any cruelty, balked at any crime, when prompted of what brute hungers kept his soul awake.
