used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GROPING Stuart reached home from his walk thoroughly tired and dropped into a feverish sleep.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading All feeling of resentment against him had gone.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All feeling of resentment against him had gone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GROPING Stuart reached home from his walk thoroughly tired and dropped into a feverish sleep.
associationsnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “association” — a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading The little man had grown to be a great figure and he was happy in remembering their boyhood associations.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading A strange dream haunted this attempt to rest.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The little man had grown to be a great figure and he was happy in remembering their boyhood associations.
Bivens
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From this reading He found himself laughing and chatting with Bivens on terms of intimate friendship.
boyhoodnounUS /ˈbɔɪhʊd/
the childhood of a boy
From this reading The little man had grown to be a great figure and he was happy in remembering their boyhood associations.
chattingverbUS /ˈtʃætɪŋ/
inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading He found himself laughing and chatting with Bivens on terms of intimate friendship.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading A strange dream haunted this attempt to rest.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading GROPING Stuart reached home from his walk thoroughly tired and dropped into a feverish sleep.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading All feeling of resentment against him had gone.
feverishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading GROPING Stuart reached home from his walk thoroughly tired and dropped into a feverish sleep.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The little man had grown to be a great figure and he was happy in remembering their boyhood associations.
set up or found
From this reading He found himself laughing and chatting with Bivens on terms of intimate friendship.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading He found himself laughing and chatting with Bivens on terms of intimate friendship.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GROPING Stuart reached home from his walk thoroughly tired and dropped into a feverish sleep.
destroyed or killed
From this reading All feeling of resentment against him had gone.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The little man had grown to be a great figure and he was happy in remembering their boyhood associations.
GROPINGadjectiveUS /ˈɡroʊpɪŋ/
acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence
From this reading GROPING Stuart reached home from his walk thoroughly tired and dropped into a feverish sleep.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading The little man had grown to be a great figure and he was happy in remembering their boyhood associations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All feeling of resentment against him had gone.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The little man had grown to be a great figure and he was happy in remembering their boyhood associations.
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading A strange dream haunted this attempt to rest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found himself laughing and chatting with Bivens on terms of intimate friendship.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All feeling of resentment against him had gone.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He found himself laughing and chatting with Bivens on terms of intimate friendship.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GROPING Stuart reached home from his walk thoroughly tired and dropped into a feverish sleep.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading GROPING Stuart reached home from his walk thoroughly tired and dropped into a feverish sleep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little man had grown to be a great figure and he was happy in remembering their boyhood associations.
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading He found himself laughing and chatting with Bivens on terms of intimate friendship.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading GROPING Stuart reached home from his walk thoroughly tired and dropped into a feverish sleep.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading He found himself laughing and chatting with Bivens on terms of intimate friendship.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little man had grown to be a great figure and he was happy in remembering their boyhood associations.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The little man had grown to be a great figure and he was happy in remembering their boyhood associations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He found himself laughing and chatting with Bivens on terms of intimate friendship.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He found himself laughing and chatting with Bivens on terms of intimate friendship.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading GROPING Stuart reached home from his walk thoroughly tired and dropped into a feverish sleep.
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading The little man had grown to be a great figure and he was happy in remembering their boyhood associations.
resentmentnounUS /rɪˈzentmənt/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading All feeling of resentment against him had gone.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading A strange dream haunted this attempt to rest.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading GROPING Stuart reached home from his walk thoroughly tired and dropped into a feverish sleep.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A strange dream haunted this attempt to rest.
StuartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading GROPING Stuart reached home from his walk thoroughly tired and dropped into a feverish sleep.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading He found himself laughing and chatting with Bivens on terms of intimate friendship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little man had grown to be a great figure and he was happy in remembering their boyhood associations.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The little man had grown to be a great figure and he was happy in remembering their boyhood associations.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A strange dream haunted this attempt to rest.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading GROPING Stuart reached home from his walk thoroughly tired and dropped into a feverish sleep.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading GROPING Stuart reached home from his walk thoroughly tired and dropped into a feverish sleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A strange dream haunted this attempt to rest.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading GROPING Stuart reached home from his walk thoroughly tired and dropped into a feverish sleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little man had grown to be a great figure and he was happy in remembering their boyhood associations.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He found himself laughing and chatting with Bivens on terms of intimate friendship.
