used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After all, he thought, whatever Sigsbee's shortcomings as a man, he at least was a friend.
in actual fact
From this reading So reduced was his nervous system that he actually sought comfort in the society of Sigsbee Horatio.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, he thought, whatever Sigsbee's shortcomings as a man, he at least was a friend.
(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 After all, he thought, whatever Sigsbee's shortcomings as a man, he at least was a friend.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After all, he thought, whatever Sigsbee's shortcomings as a man, he at least was a friend.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After all, he thought, whatever Sigsbee's shortcomings as a man, he at least was a friend.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading George tottered away.
bleakadjectiveUS /bliːk/
offering little or no hope
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
chumsnounUS /tʃʌmz/
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Once more there was creeping over him that grey foreboding which had come to him earlier in the day.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading So reduced was his nervous system that he actually sought comfort in the society of Sigsbee Horatio.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading Once more there was creeping over him that grey foreboding which had come to him earlier in the day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Once more there was creeping over him that grey foreboding which had come to him earlier in the day.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading Once more there was creeping over him that grey foreboding which had come to him earlier in the day.
forebodingnounUS /fɔːrˈboʊdɪŋ/
a feeling of evil to come
From this reading Once more there was creeping over him that grey foreboding which had come to him earlier in the day.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading After all, he thought, whatever Sigsbee's shortcomings as a man, he at least was a friend.
yet to be or coming
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George tottered away.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Once more there was creeping over him that grey foreboding which had come to him earlier in the day.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once more there was creeping over him that grey foreboding which had come to him earlier in the day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So reduced was his nervous system that he actually sought comfort in the society of Sigsbee Horatio.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once more there was creeping over him that grey foreboding which had come to him earlier in the day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So reduced was his nervous system that he actually sought comfort in the society of Sigsbee Horatio.
Horatio
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From this reading So reduced was his nervous system that he actually sought comfort in the society of Sigsbee Horatio.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once more there was creeping over him that grey foreboding which had come to him earlier in the day.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading After all, he thought, whatever Sigsbee's shortcomings as a man, he at least was a friend.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading After all, he thought, whatever Sigsbee's shortcomings as a man, he at least was a friend.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more there was creeping over him that grey foreboding which had come to him earlier in the day.
easily agitated
From this reading So reduced was his nervous system that he actually sought comfort in the society of Sigsbee Horatio.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So reduced was his nervous system that he actually sought comfort in the society of Sigsbee Horatio.
on one occasion
From this reading Once more there was creeping over him that grey foreboding which had come to him earlier in the day.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Once more there was creeping over him that grey foreboding which had come to him earlier in the day.
philosophernounUS /fəˈlɑːsəfər/
a specialist in philosophy
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
select carefully from a group
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
any competition
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading So reduced was his nervous system that he actually sought comfort in the society of Sigsbee Horatio.
shortcomingsnounUS /ˈʃɔːrtkʌmɪŋz/
plural of “shortcoming” — a failing or deficiency
From this reading After all, he thought, whatever Sigsbee's shortcomings as a man, he at least was a friend.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
Sigsbee
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From this reading So reduced was his nervous system that he actually sought comfort in the society of Sigsbee Horatio.
Sigsbee's
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From this reading After all, he thought, whatever Sigsbee's shortcomings as a man, he at least was a friend.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So reduced was his nervous system that he actually sought comfort in the society of Sigsbee Horatio.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading So reduced was his nervous system that he actually sought comfort in the society of Sigsbee Horatio.
that is looked for
From this reading So reduced was his nervous system that he actually sought comfort in the society of Sigsbee Horatio.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading So reduced was his nervous system that he actually sought comfort in the society of Sigsbee Horatio.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once more there was creeping over him that grey foreboding which had come to him earlier in the day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once more there was creeping over him that grey foreboding which had come to him earlier in the day.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Once more there was creeping over him that grey foreboding which had come to him earlier in the day.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading After all, he thought, whatever Sigsbee's shortcomings as a man, he at least was a friend.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once more there was creeping over him that grey foreboding which had come to him earlier in the day.
tottered
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From this reading George tottered away.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
Waddington
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From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once more there was creeping over him that grey foreboding which had come to him earlier in the day.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading After all, he thought, whatever Sigsbee's shortcomings as a man, he at least was a friend.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Once more there was creeping over him that grey foreboding which had come to him earlier in the day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A philosopher with the future of the race at heart might sigh as he looked upon Sigsbee H. Waddington, but in a bleak world George could not pick and choose his chums.
