used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If Roper had reported me to the authorities my resignation would have followed as a matter of course.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading And it was not I alone who would have suffered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The incident was harmless in itself and yet its publication would have been my ruin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As you probably know, in such institutions that sort of thing is very severely dealt with.
authoritiesnounUS /əˈθɔːrətiz/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading If Roper had reported me to the authorities my resignation would have followed as a matter of course.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The incident was harmless in itself and yet its publication would have been my ruin.
deem to be
From this reading “Well, just consider my position.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading If Roper had reported me to the authorities my resignation would have followed as a matter of course.
dealtverbUS /delt/
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading As you probably know, in such institutions that sort of thing is very severely dealt with.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading If Roper had reported me to the authorities my resignation would have followed as a matter of course.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Roper had reported me to the authorities my resignation would have followed as a matter of course.
harmlessadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrmləs/
not causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading The incident was harmless in itself and yet its publication would have been my ruin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The incident was harmless in itself and yet its publication would have been my ruin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And it was not I alone who would have suffered.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Roper had reported me to the authorities my resignation would have followed as a matter of course.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The incident was harmless in itself and yet its publication would have been my ruin.
a single distinct event
From this reading The incident was harmless in itself and yet its publication would have been my ruin.
institutionsnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənz/
plural of “institution” — an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading As you probably know, in such institutions that sort of thing is very severely dealt with.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As you probably know, in such institutions that sort of thing is very severely dealt with.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was not I alone who would have suffered.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The incident was harmless in itself and yet its publication would have been my ruin.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The incident was harmless in itself and yet its publication would have been my ruin.
and nothing more
From this reading “Well, just consider my position.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading As you probably know, in such institutions that sort of thing is very severely dealt with.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading If Roper had reported me to the authorities my resignation would have followed as a matter of course.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If Roper had reported me to the authorities my resignation would have followed as a matter of course.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, just consider my position.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And it was not I alone who would have suffered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As you probably know, in such institutions that sort of thing is very severely dealt with.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “Well, just consider my position.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading As you probably know, in such institutions that sort of thing is very severely dealt with.
publicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading The incident was harmless in itself and yet its publication would have been my ruin.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading If Roper had reported me to the authorities my resignation would have followed as a matter of course.
resignationnounUS /ˌrezəɡˈneɪʃən/
acceptance of despair
From this reading If Roper had reported me to the authorities my resignation would have followed as a matter of course.
RopernounUS /ˈroʊpər/
a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game)
From this reading If Roper had reported me to the authorities my resignation would have followed as a matter of course.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading The incident was harmless in itself and yet its publication would have been my ruin.
severelyadverbUS /səˈvɪrli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading As you probably know, in such institutions that sort of thing is very severely dealt with.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading As you probably know, in such institutions that sort of thing is very severely dealt with.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As you probably know, in such institutions that sort of thing is very severely dealt with.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading And it was not I alone who would have suffered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As you probably know, in such institutions that sort of thing is very severely dealt with.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The incident was harmless in itself and yet its publication would have been my ruin.
a special situation
From this reading As you probably know, in such institutions that sort of thing is very severely dealt with.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If Roper had reported me to the authorities my resignation would have followed as a matter of course.
precisely as stated
From this reading As you probably know, in such institutions that sort of thing is very severely dealt with.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The incident was harmless in itself and yet its publication would have been my ruin.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, just consider my position.
which person or people
From this reading And it was not I alone who would have suffered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As you probably know, in such institutions that sort of thing is very severely dealt with.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The incident was harmless in itself and yet its publication would have been my ruin.
but in spite of that
From this reading The incident was harmless in itself and yet its publication would have been my ruin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As you probably know, in such institutions that sort of thing is very severely dealt with.
