used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
agonisedadjective
expressing pain or agony
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
(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 I do not propose to myself to linger over this last chapter of Fifine’s story: all that is essential to its elucidation is soon told.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not of such.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
borrowverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊ/
get temporarily
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
of short duration or distance
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading I do not propose to myself to linger over this last chapter of Fifine’s story: all that is essential to its elucidation is soon told.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
the first light of day
From this reading There was the perfect night; and, then, the dawn!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
delayingverbUS /dɪˈleɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “delay” — cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
deriveverbUS /dərˈaɪv/
reason by deduction; establish by deduction
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not propose to myself to linger over this last chapter of Fifine’s story: all that is essential to its elucidation is soon told.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
elucidationnoun
an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on
From this reading I do not propose to myself to linger over this last chapter of Fifine’s story: all that is essential to its elucidation is soon told.
essentialadjectiveUS /eˈsenʃəl/
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
From this reading I do not propose to myself to linger over this last chapter of Fifine’s story: all that is essential to its elucidation is soon told.
divisible by two
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
executionnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
Fifine's
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From this reading I do not propose to myself to linger over this last chapter of Fifine’s story: all that is essential to its elucidation is soon told.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
assemble or get together
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not of such.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not propose to myself to linger over this last chapter of Fifine’s story: all that is essential to its elucidation is soon told.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I do not propose to myself to linger over this last chapter of Fifine’s story: all that is essential to its elucidation is soon told.
immediately past
From this reading I do not propose to myself to linger over this last chapter of Fifine’s story: all that is essential to its elucidation is soon told.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
lingerverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡər/
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading I do not propose to myself to linger over this last chapter of Fifine’s story: all that is essential to its elucidation is soon told.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I do not propose to myself to linger over this last chapter of Fifine’s story: all that is essential to its elucidation is soon told.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading There was the perfect night; and, then, the dawn!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not of such.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am not of such.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading There was the perfect night; and, then, the dawn!
petnounUS /pet/
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
proposeverbUS /prəˈpoʊz/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading I do not propose to myself to linger over this last chapter of Fifine’s story: all that is essential to its elucidation is soon told.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
with speed
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
for a short time
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
solacenounUS /ˈsɑːləs/
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
in the near future
From this reading I do not propose to myself to linger over this last chapter of Fifine’s story: all that is essential to its elucidation is soon told.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I do not propose to myself to linger over this last chapter of Fifine’s story: all that is essential to its elucidation is soon told.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I am not of such.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I do not propose to myself to linger over this last chapter of Fifine’s story: all that is essential to its elucidation is soon told.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was the perfect night; and, then, the dawn!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was the perfect night; and, then, the dawn!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
a special situation
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I do not propose to myself to linger over this last chapter of Fifine’s story: all that is essential to its elucidation is soon told.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I do not propose to myself to linger over this last chapter of Fifine’s story: all that is essential to its elucidation is soon told.
toothnounUS /tuːθ/
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the perfect night; and, then, the dawn!
which person or people
From this reading There are those who pet their own misery, who derive pleasure from dwelling upon it; there are those who gather comfort from putting off an inevitable evil day; there are those who can borrow even a brief agonised solace from delaying their own execution.
worriesnounUS /ˈwɜːriz/
plural of “worry” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading If a tooth worries me I have it out; if a painful thing has to be done, I like to get it over as quickly and as shortly as possible.
