used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His customary concentration had become a slack force, though these were days of pressing hours and insistent minutes in the Wallifarro offices.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading His customary concentration had become a slack force, though these were days of pressing hours and insistent minutes in the Wallifarro offices.
bedfellowship
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From this reading The reception room was crowded with waiting figures that savoured of the motley, and this was one of the new things brought to pass by the strange bedfellowship of politics.
Boone's
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From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The reception room was crowded with waiting figures that savoured of the motley, and this was one of the new things brought to pass by the strange bedfellowship of politics.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was one of that crew imported from elsewhere to register, re-register and vanish, but he had lingered, and now a grievance had sent him skulking to the enemy's camp with vengeance in his heart.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The reception room was crowded with waiting figures that savoured of the motley, and this was one of the new things brought to pass by the strange bedfellowship of politics.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading He was one of that crew imported from elsewhere to register, re-register and vanish, but he had lingered, and now a grievance had sent him skulking to the enemy's camp with vengeance in his heart.
concentrationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsənˈtreɪʃən/
the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
From this reading His customary concentration had become a slack force, though these were days of pressing hours and insistent minutes in the Wallifarro offices.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading He was one of that crew imported from elsewhere to register, re-register and vanish, but he had lingered, and now a grievance had sent him skulking to the enemy's camp with vengeance in his heart.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading The reception room was crowded with waiting figures that savoured of the motley, and this was one of the new things brought to pass by the strange bedfellowship of politics.
customaryadjectiveUS /ˈkʌstəmeri/
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading His customary concentration had become a slack force, though these were days of pressing hours and insistent minutes in the Wallifarro offices.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading His customary concentration had become a slack force, though these were days of pressing hours and insistent minutes in the Wallifarro offices.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
discursivelyadverb
in a rambling manner
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
elsewhereadverbUS /ˈelswer/
in or to another place
From this reading He was one of that crew imported from elsewhere to register, re-register and vanish, but he had lingered, and now a grievance had sent him skulking to the enemy's camp with vengeance in his heart.
enemy'snounUS /ˈenəmiz/
possessive form of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading He was one of that crew imported from elsewhere to register, re-register and vanish, but he had lingered, and now a grievance had sent him skulking to the enemy's camp with vengeance in his heart.
opinion or judgment
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
fidgetingverbUS /ˈfɪdʒətɪŋ/
-ing form of “fidget” — move restlessly
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The reception room was crowded with waiting figures that savoured of the motley, and this was one of the new things brought to pass by the strange bedfellowship of politics.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading His customary concentration had become a slack force, though these were days of pressing hours and insistent minutes in the Wallifarro offices.
set up or found
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
frostyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːsti/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
grievancenounUS /ˈɡriːvəns/
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
From this reading He was one of that crew imported from elsewhere to register, re-register and vanish, but he had lingered, and now a grievance had sent him skulking to the enemy's camp with vengeance in his heart.
guilenounUS /ɡaɪl/
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His customary concentration had become a slack force, though these were days of pressing hours and insistent minutes in the Wallifarro offices.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was one of that crew imported from elsewhere to register, re-register and vanish, but he had lingered, and now a grievance had sent him skulking to the enemy's camp with vengeance in his heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He was one of that crew imported from elsewhere to register, re-register and vanish, but he had lingered, and now a grievance had sent him skulking to the enemy's camp with vengeance in his heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was one of that crew imported from elsewhere to register, re-register and vanish, but he had lingered, and now a grievance had sent him skulking to the enemy's camp with vengeance in his heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading His customary concentration had become a slack force, though these were days of pressing hours and insistent minutes in the Wallifarro offices.
importedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtɪd/
used of especially merchandise brought from a foreign source
From this reading He was one of that crew imported from elsewhere to register, re-register and vanish, but he had lingered, and now a grievance had sent him skulking to the enemy's camp with vengeance in his heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His customary concentration had become a slack force, though these were days of pressing hours and insistent minutes in the Wallifarro offices.
insistentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstənt/
repetitive and persistent
From this reading His customary concentration had become a slack force, though these were days of pressing hours and insistent minutes in the Wallifarro offices.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading He was one of that crew imported from elsewhere to register, re-register and vanish, but he had lingered, and now a grievance had sent him skulking to the enemy's camp with vengeance in his heart.
livening
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From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
massedverbUS /mæst/
past form of “mass” — join together into a mass or collect or form a mass
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
matureadjectiveUS /məˈtʃʊr/
characteristic of maturity
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading His customary concentration had become a slack force, though these were days of pressing hours and insistent minutes in the Wallifarro offices.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
motleynounUS /ˈmɑːtli/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading The reception room was crowded with waiting figures that savoured of the motley, and this was one of the new things brought to pass by the strange bedfellowship of politics.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The reception room was crowded with waiting figures that savoured of the motley, and this was one of the new things brought to pass by the strange bedfellowship of politics.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was one of that crew imported from elsewhere to register, re-register and vanish, but he had lingered, and now a grievance had sent him skulking to the enemy's camp with vengeance in his heart.
obviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
officesnounUS /ˈɔːfəsəz/
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading His customary concentration had become a slack force, though these were days of pressing hours and insistent minutes in the Wallifarro offices.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
go across or through
From this reading The reception room was crowded with waiting figures that savoured of the motley, and this was one of the new things brought to pass by the strange bedfellowship of politics.
pastyadjective
resembling paste in color; pallid
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
politicsnounUS /ˈpɑːlətɪks/
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
From this reading The reception room was crowded with waiting figures that savoured of the motley, and this was one of the new things brought to pass by the strange bedfellowship of politics.
pouchedadjective
having a pouch
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading His customary concentration had become a slack force, though these were days of pressing hours and insistent minutes in the Wallifarro offices.
pulsesnounUS /ˈpʌlsɪz/
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
re-register
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From this reading He was one of that crew imported from elsewhere to register, re-register and vanish, but he had lingered, and now a grievance had sent him skulking to the enemy's camp with vengeance in his heart.
receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading The reception room was crowded with waiting figures that savoured of the motley, and this was one of the new things brought to pass by the strange bedfellowship of politics.
registerverbUS /ˈredʒɪstər/
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
From this reading He was one of that crew imported from elsewhere to register, re-register and vanish, but he had lingered, and now a grievance had sent him skulking to the enemy's camp with vengeance in his heart.
restivenessnounUS /ˈrestɪvnəs/
the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The reception room was crowded with waiting figures that savoured of the motley, and this was one of the new things brought to pass by the strange bedfellowship of politics.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
savoured
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From this reading The reception room was crowded with waiting figures that savoured of the motley, and this was one of the new things brought to pass by the strange bedfellowship of politics.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He was one of that crew imported from elsewhere to register, re-register and vanish, but he had lingered, and now a grievance had sent him skulking to the enemy's camp with vengeance in his heart.
skulkingnounUS /ˈskʌlkɪŋ/
evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
From this reading He was one of that crew imported from elsewhere to register, re-register and vanish, but he had lingered, and now a grievance had sent him skulking to the enemy's camp with vengeance in his heart.
slackadjectiveUS /slæk/
not tense or taut
From this reading His customary concentration had become a slack force, though these were days of pressing hours and insistent minutes in the Wallifarro offices.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The reception room was crowded with waiting figures that savoured of the motley, and this was one of the new things brought to pass by the strange bedfellowship of politics.
tangnounUS /tæŋ/
a tart spicy quality
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading His customary concentration had become a slack force, though these were days of pressing hours and insistent minutes in the Wallifarro offices.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The reception room was crowded with waiting figures that savoured of the motley, and this was one of the new things brought to pass by the strange bedfellowship of politics.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The reception room was crowded with waiting figures that savoured of the motley, and this was one of the new things brought to pass by the strange bedfellowship of politics.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His customary concentration had become a slack force, though these were days of pressing hours and insistent minutes in the Wallifarro offices.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reception room was crowded with waiting figures that savoured of the motley, and this was one of the new things brought to pass by the strange bedfellowship of politics.
having come into contact
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
trade-marks
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From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
uglinessnounUS /ˈʌɡlinəs/
qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
unwholesomeadjective
detrimental to physical or moral well-being
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
vanishverbUS /ˈvænɪʃ/
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading He was one of that crew imported from elsewhere to register, re-register and vanish, but he had lingered, and now a grievance had sent him skulking to the enemy's camp with vengeance in his heart.
vengeancenounUS /ˈvendʒəns/
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading He was one of that crew imported from elsewhere to register, re-register and vanish, but he had lingered, and now a grievance had sent him skulking to the enemy's camp with vengeance in his heart.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The reception room was crowded with waiting figures that savoured of the motley, and this was one of the new things brought to pass by the strange bedfellowship of politics.
Wallifarro
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From this reading His customary concentration had become a slack force, though these were days of pressing hours and insistent minutes in the Wallifarro offices.
migratory
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reception room was crowded with waiting figures that savoured of the motley, and this was one of the new things brought to pass by the strange bedfellowship of politics.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His customary concentration had become a slack force, though these were days of pressing hours and insistent minutes in the Wallifarro offices.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
belonging to which person
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One morning of frosty tang, that touched the pulses with its livening, found Boone's eyes and thoughts wandering discursively from the papers massed on his desk.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Yonder in a corner sat with fidgeting restiveness a young man whose eyes, despite his obvious youth, were mature in guile and pouched with that pasty ugliness with which unwholesome night life trade-marks its own.
