Chapter XVIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

in addition

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He rested on his oars, bending his head and leaning slightly forward.

any thing at all

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

take into custody

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading He rested on his oars, bending his head and leaning slightly forward.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

terminate

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

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From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

reach, make, or come to a decision about something

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

take away possessions from someone

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

a wide scope

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

ranking above all others

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading He rested on his oars, bending his head and leaning slightly forward.

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 had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He rested on his oars, bending his head and leaning slightly forward.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading He rested on his oars, bending his head and leaning slightly forward.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He rested on his oars, bending his head and leaning slightly forward.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

of great significance or value

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

unable to move or resist motion

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

and nothing more

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading He rested on his oars, bending his head and leaning slightly forward.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

hate coupled with disgust

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

engage in

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

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From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

a particular point in time

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

used to form the superlative

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat

From this reading He rested on his oars, bending his head and leaning slightly forward.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He rested on his oars, bending his head and leaning slightly forward.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

and nothing more

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

causing great physical or mental suffering

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

From this reading He rested on his oars, bending his head and leaning slightly forward.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

past form of “row” — propel with oars

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading He rested on his oars, bending his head and leaning slightly forward.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

in or at that place or location

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading To go away was not only to deprive himself of many things which he liked, and among those Mamie’s own society had taken the foremost place of late; it meant also to break the current of his ideas and to arrest his own progress at the most critical juncture.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

precisely as stated

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

at the time that

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

in or at the place that

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading George had rowed to a point where a deep indentation in the shore of the river offered a broad expanse of water in which there was but little current.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.

the act of creating written works

From this reading It seemed very hard that he should suddenly be called upon to decide so important a question as had just arisen, at the very moment when he was writing the most difficult and interesting part of his book.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading He remembered with loathing the days he had spent in his little room in New York, cudgelling his inert brain and racking his imagination for a plot, a subject, for one single character, for anything of which he might make a beginning.