Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading A little more and he would have told Bland so and sent him about his business.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading A little more and he would have told Bland so and sent him about his business.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

From this reading But Mary V knew only that he was staying down there with that unbearable Bland Halliday, fussing around his horrid old airplane instead of coming to the house and telling her he was sorry.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

changed in form or character without becoming something else

From this reading Mary V, had she known his mood then, might have won her way with him and altered immeasurably the future.

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

From this reading A little more and he would have told Bland so and sent him about his business.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading But Mary V knew only that he was staying down there with that unbearable Bland Halliday, fussing around his horrid old airplane instead of coming to the house and telling her he was sorry.

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

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

make amends for

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

extreme greed for material wealth

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

lacking taste or flavor or tang

From this reading A little more and he would have told Bland so and sent him about his business.

past form of “brave” — face and withstand with courage

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading A little more and he would have told Bland so and sent him about his business.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Mary V knew only that he was staying down there with that unbearable Bland Halliday, fussing around his horrid old airplane instead of coming to the house and telling her he was sorry.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading But Mary V knew only that he was staying down there with that unbearable Bland Halliday, fussing around his horrid old airplane instead of coming to the house and telling her he was sorry.

the state of owing something (especially money)

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

a boy or man

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

-ing form of “fuss” — worry unnecessarily or excessively

From this reading But Mary V knew only that he was staying down there with that unbearable Bland Halliday, fussing around his horrid old airplane instead of coming to the house and telling her he was sorry.

yet to be or coming

From this reading Mary V, had she known his mood then, might have won her way with him and altered immeasurably the future.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

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

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading A little more and he would have told Bland so and sent him about his business.

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

From this reading A little more and he would have told Bland so and sent him about his business.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Mary V, had she known his mood then, might have won her way with him and altered immeasurably the future.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A little more and he would have told Bland so and sent him about his business.

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

From this reading A little more and he would have told Bland so and sent him about his business.

exceedingly bad

From this reading But Mary V knew only that he was staying down there with that unbearable Bland Halliday, fussing around his horrid old airplane instead of coming to the house and telling her he was sorry.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading But Mary V knew only that he was staying down there with that unbearable Bland Halliday, fussing around his horrid old airplane instead of coming to the house and telling her he was sorry.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

to an immeasurable degree; beyond measurement

From this reading Mary V, had she known his mood then, might have won her way with him and altered immeasurably the future.

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

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading But Mary V knew only that he was staying down there with that unbearable Bland Halliday, fussing around his horrid old airplane instead of coming to the house and telling her he was sorry.

close or warm friendship

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading But Mary V knew only that he was staying down there with that unbearable Bland Halliday, fussing around his horrid old airplane instead of coming to the house and telling her he was sorry.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Mary V, had she known his mood then, might have won her way with him and altered immeasurably the future.

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

From this reading A little more and he would have told Bland so and sent him about his business.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Mary V, had she known his mood then, might have won her way with him and altered immeasurably the future.

a particular point in time

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading A little more and he would have told Bland so and sent him about his business.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading But Mary V knew only that he was staying down there with that unbearable Bland Halliday, fussing around his horrid old airplane instead of coming to the house and telling her he was sorry.

and nothing more

From this reading But Mary V knew only that he was staying down there with that unbearable Bland Halliday, fussing around his horrid old airplane instead of coming to the house and telling her he was sorry.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

intense aversion

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

unhealthy looking

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

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

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading A little more and he would have told Bland so and sent him about his business.

settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Mary V, had she known his mood then, might have won her way with him and altered immeasurably the future.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A little more and he would have told Bland so and sent him about his business.

morally degraded

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading But Mary V knew only that he was staying down there with that unbearable Bland Halliday, fussing around his horrid old airplane instead of coming to the house and telling her he was sorry.

-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading But Mary V knew only that he was staying down there with that unbearable Bland Halliday, fussing around his horrid old airplane instead of coming to the house and telling her he was sorry.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading But Mary V knew only that he was staying down there with that unbearable Bland Halliday, fussing around his horrid old airplane instead of coming to the house and telling her he was sorry.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

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

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Mary V, had she known his mood then, might have won her way with him and altered immeasurably the future.

in or at that place or location

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

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

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

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

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading A little more and he would have told Bland so and sent him about his business.

incapable of being tolerated or endured

From this reading But Mary V knew only that he was staying down there with that unbearable Bland Halliday, fussing around his horrid old airplane instead of coming to the house and telling her he was sorry.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

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

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Mary V, had she known his mood then, might have won her way with him and altered immeasurably the future.

in or at the place that

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

which person or people

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading Mary V, had she known his mood then, might have won her way with him and altered immeasurably the future.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading Looking down into the grimy, friendly faces of those who had braved desert wind and sun for him, the sallow, shifty-eyed face of Bland Halliday seemed to epitomize the sordid avariciousness of the man and made him wonder if any measure of success would atone for the forced intimacy with the fellow.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading At that moment of revulsion against Bland he was almost in the mood to give up the whole scheme and do as Mary V wished him to do: settle down there at the ranch and work out his debt where he had made it.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading A little more and he would have told Bland so and sent him about his business.