used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Only had he his fixed purpose hard in his mind, and, like a loadstone, it drew him unerringly to his goal.
(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 HUSBAND AND LOVER Where all the trail-wise men of Suffering Creek and the district had failed, Scipio, the incompetent, succeeded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HUSBAND AND LOVER Where all the trail-wise men of Suffering Creek and the district had failed, Scipio, the incompetent, succeeded.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had no ideas on the subject at all.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading HUSBAND AND LOVER Where all the trail-wise men of Suffering Creek and the district had failed, Scipio, the incompetent, succeeded.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading HUSBAND AND LOVER Where all the trail-wise men of Suffering Creek and the district had failed, Scipio, the incompetent, succeeded.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Only had he his fixed purpose hard in his mind, and, like a loadstone, it drew him unerringly to his goal.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading HUSBAND AND LOVER Where all the trail-wise men of Suffering Creek and the district had failed, Scipio, the incompetent, succeeded.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Only had he his fixed purpose hard in his mind, and, like a loadstone, it drew him unerringly to his goal.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Such was the ironical pleasure of the jade Fortune.
goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading Only had he his fixed purpose hard in his mind, and, like a loadstone, it drew him unerringly to his goal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HUSBAND AND LOVER Where all the trail-wise men of Suffering Creek and the district had failed, Scipio, the incompetent, succeeded.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Only had he his fixed purpose hard in his mind, and, like a loadstone, it drew him unerringly to his goal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no ideas on the subject at all.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Scipio had not the vaguest idea of whither his quest would lead him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Scipio had not the vaguest idea of whither his quest would lead him.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading HUSBAND AND LOVER Where all the trail-wise men of Suffering Creek and the district had failed, Scipio, the incompetent, succeeded.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Scipio had not the vaguest idea of whither his quest would lead him.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had no ideas on the subject at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only had he his fixed purpose hard in his mind, and, like a loadstone, it drew him unerringly to his goal.
incompetentnounUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːmpətənt/
someone who is not competent to take effective action
From this reading HUSBAND AND LOVER Where all the trail-wise men of Suffering Creek and the district had failed, Scipio, the incompetent, succeeded.
ironicaladjectiveUS /aɪˈrɑːnɪkəl/
characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
From this reading Such was the ironical pleasure of the jade Fortune.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only had he his fixed purpose hard in his mind, and, like a loadstone, it drew him unerringly to his goal.
jadenounUS /dʒeɪd/
a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite
From this reading Such was the ironical pleasure of the jade Fortune.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Scipio had not the vaguest idea of whither his quest would lead him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Only had he his fixed purpose hard in his mind, and, like a loadstone, it drew him unerringly to his goal.
loadstonenoun
a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically
From this reading Only had he his fixed purpose hard in his mind, and, like a loadstone, it drew him unerringly to his goal.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading HUSBAND AND LOVER Where all the trail-wise men of Suffering Creek and the district had failed, Scipio, the incompetent, succeeded.
the force of workers available
From this reading HUSBAND AND LOVER Where all the trail-wise men of Suffering Creek and the district had failed, Scipio, the incompetent, succeeded.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Only had he his fixed purpose hard in his mind, and, like a loadstone, it drew him unerringly to his goal.
not any; not one
From this reading He had no ideas on the subject at all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Scipio had not the vaguest idea of whither his quest would lead him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HUSBAND AND LOVER Where all the trail-wise men of Suffering Creek and the district had failed, Scipio, the incompetent, succeeded.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had no ideas on the subject at all.
and nothing more
From this reading Only had he his fixed purpose hard in his mind, and, like a loadstone, it drew him unerringly to his goal.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Such was the ironical pleasure of the jade Fortune.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Only had he his fixed purpose hard in his mind, and, like a loadstone, it drew him unerringly to his goal.
questnounUS /kwest/
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading Scipio had not the vaguest idea of whither his quest would lead him.
ScipionounUS /ˈsɪpioʊ/
Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
From this reading HUSBAND AND LOVER Where all the trail-wise men of Suffering Creek and the district had failed, Scipio, the incompetent, succeeded.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading He had no ideas on the subject at all.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading HUSBAND AND LOVER Where all the trail-wise men of Suffering Creek and the district had failed, Scipio, the incompetent, succeeded.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the ironical pleasure of the jade Fortune.
a state of acute pain
From this reading HUSBAND AND LOVER Where all the trail-wise men of Suffering Creek and the district had failed, Scipio, the incompetent, succeeded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HUSBAND AND LOVER Where all the trail-wise men of Suffering Creek and the district had failed, Scipio, the incompetent, succeeded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only had he his fixed purpose hard in his mind, and, like a loadstone, it drew him unerringly to his goal.
trail-wise
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From this reading HUSBAND AND LOVER Where all the trail-wise men of Suffering Creek and the district had failed, Scipio, the incompetent, succeeded.
unerringlyadverb
without making errors
From this reading Only had he his fixed purpose hard in his mind, and, like a loadstone, it drew him unerringly to his goal.
vaguestadjectiveUS /ˈveɪɡɪst/
superlative of “vague” — not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading Scipio had not the vaguest idea of whither his quest would lead him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the ironical pleasure of the jade Fortune.
in or at the place that
From this reading HUSBAND AND LOVER Where all the trail-wise men of Suffering Creek and the district had failed, Scipio, the incompetent, succeeded.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Scipio had not the vaguest idea of whither his quest would lead him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Scipio had not the vaguest idea of whither his quest would lead him.
