used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
(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 It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to his opinions, we all took it for granted that he was a freethinker; but I can’t tell how that might be.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So he fell in with Mr. Hay, a professor at a German university.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As to his opinions, we all took it for granted that he was a freethinker; but I can’t tell how that might be.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
BonnnounUS /bɑːn/
a city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can hear William’s tone of utter contempt and disgust.
can't
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From this reading As to his opinions, we all took it for granted that he was a freethinker; but I can’t tell how that might be.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading I can hear William’s tone of utter contempt and disgust.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
cultivatedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌltəveɪtɪd/
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
a female human offspring
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
discoveriesnounUS /dɪˈskʌvəriz/
plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
disgustverbUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
fill with distaste
From this reading I can hear William’s tone of utter contempt and disgust.
distressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrest/
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
to an extreme degree
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading So he fell in with Mr. Hay, a professor at a German university.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As to his opinions, we all took it for granted that he was a freethinker; but I can’t tell how that might be.
freethinkernounUS /ˈfriːˈθɪŋkər/
a person who rejects religion
From this reading As to his opinions, we all took it for granted that he was a freethinker; but I can’t tell how that might be.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
a person of German nationality
From this reading So he fell in with Mr. Hay, a professor at a German university.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
grandpapa
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From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading As to his opinions, we all took it for granted that he was a freethinker; but I can’t tell how that might be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
HaynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading So he fell in with Mr. Hay, a professor at a German university.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I can hear William’s tone of utter contempt and disgust.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
how
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From this reading As to his opinions, we all took it for granted that he was a freethinker; but I can’t tell how that might be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can hear William’s tone of utter contempt and disgust.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So he fell in with Mr. Hay, a professor at a German university.
injuredadjectiveUS /ˈɪndʒərd/
harmed
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/
temporary living quarters
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As to his opinions, we all took it for granted that he was a freethinker; but I can’t tell how that might be.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
a form of address for a man
From this reading So he fell in with Mr. Hay, a professor at a German university.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading So he fell in with Mr. Hay, a professor at a German university.
pursuitsnounUS /pərˈsuːts/
plural of “pursuit” — the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
unusual or striking
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
scientificadjectiveUS /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
of or relating to the practice of science
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he fell in with Mr. Hay, a professor at a German university.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
express in words
From this reading As to his opinions, we all took it for granted that he was a freethinker; but I can’t tell how that might be.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
thwartedadjectiveUS /ˈθwɔːrtɪd/
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading I can hear William’s tone of utter contempt and disgust.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading As to his opinions, we all took it for granted that he was a freethinker; but I can’t tell how that might be.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
universitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading So he fell in with Mr. Hay, a professor at a German university.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading I can hear William’s tone of utter contempt and disgust.
precisely as stated
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I believe this poor man was exceedingly learned, and had made some remarkable discoveries, but he was very poor, and lived in lodgings at Bonn with his daughter in the small way people are content to do in Germany.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As to his opinions, we all took it for granted that he was a freethinker; but I can’t tell how that might be.
William
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From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
William'snounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
possessive form of “williams” — United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading I can hear William’s tone of utter contempt and disgust.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So he fell in with Mr. Hay, a professor at a German university.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading It somehow always gave him a thwarted, injured feeling of working against the grain, and he cultivated all these scientific pursuits to the utmost, getting more and more into opinions and society that distressed grandpapa and Uncle William.
