used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Upon this principle Frederick Brent acted instinctively.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading What with work and study and contact with his fellow-students, he found the seminary not so bad a place, after all.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
(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 When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What with work and study and contact with his fellow-students, he found the seminary not so bad a place, after all.
annoyancesnounUS /əˈnɔɪənsɪz/
plural of “annoyance” — the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading The spirit of healthy competition in the school whetted his mind and made him forgetful of many annoyances from without.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading What with work and study and contact with his fellow-students, he found the seminary not so bad a place, after all.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Indeed, he began to take a sort of pleasure in his pursuits.
BrentnounUS /brent/
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading Upon this principle Frederick Brent acted instinctively.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
competitionnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/
a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
From this reading The spirit of healthy competition in the school whetted his mind and made him forgetful of many annoyances from without.
contactnounUS /ˈkɑːntækt/
close interaction
From this reading What with work and study and contact with his fellow-students, he found the seminary not so bad a place, after all.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
fellow-students
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From this reading What with work and study and contact with his fellow-students, he found the seminary not so bad a place, after all.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
forgetfuladjectiveUS /fɔːrˈɡetfəl/
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
From this reading The spirit of healthy competition in the school whetted his mind and made him forgetful of many annoyances from without.
set up or found
From this reading What with work and study and contact with his fellow-students, he found the seminary not so bad a place, after all.
FredericknounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading Upon this principle Frederick Brent acted instinctively.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The spirit of healthy competition in the school whetted his mind and made him forgetful of many annoyances from without.
highest in quality
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What with work and study and contact with his fellow-students, he found the seminary not so bad a place, after all.
healthyadjectiveUS /ˈhelθi/
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading The spirit of healthy competition in the school whetted his mind and made him forgetful of many annoyances from without.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The spirit of healthy competition in the school whetted his mind and made him forgetful of many annoyances from without.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What with work and study and contact with his fellow-students, he found the seminary not so bad a place, after all.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed, he began to take a sort of pleasure in his pursuits.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, he began to take a sort of pleasure in his pursuits.
instinctivelyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪvliː/
as a matter of instinct
From this reading Upon this principle Frederick Brent acted instinctively.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The spirit of healthy competition in the school whetted his mind and made him forgetful of many annoyances from without.
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 The spirit of healthy competition in the school whetted his mind and made him forgetful of many annoyances from without.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The spirit of healthy competition in the school whetted his mind and made him forgetful of many annoyances from without.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What with work and study and contact with his fellow-students, he found the seminary not so bad a place, after all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Indeed, he began to take a sort of pleasure in his pursuits.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading What with work and study and contact with his fellow-students, he found the seminary not so bad a place, after all.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Indeed, he began to take a sort of pleasure in his pursuits.
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading Upon this principle Frederick Brent acted instinctively.
pursuitsnounUS /pərˈsuːts/
plural of “pursuit” — the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading Indeed, he began to take a sort of pleasure in his pursuits.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
reconcileverbUS /ˈrekənsaɪl/
make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
an educational institution
From this reading The spirit of healthy competition in the school whetted his mind and made him forgetful of many annoyances from without.
seminarynounUS /ˈseməneri/
a private place of education for the young
From this reading What with work and study and contact with his fellow-students, he found the seminary not so bad a place, after all.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Indeed, he began to take a sort of pleasure in his pursuits.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading The spirit of healthy competition in the school whetted his mind and made him forgetful of many annoyances from without.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading What with work and study and contact with his fellow-students, he found the seminary not so bad a place, after all.
carry out
From this reading Indeed, he began to take a sort of pleasure in his pursuits.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Upon this principle Frederick Brent acted instinctively.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
unpleasantadjectiveUS /ənˈplezənt/
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon this principle Frederick Brent acted instinctively.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What with work and study and contact with his fellow-students, he found the seminary not so bad a place, after all.
at the time that
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
whettedverbUS /ˈwetɪd/
inflected form of “whet” — make keen or more acute
From this reading The spirit of healthy competition in the school whetted his mind and made him forgetful of many annoyances from without.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Fate is fighting with all her might against a human soul, the greatest victory that the soul can win is to reconcile itself to the unpleasant, which is never quite so unpleasant afterwards.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The spirit of healthy competition in the school whetted his mind and made him forgetful of many annoyances from without.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading What with work and study and contact with his fellow-students, he found the seminary not so bad a place, after all.
