used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They brought us their whole stock of complaints--complaints of the landlady, of the table and of each other.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
blightedadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪtɪd/
affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
boardersnounUS /ˈbɔːrdərz/
plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading I have spoken of the boarders.
broadlyadverbUS /ˈbrɔːdli/
without regard to specific details or exceptions
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading They brought us their whole stock of complaints--complaints of the landlady, of the table and of each other.
burdensnounUS /ˈbɜːrdənz/
plural of “burden” — an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading They too laid their burdens upon us.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For what reason I can only conjecture.
city'snounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
possessive form of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
complaintsnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnts/
plural of “complaint” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading They brought us their whole stock of complaints--complaints of the landlady, of the table and of each other.
conjecturenounUS /kənˈdʒektʃər/
a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading For what reason I can only conjecture.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
dwarfedverbUS /dwɔːrft/
past form of “dwarf” — make appear small by comparison
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They brought us their whole stock of complaints--complaints of the landlady, of the table and of each other.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For what reason I can only conjecture.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have spoken of the boarders.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have spoken of the boarders.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
set down according to a plan
From this reading They too laid their burdens upon us.
landladynounUS /ˈlændleɪdi/
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading They brought us their whole stock of complaints--complaints of the landlady, of the table and of each other.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
naturesnounUS /ˈneɪtʃərz/
plural of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have spoken of the boarders.
and nothing more
From this reading For what reason I can only conjecture.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They brought us their whole stock of complaints--complaints of the landlady, of the table and of each other.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading For what reason I can only conjecture.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
soullessadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊlləs/
lacking sensitivity or the capacity for deep feeling
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading I have spoken of the boarders.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading They brought us their whole stock of complaints--complaints of the landlady, of the table and of each other.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading They brought us their whole stock of complaints--complaints of the landlady, of the table and of each other.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have spoken of the boarders.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They too laid their burdens upon us.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They too laid their burdens upon us.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They too laid their burdens upon us.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They too laid their burdens upon us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They too laid their burdens upon us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For what reason I can only conjecture.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading They brought us their whole stock of complaints--complaints of the landlady, of the table and of each other.
belonging to which person
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Being from the great wide West we may have seemed a bit more broadly human than most of those whose natures had been dwarfed and blighted in the city's narrow soulless round of daily toil.
