Chapter IX

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

From this reading Such a man was Henry Maddox.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading He would not have admitted it, nor was he ever able to realize it, for it violated the very principles he had laid down for Ken.

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading He would not have admitted it, nor was he ever able to realize it, for it violated the very principles he had laid down for Ken.

relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming

From this reading He had taught well in his career as professor of chemistry at the State Agricultural College at Mayfield, but it had become fairly mechanical.

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

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

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

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had taught well in his career as professor of chemistry at the State Agricultural College at Mayfield, but it had become fairly mechanical.

for the reason that

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading He had taught well in his career as professor of chemistry at the State Agricultural College at Mayfield, but it had become fairly mechanical.

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading But for him, the comet was like a sudden burst of purpose in his life.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But for him, the comet was like a sudden burst of purpose in his life.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading He had taught well in his career as professor of chemistry at the State Agricultural College at Mayfield, but it had become fairly mechanical.

the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

From this reading He had taught well in his career as professor of chemistry at the State Agricultural College at Mayfield, but it had become fairly mechanical.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading He had taught well in his career as professor of chemistry at the State Agricultural College at Mayfield, but it had become fairly mechanical.

(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit

From this reading But for him, the comet was like a sudden burst of purpose in his life.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He would not have admitted it, nor was he ever able to realize it, for it violated the very principles he had laid down for Ken.

at any time

From this reading He would not have admitted it, nor was he ever able to realize it, for it violated the very principles he had laid down for Ken.

to certain extent or degree

From this reading He had taught well in his career as professor of chemistry at the State Agricultural College at Mayfield, but it had become fairly mechanical.

provide as food

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

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

From this reading He would not have admitted it, nor was he ever able to realize it, for it violated the very principles he had laid down for Ken.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

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

From this reading He would not have admitted it, nor was he ever able to realize it, for it violated the very principles he had laid down for Ken.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading Such a man was Henry Maddox.

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

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

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

From this reading But for him, the comet was like a sudden burst of purpose in his life.

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

From this reading But for him, the comet was like a sudden burst of purpose in his life.

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

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

range of what one can know or understand

From this reading He would not have admitted it, nor was he ever able to realize it, for it violated the very principles he had laid down for Ken.

set down according to a plan

From this reading He would not have admitted it, nor was he ever able to realize it, for it violated the very principles he had laid down for Ken.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading But for him, the comet was like a sudden burst of purpose in his life.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading But for him, the comet was like a sudden burst of purpose in his life.

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From this reading Such a man was Henry Maddox.

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

From this reading Such a man was Henry Maddox.

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From this reading He had taught well in his career as professor of chemistry at the State Agricultural College at Mayfield, but it had become fairly mechanical.

using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices

From this reading He had taught well in his career as professor of chemistry at the State Agricultural College at Mayfield, but it had become fairly mechanical.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading He would not have admitted it, nor was he ever able to realize it, for it violated the very principles he had laid down for Ken.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He would not have admitted it, nor was he ever able to realize it, for it violated the very principles he had laid down for Ken.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

and nothing more

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

plural of “principle” — a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

From this reading He would not have admitted it, nor was he ever able to realize it, for it violated the very principles he had laid down for Ken.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading He had taught well in his career as professor of chemistry at the State Agricultural College at Mayfield, but it had become fairly mechanical.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading But for him, the comet was like a sudden burst of purpose in his life.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

be fully aware or cognizant of

From this reading He would not have admitted it, nor was he ever able to realize it, for it violated the very principles he had laid down for Ken.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading He had taught well in his career as professor of chemistry at the State Agricultural College at Mayfield, but it had become fairly mechanical.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such a man was Henry Maddox.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading But for him, the comet was like a sudden burst of purpose in his life.

inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading He had taught well in his career as professor of chemistry at the State Agricultural College at Mayfield, but it had become fairly mechanical.

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

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

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

From this reading He would not have admitted it, nor was he ever able to realize it, for it violated the very principles he had laid down for Ken.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

the act of using

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

precisely as stated

From this reading He would not have admitted it, nor was he ever able to realize it, for it violated the very principles he had laid down for Ken.

treated irreverently or sacrilegiously

From this reading He would not have admitted it, nor was he ever able to realize it, for it violated the very principles he had laid down for Ken.

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

From this reading Such a man was Henry Maddox.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading He had taught well in his career as professor of chemistry at the State Agricultural College at Mayfield, but it had become fairly mechanical.

which person or people

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.

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

From this reading There are people who feed upon disaster and grow in their own particular direction as they would never have grown without it, as does the queen bee who becomes queen only because of the special food prepared by the workers for her private use.