Chapter XXVII

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

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

put in effect

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

(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 The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

a quantity of money

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Every morning I had thirty or forty letters to answer, besides which there was an immense amount of copying to be done.

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

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

react verbally

From this reading Every morning I had thirty or forty letters to answer, besides which there was an immense amount of copying to be done.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading Apart from all this, I found it unaccountably hard to concentrate my thoughts upon my secretarial labors.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

plural of “association” — a formal organization of people or groups of people

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Every morning I had thirty or forty letters to answer, besides which there was an immense amount of copying to be done.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Every morning I had thirty or forty letters to answer, besides which there was an immense amount of copying to be done.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading My post was by no means a sinecure.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

make denser, stronger, or purer

From this reading Apart from all this, I found it unaccountably hard to concentrate my thoughts upon my secretarial labors.

an act of copying

From this reading Every morning I had thirty or forty letters to answer, besides which there was an immense amount of copying to be done.

communication by the exchange of letters

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

although something is true; in spite of

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Every morning I had thirty or forty letters to answer, besides which there was an immense amount of copying to be done.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every morning I had thirty or forty letters to answer, besides which there was an immense amount of copying to be done.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading Every morning I had thirty or forty letters to answer, besides which there was an immense amount of copying to be done.

set up or found

From this reading Apart from all this, I found it unaccountably hard to concentrate my thoughts upon my secretarial labors.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Apart from all this, I found it unaccountably hard to concentrate my thoughts upon my secretarial labors.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

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

From this reading Every morning I had thirty or forty letters to answer, besides which there was an immense amount of copying to be done.

(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Apart from all this, I found it unaccountably hard to concentrate my thoughts upon my secretarial labors.

provoking horror

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Every morning I had thirty or forty letters to answer, besides which there was an immense amount of copying to be done.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Every morning I had thirty or forty letters to answer, besides which there was an immense amount of copying to be done.

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

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

plural of “labor” — a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading Apart from all this, I found it unaccountably hard to concentrate my thoughts upon my secretarial labors.

the act of departing

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

the literary culture

From this reading Every morning I had thirty or forty letters to answer, besides which there was an immense amount of copying to be done.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading My post was by no means a sinecure.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Every morning I had thirty or forty letters to answer, besides which there was an immense amount of copying to be done.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My post was by no means a sinecure.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

not any; not one

From this reading My post was by no means a sinecure.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Every morning I had thirty or forty letters to answer, besides which there was an immense amount of copying to be done.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading My post was by no means a sinecure.

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

of or relating to a secretary or to a secretary's work

From this reading Apart from all this, I found it unaccountably hard to concentrate my thoughts upon my secretarial labors.

a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached

From this reading My post was by no means a sinecure.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

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

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Every morning I had thirty or forty letters to answer, besides which there was an immense amount of copying to be done.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading Every morning I had thirty or forty letters to answer, besides which there was an immense amount of copying to be done.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Apart from all this, I found it unaccountably hard to concentrate my thoughts upon my secretarial labors.

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

From this reading Every morning I had thirty or forty letters to answer, besides which there was an immense amount of copying to be done.

in an unaccountable manner

From this reading Apart from all this, I found it unaccountably hard to concentrate my thoughts upon my secretarial labors.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Apart from all this, I found it unaccountably hard to concentrate my thoughts upon my secretarial labors.

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

From this reading My post was by no means a sinecure.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

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

From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Every morning I had thirty or forty letters to answer, besides which there was an immense amount of copying to be done.

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From this reading A GHOST IN WHITECHAPEL Despite a certain amount of relief at leaving a neighborhood so full of horrible associations, those first few weeks in London were certainly not halcyon ones.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading The subject matter of all this correspondence was by no means interesting to me, and the work itself, although I forced myself to accomplish it with at any rate apparent cheerfulness was tedious and irksome.