used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And all these ambitions and activities he came to share, in the pleasant, intimate Oxford way, with a friend, slightly older than himself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
activitiesnounUS /ækˈtɪvətiz/
plural of “activity” — any specific behavior
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
activitynounUS /ækˈtɪvəti/
any specific behavior
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But after a while he began to grow discontented; success was not so easy;--and what was the good of it after all? he asked himself, with impatient lassitude.
(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 But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
a cherished desire
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
ambitionsnounUS /æmˈbɪʃənz/
plural of “ambition” — a cherished desire
From this reading And all these ambitions and activities he came to share, in the pleasant, intimate Oxford way, with a friend, slightly older than himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading But after a while he began to grow discontented; success was not so easy;--and what was the good of it after all? he asked himself, with impatient lassitude.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But after a while he began to grow discontented; success was not so easy;--and what was the good of it after all? he asked himself, with impatient lassitude.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And all these ambitions and activities he came to share, in the pleasant, intimate Oxford way, with a friend, slightly older than himself.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
greatly pleased
From this reading And yet once he would have delighted in it.
discontentedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪskənˈtentɪd/
showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
From this reading But after a while he began to grow discontented; success was not so easy;--and what was the good of it after all? he asked himself, with impatient lassitude.
distinctionnounUS /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
doublyadverbUS /ˈdʌbli/
to double the degree
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
eagernessnounUS /ˈiːɡərnəs/
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading But after a while he began to grow discontented; success was not so easy;--and what was the good of it after all? he asked himself, with impatient lassitude.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading And all these ambitions and activities he came to share, in the pleasant, intimate Oxford way, with a friend, slightly older than himself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But after a while he began to grow discontented; success was not so easy;--and what was the good of it after all? he asked himself, with impatient lassitude.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading But after a while he began to grow discontented; success was not so easy;--and what was the good of it after all? he asked himself, with impatient lassitude.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
harshadjectiveUS /hɑːrʃ/
unpleasantly stern
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And yet once he would have delighted in it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And all these ambitions and activities he came to share, in the pleasant, intimate Oxford way, with a friend, slightly older than himself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading But after a while he began to grow discontented; success was not so easy;--and what was the good of it after all? he asked himself, with impatient lassitude.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And yet once he would have delighted in it.
intimateadjectiveUS /ˈɪntəmət/
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading And all these ambitions and activities he came to share, in the pleasant, intimate Oxford way, with a friend, slightly older than himself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet once he would have delighted in it.
lassitudenoun
a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
From this reading But after a while he began to grow discontented; success was not so easy;--and what was the good of it after all? he asked himself, with impatient lassitude.
Lestrange
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From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But after a while he began to grow discontented; success was not so easy;--and what was the good of it after all? he asked himself, with impatient lassitude.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading And all these ambitions and activities he came to share, in the pleasant, intimate Oxford way, with a friend, slightly older than himself.
on one occasion
From this reading And yet once he would have delighted in it.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading And all these ambitions and activities he came to share, in the pleasant, intimate Oxford way, with a friend, slightly older than himself.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
an educational institution
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
have in common
From this reading And all these ambitions and activities he came to share, in the pleasant, intimate Oxford way, with a friend, slightly older than himself.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading And all these ambitions and activities he came to share, in the pleasant, intimate Oxford way, with a friend, slightly older than himself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But after a while he began to grow discontented; success was not so easy;--and what was the good of it after all? he asked himself, with impatient lassitude.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading But after a while he began to grow discontented; success was not so easy;--and what was the good of it after all? he asked himself, with impatient lassitude.
the rays of the sun
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And all these ambitions and activities he came to share, in the pleasant, intimate Oxford way, with a friend, slightly older than himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And all these ambitions and activities he came to share, in the pleasant, intimate Oxford way, with a friend, slightly older than himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
universitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And all these ambitions and activities he came to share, in the pleasant, intimate Oxford way, with a friend, slightly older than himself.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
(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 When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But after a while he began to grow discontented; success was not so easy;--and what was the good of it after all? he asked himself, with impatient lassitude.
at the time that
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But after a while he began to grow discontented; success was not so easy;--and what was the good of it after all? he asked himself, with impatient lassitude.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading But for him there was too much sound about the wind and water, the cold sunshine was too bright and harsh, and he felt doubly weary, as he looked at all that life and activity and health.
wishingnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And yet once he would have delighted in it.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet once he would have delighted in it.
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading When Arthur Lestrange had come first from school to Oxford, he had entered with eagerness and youthful ambition into the pleasures and activities of university life, wishing to do everything well that he tried to do, and with distinction if he could.
