a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading Neither could I call on the police for aid without precipitating the catastrophe.
automaticallyadverbUS /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkli/
in a reflex manner
From this reading Fortunately for humans, old habits of work reassert themselves automatically.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There would be no one there.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading My brain screwed itself down upon the hardest problem of my career.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Neither could I call on the police for aid without precipitating the catastrophe.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading My brain screwed itself down upon the hardest problem of my career.
catastrophenounUS /kəˈtæstrəfi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading Neither could I call on the police for aid without precipitating the catastrophe.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Neither could I call on the police for aid without precipitating the catastrophe.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading My brain screwed itself down upon the hardest problem of my career.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading There was not the slightest use in flying up to the flat on One Hundredth street.
moving swiftly
From this reading There was not the slightest use in flying up to the flat on One Hundredth street.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fortunately for humans, old habits of work reassert themselves automatically.
FortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading Fortunately for humans, old habits of work reassert themselves automatically.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading Fortunately for humans, old habits of work reassert themselves automatically.
hardestadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdəst/
superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading My brain screwed itself down upon the hardest problem of my career.
humansnounUS /ˈhjuːmənz/
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading Fortunately for humans, old habits of work reassert themselves automatically.
HundredthnounUS /ˈhʌndrədθ/
position 100 in a countable series of things
From this reading There was not the slightest use in flying up to the flat on One Hundredth street.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Neither could I call on the police for aid without precipitating the catastrophe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was not the slightest use in flying up to the flat on One Hundredth street.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading My brain screwed itself down upon the hardest problem of my career.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My brain screwed itself down upon the hardest problem of my career.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither could I call on the police for aid without precipitating the catastrophe.
not any; not one
From this reading There would be no one there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not the slightest use in flying up to the flat on One Hundredth street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fortunately for humans, old habits of work reassert themselves automatically.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Fortunately for humans, old habits of work reassert themselves automatically.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was not the slightest use in flying up to the flat on One Hundredth street.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was not the slightest use in flying up to the flat on One Hundredth street.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading Neither could I call on the police for aid without precipitating the catastrophe.
precipitatingadjectiveUS /prɪˈsɪpəteɪtɪŋ/
bringing on suddenly or abruptly
From this reading Neither could I call on the police for aid without precipitating the catastrophe.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading My brain screwed itself down upon the hardest problem of my career.
reassertverbUS /ˌriːəˈsɜːrt/
strengthen or make more firm
From this reading Fortunately for humans, old habits of work reassert themselves automatically.
screwedverbUS /skruːd/
past form of “screw” — have sexual intercourse with
From this reading My brain screwed itself down upon the hardest problem of my career.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading There was not the slightest use in flying up to the flat on One Hundredth street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading There was not the slightest use in flying up to the flat on One Hundredth street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My brain screwed itself down upon the hardest problem of my career.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Fortunately for humans, old habits of work reassert themselves automatically.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was not the slightest use in flying up to the flat on One Hundredth street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was not the slightest use in flying up to the flat on One Hundredth street.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There was not the slightest use in flying up to the flat on One Hundredth street.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My brain screwed itself down upon the hardest problem of my career.
the act of using
From this reading There was not the slightest use in flying up to the flat on One Hundredth street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not the slightest use in flying up to the flat on One Hundredth street.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Neither could I call on the police for aid without precipitating the catastrophe.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Fortunately for humans, old habits of work reassert themselves automatically.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would be no one there.
