used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Time only coated it with a dull, callous crust.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He did not fly from society, or ape the manners of the misanthrope; he went to London, and stayed about and played the game.
(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 all with a stony, bald indifference which made people wonder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He did not fly from society, or ape the manners of the misanthrope; he went to London, and stayed about and played the game.
apenounUS /eɪp/
any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
From this reading He did not fly from society, or ape the manners of the misanthrope; he went to London, and stayed about and played the game.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had got into a hard way of taking everything as it came.
baldadjectiveUS /bɔːld/
with no effort to conceal
From this reading But all with a stony, bald indifference which made people wonder.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the months went by without healing Paul's grief.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the months went by without healing Paul's grief.
callousadjectiveUS /ˈkæləs/
emotionally hardened
From this reading Time only coated it with a dull, callous crust.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He had got into a hard way of taking everything as it came.
coatedadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊtəd/
having a coating; covered with an outer layer or film; often used in combination
From this reading Time only coated it with a dull, callous crust.
crustnounUS /krʌst/
the outer layer of the Earth
From this reading Time only coated it with a dull, callous crust.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not fly from society, or ape the manners of the misanthrope; he went to London, and stayed about and played the game.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Time only coated it with a dull, callous crust.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He had got into a hard way of taking everything as it came.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading He did not fly from society, or ape the manners of the misanthrope; he went to London, and stayed about and played the game.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He did not fly from society, or ape the manners of the misanthrope; he went to London, and stayed about and played the game.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading He did not fly from society, or ape the manners of the misanthrope; he went to London, and stayed about and played the game.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He had got into a hard way of taking everything as it came.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading But the months went by without healing Paul's grief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had got into a hard way of taking everything as it came.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He had got into a hard way of taking everything as it came.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had got into a hard way of taking everything as it came.
healingnounUS /ˈhiːlɪŋ/
the natural process by which the body repairs itself
From this reading But the months went by without healing Paul's grief.
unbiased impartial unconcern
From this reading But all with a stony, bald indifference which made people wonder.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had got into a hard way of taking everything as it came.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Time only coated it with a dull, callous crust.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading He did not fly from society, or ape the manners of the misanthrope; he went to London, and stayed about and played the game.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But all with a stony, bald indifference which made people wonder.
social deportment
From this reading He did not fly from society, or ape the manners of the misanthrope; he went to London, and stayed about and played the game.
misanthropenounUS /ˈmɪsənθroʊp/
someone who dislikes people in general
From this reading He did not fly from society, or ape the manners of the misanthrope; he went to London, and stayed about and played the game.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading But the months went by without healing Paul's grief.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not fly from society, or ape the manners of the misanthrope; he went to London, and stayed about and played the game.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had got into a hard way of taking everything as it came.
and nothing more
From this reading Time only coated it with a dull, callous crust.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He did not fly from society, or ape the manners of the misanthrope; he went to London, and stayed about and played the game.
Paul'snounUS /pɔːlz/
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading But the months went by without healing Paul's grief.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But all with a stony, bald indifference which made people wonder.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading He did not fly from society, or ape the manners of the misanthrope; he went to London, and stayed about and played the game.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading He did not fly from society, or ape the manners of the misanthrope; he went to London, and stayed about and played the game.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He did not fly from society, or ape the manners of the misanthrope; he went to London, and stayed about and played the game.
stonyadjectiveUS /ˈstoʊni/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading But all with a stony, bald indifference which made people wonder.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading He had got into a hard way of taking everything as it came.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the months went by without healing Paul's grief.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time only coated it with a dull, callous crust.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did not fly from society, or ape the manners of the misanthrope; he went to London, and stayed about and played the game.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He had got into a hard way of taking everything as it came.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But the months went by without healing Paul's grief.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But all with a stony, bald indifference which made people wonder.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Time only coated it with a dull, callous crust.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But the months went by without healing Paul's grief.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading But all with a stony, bald indifference which made people wonder.
