used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The bankruptest person I ever knew had eighty thousand a year, and nothing else.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading SELFISHNESS,” says that wise and happy and altogether radiant person, Gloria Greene, “comes from lack of vitality.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SELFISHNESS,” says that wise and happy and altogether radiant person, Gloria Greene, “comes from lack of vitality.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading So you can’t expect them to loan or give away any in the form of thoughtfulness for any one else.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So you can’t expect them to loan or give away any in the form of thoughtfulness for any one else.
bankruptest
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From this reading The bankruptest person I ever knew had eighty thousand a year, and nothing else.”
can't
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From this reading So you can’t expect them to loan or give away any in the form of thoughtfulness for any one else.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading Most people haven’t enough capital stock of vigor to live on comfortably.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading SELFISHNESS,” says that wise and happy and altogether radiant person, Gloria Greene, “comes from lack of vitality.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading Most people haven’t enough capital stock of vigor to live on comfortably.
eightyadjectiveUS /ˈeɪti/
being ten more than seventy
From this reading The bankruptest person I ever knew had eighty thousand a year, and nothing else.”
else
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From this reading So you can’t expect them to loan or give away any in the form of thoughtfulness for any one else.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Most people haven’t enough capital stock of vigor to live on comfortably.
at any time
From this reading The bankruptest person I ever knew had eighty thousand a year, and nothing else.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading So you can’t expect them to loan or give away any in the form of thoughtfulness for any one else.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So you can’t expect them to loan or give away any in the form of thoughtfulness for any one else.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading So you can’t expect them to loan or give away any in the form of thoughtfulness for any one else.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SELFISHNESS,” says that wise and happy and altogether radiant person, Gloria Greene, “comes from lack of vitality.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading So you can’t expect them to loan or give away any in the form of thoughtfulness for any one else.
Gloria
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From this reading SELFISHNESS,” says that wise and happy and altogether radiant person, Gloria Greene, “comes from lack of vitality.
GreenenounUS /ɡriːn/
English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)
From this reading SELFISHNESS,” says that wise and happy and altogether radiant person, Gloria Greene, “comes from lack of vitality.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bankruptest person I ever knew had eighty thousand a year, and nothing else.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading SELFISHNESS,” says that wise and happy and altogether radiant person, Gloria Greene, “comes from lack of vitality.
haven't
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From this reading Most people haven’t enough capital stock of vigor to live on comfortably.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The bankruptest person I ever knew had eighty thousand a year, and nothing else.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So you can’t expect them to loan or give away any in the form of thoughtfulness for any one else.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The bankruptest person I ever knew had eighty thousand a year, and nothing else.”
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading SELFISHNESS,” says that wise and happy and altogether radiant person, Gloria Greene, “comes from lack of vitality.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Most people haven’t enough capital stock of vigor to live on comfortably.
loannounUS /loʊn/
the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
From this reading So you can’t expect them to loan or give away any in the form of thoughtfulness for any one else.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most people haven’t enough capital stock of vigor to live on comfortably.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The bankruptest person I ever knew had eighty thousand a year, and nothing else.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SELFISHNESS,” says that wise and happy and altogether radiant person, Gloria Greene, “comes from lack of vitality.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Most people haven’t enough capital stock of vigor to live on comfortably.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So you can’t expect them to loan or give away any in the form of thoughtfulness for any one else.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So you can’t expect them to loan or give away any in the form of thoughtfulness for any one else.
paupersnounUS /ˈpɔːpərz/
plural of “pauper” — a person who is very poor
From this reading They’re paupers, poor things!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Most people haven’t enough capital stock of vigor to live on comfortably.
a human being
From this reading SELFISHNESS,” says that wise and happy and altogether radiant person, Gloria Greene, “comes from lack of vitality.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading They’re paupers, poor things!
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading SELFISHNESS,” says that wise and happy and altogether radiant person, Gloria Greene, “comes from lack of vitality.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading SELFISHNESS,” says that wise and happy and altogether radiant person, Gloria Greene, “comes from lack of vitality.
SELFISHNESSnounUS /ˈselfɪʃnəs/
stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
From this reading SELFISHNESS,” says that wise and happy and altogether radiant person, Gloria Greene, “comes from lack of vitality.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you can’t expect them to loan or give away any in the form of thoughtfulness for any one else.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading Most people haven’t enough capital stock of vigor to live on comfortably.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SELFISHNESS,” says that wise and happy and altogether radiant person, Gloria Greene, “comes from lack of vitality.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So you can’t expect them to loan or give away any in the form of thoughtfulness for any one else.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So you can’t expect them to loan or give away any in the form of thoughtfulness for any one else.
They're
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From this reading They’re paupers, poor things!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading They’re paupers, poor things!
thoughtfulnessnounUS /ˈθɔːtfəlnɪs/
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading So you can’t expect them to loan or give away any in the form of thoughtfulness for any one else.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The bankruptest person I ever knew had eighty thousand a year, and nothing else.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Most people haven’t enough capital stock of vigor to live on comfortably.
vigornounUS /ˈvɪɡər/
forceful exertion
From this reading Most people haven’t enough capital stock of vigor to live on comfortably.
vitalitynounUS /vaɪˈtæləti/
an energetic style
From this reading SELFISHNESS,” says that wise and happy and altogether radiant person, Gloria Greene, “comes from lack of vitality.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading SELFISHNESS,” says that wise and happy and altogether radiant person, Gloria Greene, “comes from lack of vitality.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The bankruptest person I ever knew had eighty thousand a year, and nothing else.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you can’t expect them to loan or give away any in the form of thoughtfulness for any one else.
