used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By the end of the week he was a being reincarnated, and so he packed a huge new wardrobe-trunk with his latest purchases and journeyed on to Denver.
abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
anew
From this reading Coincident with his arrival there, we again take up the thread of our story.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the end of the week he was a being reincarnated, and so he packed a huge new wardrobe-trunk with his latest purchases and journeyed on to Denver.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Coincident with his arrival there, we again take up the thread of our story.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading |WEBSTER'S dreams of bliss had, with very slight variation, come true as per schedule.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
beefsteaknounUS /ˈbiːfsteɪk/
a beef steak usually cooked by broiling
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading By the end of the week he was a being reincarnated, and so he packed a huge new wardrobe-trunk with his latest purchases and journeyed on to Denver.
blissnounUS /blɪs/
a state of extreme happiness
From this reading |WEBSTER'S dreams of bliss had, with very slight variation, come true as per schedule.
businesslikeadjectiveUS /ˈbɪznɪslaɪk/
exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the end of the week he was a being reincarnated, and so he packed a huge new wardrobe-trunk with his latest purchases and journeyed on to Denver.
cheval
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From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
CoincidentadjectiveUS /koʊˈɪnsədənt/
occurring or operating at the same time
From this reading Coincident with his arrival there, we again take up the thread of our story.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading |WEBSTER'S dreams of bliss had, with very slight variation, come true as per schedule.
damagedadjectiveUS /ˈdæmədʒd/
harmed or injured or spoiled
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
DenvernounUS /ˈdenvər/
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading By the end of the week he was a being reincarnated, and so he packed a huge new wardrobe-trunk with his latest purchases and journeyed on to Denver.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading |WEBSTER'S dreams of bliss had, with very slight variation, come true as per schedule.
in a serious manner
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
enablingadjectiveUS /eˈneɪbəlɪŋ/
providing legal power or sanction
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading By the end of the week he was a being reincarnated, and so he packed a huge new wardrobe-trunk with his latest purchases and journeyed on to Denver.
the organ of sight
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
fellowmen
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From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
a man of refinement
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading |WEBSTER'S dreams of bliss had, with very slight variation, come true as per schedule.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading By the end of the week he was a being reincarnated, and so he packed a huge new wardrobe-trunk with his latest purchases and journeyed on to Denver.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
journeyedverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrnid/
past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip
From this reading By the end of the week he was a being reincarnated, and so he packed a huge new wardrobe-trunk with his latest purchases and journeyed on to Denver.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading By the end of the week he was a being reincarnated, and so he packed a huge new wardrobe-trunk with his latest purchases and journeyed on to Denver.
leechesnounUS /ˈliːtʃɪz/
plural of “leech” — carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
middle-agedadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdəleɪɡd/
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading By the end of the week he was a being reincarnated, and so he packed a huge new wardrobe-trunk with his latest purchases and journeyed on to Denver.
nocturnenoun
a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |WEBSTER'S dreams of bliss had, with very slight variation, come true as per schedule.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
orbnounUS /ɔːrb/
the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Coincident with his arrival there, we again take up the thread of our story.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading By the end of the week he was a being reincarnated, and so he packed a huge new wardrobe-trunk with his latest purchases and journeyed on to Denver.
for each
From this reading |WEBSTER'S dreams of bliss had, with very slight variation, come true as per schedule.
a human being
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
purchasesnounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəsəz/
plural of “purchase” — the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading By the end of the week he was a being reincarnated, and so he packed a huge new wardrobe-trunk with his latest purchases and journeyed on to Denver.
with speed
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
raimentnoun
especially fine or decorative clothing
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
reincarnatedverbUS /ˌriːɪnˈkɑːrneɪtɪd/
past form of “reincarnate” — be born anew in another body after death
From this reading By the end of the week he was a being reincarnated, and so he packed a huge new wardrobe-trunk with his latest purchases and journeyed on to Denver.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
saunternounUS /ˈsɔːntər/
a careless leisurely gait
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
schedulenounUS /ˈskedʒʊl/
a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
From this reading |WEBSTER'S dreams of bliss had, with very slight variation, come true as per schedule.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading |WEBSTER'S dreams of bliss had, with very slight variation, come true as per schedule.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading By the end of the week he was a being reincarnated, and so he packed a huge new wardrobe-trunk with his latest purchases and journeyed on to Denver.
having a supporting base
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Coincident with his arrival there, we again take up the thread of our story.
carry out
From this reading Coincident with his arrival there, we again take up the thread of our story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Coincident with his arrival there, we again take up the thread of our story.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading Coincident with his arrival there, we again take up the thread of our story.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading |WEBSTER'S dreams of bliss had, with very slight variation, come true as per schedule.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Coincident with his arrival there, we again take up the thread of our story.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
variationnounUS /ˌveriˈeɪʃən/
an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
From this reading |WEBSTER'S dreams of bliss had, with very slight variation, come true as per schedule.
precisely as stated
From this reading |WEBSTER'S dreams of bliss had, with very slight variation, come true as per schedule.
wardrobe-trunk
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From this reading By the end of the week he was a being reincarnated, and so he packed a huge new wardrobe-trunk with his latest purchases and journeyed on to Denver.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the end of the week he was a being reincarnated, and so he packed a huge new wardrobe-trunk with his latest purchases and journeyed on to Denver.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Coincident with his arrival there, we again take up the thread of our story.
WEBSTER'SnounUS /ˈwebstərz/
possessive form of “webster” — English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading |WEBSTER'S dreams of bliss had, with very slight variation, come true as per schedule.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading By the end of the week he was a being reincarnated, and so he packed a huge new wardrobe-trunk with his latest purchases and journeyed on to Denver.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In Salt Lake City he abandoned the beefsteak on his damaged eye for two businesslike leeches, which quickly reduced the nocturne effect around his orb, enabling him, the third day, to saunter forth among his fellowmen.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading One hour after his trunk arrived the gentleman from Death Valley might have been observed standing before a cheval glass looking long and earnestly at the reflection of his middle-aged person, the while he marked the fit of his new raiment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading |WEBSTER'S dreams of bliss had, with very slight variation, come true as per schedule.
