used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "NEITHER DO I CONDEMN THEE" Autumn came to London, a warm, lingering season.
(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 All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At no time before had a routine been so pleasant to him.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading There was a hint of the South in the atmosphere of town.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading "NEITHER DO I CONDEMN THEE" Autumn came to London, a warm, lingering season.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At no time before had a routine been so pleasant to him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At no time before had a routine been so pleasant to him.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "NEITHER DO I CONDEMN THEE" Autumn came to London, a warm, lingering season.
CONDEMNverbUS /kənˈdem/
express strong disapproval of
From this reading "NEITHER DO I CONDEMN THEE" Autumn came to London, a warm, lingering season.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "NEITHER DO I CONDEMN THEE" Autumn came to London, a warm, lingering season.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Gortre had settled down to steady, regular work.
enjoymentnounUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪmənt/
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
genialadjectiveUS /ˈdʒiːnjəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
Gortre
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From this reading Gortre had settled down to steady, regular work.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gortre had settled down to steady, regular work.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At no time before had a routine been so pleasant to him.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading There was a hint of the South in the atmosphere of town.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "NEITHER DO I CONDEMN THEE" Autumn came to London, a warm, lingering season.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a hint of the South in the atmosphere of town.
languornoun
a relaxed comfortable feeling
From this reading All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
lingeringnounUS /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/
the act of tarrying
From this reading "NEITHER DO I CONDEMN THEE" Autumn came to London, a warm, lingering season.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading "NEITHER DO I CONDEMN THEE" Autumn came to London, a warm, lingering season.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "NEITHER DO I CONDEMN THEE" Autumn came to London, a warm, lingering season.
not any; not one
From this reading At no time before had a routine been so pleasant to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a hint of the South in the atmosphere of town.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading At no time before had a routine been so pleasant to him.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Gortre had settled down to steady, regular work.
ripeadjectiveUS /raɪp/
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
From this reading All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading At no time before had a routine been so pleasant to him.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading "NEITHER DO I CONDEMN THEE" Autumn came to London, a warm, lingering season.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Gortre had settled down to steady, regular work.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading There was a hint of the South in the atmosphere of town.
make steady
From this reading Gortre had settled down to steady, regular work.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a hint of the South in the atmosphere of town.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "NEITHER DO I CONDEMN THEE" Autumn came to London, a warm, lingering season.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a hint of the South in the atmosphere of town.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At no time before had a routine been so pleasant to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "NEITHER DO I CONDEMN THEE" Autumn came to London, a warm, lingering season.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading There was a hint of the South in the atmosphere of town.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "NEITHER DO I CONDEMN THEE" Autumn came to London, a warm, lingering season.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a hint of the South in the atmosphere of town.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All business moved with languor; there was more enjoyment in life as people went and came through the streets under so ripe and genial a sun.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Gortre had settled down to steady, regular work.
