used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading The two levels of his mind hated each other and were tearing him apart.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading He was bitterly ashamed of his background.
austereadjectiveUS /ɔːˈstɪr/
severely simple
From this reading Jake had a conscious ideal, the model of the man he wanted to be ... austere, kindly, infallible, sophisticated.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
backgroundnounUS /ˈbækɡraʊnd/
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading He was bitterly ashamed of his background.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jake had a conscious ideal, the model of the man he wanted to be ... austere, kindly, infallible, sophisticated.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading He was bitterly ashamed of his background.
ComplexnounUS /ˈkɑːmpleks/
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
From this reading Like many of us, he suffered from the Mignon Complex.
intentionally conceived
From this reading Jake had a conscious ideal, the model of the man he wanted to be ... austere, kindly, infallible, sophisticated.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two levels of his mind hated each other and were tearing him apart.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Like many of us, he suffered from the Mignon Complex.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading The two levels of his mind hated each other and were tearing him apart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The two levels of his mind hated each other and were tearing him apart.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The two levels of his mind hated each other and were tearing him apart.
idealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading Jake had a conscious ideal, the model of the man he wanted to be ... austere, kindly, infallible, sophisticated.
infallibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfæləbəl/
incapable of failure or error
From this reading Jake had a conscious ideal, the model of the man he wanted to be ... austere, kindly, infallible, sophisticated.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
Jake
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From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Jake had a conscious ideal, the model of the man he wanted to be ... austere, kindly, infallible, sophisticated.
Lennox
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From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
levelsnounUS /ˈlevəlz/
plural of “level” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading The two levels of his mind hated each other and were tearing him apart.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like many of us, he suffered from the Mignon Complex.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Jake had a conscious ideal, the model of the man he wanted to be ... austere, kindly, infallible, sophisticated.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Like many of us, he suffered from the Mignon Complex.
Mignon
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From this reading Like many of us, he suffered from the Mignon Complex.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The two levels of his mind hated each other and were tearing him apart.
modelnounUS /ˈmɑːdəl/
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading Jake had a conscious ideal, the model of the man he wanted to be ... austere, kindly, infallible, sophisticated.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The two levels of his mind hated each other and were tearing him apart.
sophisticatedadjectiveUS /səˈfɪstəkeɪtɪd/
having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire
From this reading Jake had a conscious ideal, the model of the man he wanted to be ... austere, kindly, infallible, sophisticated.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Like many of us, he suffered from the Mignon Complex.
tearingnounUS /ˈterɪŋ/
shedding tears
From this reading The two levels of his mind hated each other and were tearing him apart.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two levels of his mind hated each other and were tearing him apart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jake had a conscious ideal, the model of the man he wanted to be ... austere, kindly, infallible, sophisticated.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two levels of his mind hated each other and were tearing him apart.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Like many of us, he suffered from the Mignon Complex.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Jake had a conscious ideal, the model of the man he wanted to be ... austere, kindly, infallible, sophisticated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two levels of his mind hated each other and were tearing him apart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
a late time of life
From this reading Jake Lennox had been fighting a losing battle with himself for ten years, and it was a struggle he had never been aware of.
