after-dinner
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From this reading By the time he had smoked his after-dinner cigar he felt as if he might as well be dead himself.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading You might as well be dead as alive in 'em.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He felt suddenly heavy, old, almost decrepit, though that morning when he had left Boston he had considered himself in the prime of life and vigor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt suddenly heavy, old, almost decrepit, though that morning when he had left Boston he had considered himself in the prime of life and vigor.
annoyancenounUS /əˈnɔɪəns/
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You might as well be dead as alive in 'em.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You might as well be dead as alive in 'em.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading He felt suddenly heavy, old, almost decrepit, though that morning when he had left Boston he had considered himself in the prime of life and vigor.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time he had smoked his after-dinner cigar he felt as if he might as well be dead himself.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading By the time he had smoked his after-dinner cigar he felt as if he might as well be dead himself.
carefully weighed
From this reading He felt suddenly heavy, old, almost decrepit, though that morning when he had left Boston he had considered himself in the prime of life and vigor.
CRESSY
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From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading You might as well be dead as alive in 'em.
decrepitadjectiveUS /dəˈkrepɪt/
worn and broken down by hard use
From this reading He felt suddenly heavy, old, almost decrepit, though that morning when he had left Boston he had considered himself in the prime of life and vigor.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
Dunbury
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From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
a quad with a square body
From this reading You might as well be dead as alive in 'em.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading By the time he had smoked his after-dinner cigar he felt as if he might as well be dead himself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time he had smoked his after-dinner cigar he felt as if he might as well be dead himself.
HARRISONnounUS /ˈherɪsən/
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the time he had smoked his after-dinner cigar he felt as if he might as well be dead himself.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading He felt suddenly heavy, old, almost decrepit, though that morning when he had left Boston he had considered himself in the prime of life and vigor.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading By the time he had smoked his after-dinner cigar he felt as if he might as well be dead himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You might as well be dead as alive in 'em.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He felt suddenly heavy, old, almost decrepit, though that morning when he had left Boston he had considered himself in the prime of life and vigor.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That was the worst of these little one-horse towns.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might as well be dead as alive in 'em.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He felt suddenly heavy, old, almost decrepit, though that morning when he had left Boston he had considered himself in the prime of life and vigor.
not any; not one
From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He felt suddenly heavy, old, almost decrepit, though that morning when he had left Boston he had considered himself in the prime of life and vigor.
one-horseadjective
small and remote and insignificant
From this reading That was the worst of these little one-horse towns.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
primeadjectiveUS /praɪm/
first in rank or degree
From this reading He felt suddenly heavy, old, almost decrepit, though that morning when he had left Boston he had considered himself in the prime of life and vigor.
REVERTSverbUS /rɪˈvɜːrts/
third-person singular of “revert” — go back to a previous state
From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
smokedadjectiveUS /smoʊkt/
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading By the time he had smoked his after-dinner cigar he felt as if he might as well be dead himself.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading He felt suddenly heavy, old, almost decrepit, though that morning when he had left Boston he had considered himself in the prime of life and vigor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was the worst of these little one-horse towns.
in or at that place or location
From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading That was the worst of these little one-horse towns.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He felt suddenly heavy, old, almost decrepit, though that morning when he had left Boston he had considered himself in the prime of life and vigor.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By the time he had smoked his after-dinner cigar he felt as if he might as well be dead himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading That was the worst of these little one-horse towns.
create by training and teaching
From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
vigornounUS /ˈvɪɡər/
forceful exertion
From this reading He felt suddenly heavy, old, almost decrepit, though that morning when he had left Boston he had considered himself in the prime of life and vigor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HARRISON CRESSY REVERTS Left to himself, Harrison Cressy discovered to his annoyance that there was no train out of Dunbury for two hours.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading You might as well be dead as alive in 'em.
at the time that
From this reading He felt suddenly heavy, old, almost decrepit, though that morning when he had left Boston he had considered himself in the prime of life and vigor.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading That was the worst of these little one-horse towns.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You might as well be dead as alive in 'em.
