used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading John Telfer’s friendship was a formative influence upon Sam McPherson.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
arouseverbUS /ərˈaʊz/
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before people gathered on the streets he teased the boy, calling him a little money grubber and saying, “He is like a little mole that works underground.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
a youthful male person
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
BrowningnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Before people gathered on the streets he teased the boy, calling him a little money grubber and saying, “He is like a little mole that works underground.
compelverbUS /kəmˈpel/
force somebody to do something
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
formativenounUS /ˈfɔːrmətɪv/
minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
From this reading John Telfer’s friendship was a formative influence upon Sam McPherson.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading John Telfer’s friendship was a formative influence upon Sam McPherson.
brought together in one place
From this reading Before people gathered on the streets he teased the boy, calling him a little money grubber and saying, “He is like a little mole that works underground.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
grubber
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From this reading Before people gathered on the streets he teased the boy, calling him a little money grubber and saying, “He is like a little mole that works underground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
hardshipnounUS /ˈhɑːrdʃɪp/
a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
hayfieldnounUS /ˈheɪfiːld/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before people gathered on the streets he teased the boy, calling him a little money grubber and saying, “He is like a little mole that works underground.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
industriousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdʌstriəs/
characterized by hard work and perseverance
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading John Telfer’s friendship was a formative influence upon Sam McPherson.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before people gathered on the streets he teased the boy, calling him a little money grubber and saying, “He is like a little mole that works underground.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Telfer’s friendship was a formative influence upon Sam McPherson.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Before people gathered on the streets he teased the boy, calling him a little money grubber and saying, “He is like a little mole that works underground.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Before people gathered on the streets he teased the boy, calling him a little money grubber and saying, “He is like a little mole that works underground.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
McPhersonnounUS /məkˈfɜːrsən/
United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944)
From this reading John Telfer’s friendship was a formative influence upon Sam McPherson.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
molenounUS /moʊl/
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Before people gathered on the streets he teased the boy, calling him a little money grubber and saying, “He is like a little mole that works underground.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Before people gathered on the streets he teased the boy, calling him a little money grubber and saying, “He is like a little mole that works underground.
money-making
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From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
moonlitadjectiveUS /ˈmuːnlɪt/
lighted by moonlight
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before people gathered on the streets he teased the boy, calling him a little money grubber and saying, “He is like a little mole that works underground.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Before people gathered on the streets he teased the boy, calling him a little money grubber and saying, “He is like a little mole that works underground.
PoenounUS /poʊ/
United States writer and poet (1809-1849)
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
quoteverbUS /kwoʊt/
repeat a passage from
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
realisationnounUS /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/
a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading John Telfer’s friendship was a formative influence upon Sam McPherson.
Sam'snounUS /sæmz/
possessive form of “sam” — a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Before people gathered on the streets he teased the boy, calling him a little money grubber and saying, “He is like a little mole that works underground.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Before people gathered on the streets he teased the boy, calling him a little money grubber and saying, “He is like a little mole that works underground.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
sweetenedadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtənd/
with sweetening added
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
teasedadjectiveUS /tiːzd/
feeling mild pleasurable excitement
From this reading Before people gathered on the streets he teased the boy, calling him a little money grubber and saying, “He is like a little mole that works underground.
TelfernounUS /ˈtelfər/
one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
Telfer's
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From this reading John Telfer’s friendship was a formative influence upon Sam McPherson.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before people gathered on the streets he teased the boy, calling him a little money grubber and saying, “He is like a little mole that works underground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
undergroundadjectiveUS /ˈʌndərɡraʊnd/
under the level of the ground
From this reading Before people gathered on the streets he teased the boy, calling him a little money grubber and saying, “He is like a little mole that works underground.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading John Telfer’s friendship was a formative influence upon Sam McPherson.
valiantlyadverbUS /ˈvæljəntli/
with valor; in a valiant manner
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Telfer’s friendship was a formative influence upon Sam McPherson.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Before people gathered on the streets he teased the boy, calling him a little money grubber and saying, “He is like a little mole that works underground.
worthlessnessnoun
having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful
From this reading His father’s worthlessness and the growing realisation of the hardship of his mother’s position had given life a bitter taste in his mouth, and Telfer sweetened it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At night, as the two walked down country roads, the man would stop and, waving his arms about, quote Poe or Browning or, in another mood, would compel Sam’s attention to the rare smell of a hayfield or to a moonlit stretch of meadow.
zealnounUS /ziːl/
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading He entered with zeal into Sam’s thoughts and dreams, and tried valiantly to arouse in the quiet, industrious, money-making boy some of his own love of life and beauty.
