used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GUS MAKES A PROMISE.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Surely no child of gentle birth had ever so rough a bringing up, or so early made acquaintance with the darker phases of life.
equally
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE life of Augustus Devereux Carruthers grew no easier as the days went on.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
AugustusnounUS /ɑːˈɡʌstəs/
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading THE life of Augustus Devereux Carruthers grew no easier as the days went on.
benumbing
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From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading Surely no child of gentle birth had ever so rough a bringing up, or so early made acquaintance with the darker phases of life.
a youthful male person
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Surely no child of gentle birth had ever so rough a bringing up, or so early made acquaintance with the darker phases of life.
broken-downadjective
in deplorable condition
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
capacitynounUS /kəˈpæsəti/
capability to perform or produce
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
Carruthers
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From this reading THE life of Augustus Devereux Carruthers grew no easier as the days went on.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Surely no child of gentle birth had ever so rough a bringing up, or so early made acquaintance with the darker phases of life.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
copyingnounUS /ˈkɑːpiɪŋ/
an act of copying
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
darkeradjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkər/
comparative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading Surely no child of gentle birth had ever so rough a bringing up, or so early made acquaintance with the darker phases of life.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE life of Augustus Devereux Carruthers grew no easier as the days went on.
Devereux
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From this reading THE life of Augustus Devereux Carruthers grew no easier as the days went on.
take in liquids
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
drudgerynounUS /ˈdrʌdʒəri/
hard monotonous routine work
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Surely no child of gentle birth had ever so rough a bringing up, or so early made acquaintance with the darker phases of life.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading THE life of Augustus Devereux Carruthers grew no easier as the days went on.
divisible by two
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
at any time
From this reading Surely no child of gentle birth had ever so rough a bringing up, or so early made acquaintance with the darker phases of life.
facultiesnounUS /ˈfækəltiz/
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Surely no child of gentle birth had ever so rough a bringing up, or so early made acquaintance with the darker phases of life.
Glensford
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From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading THE life of Augustus Devereux Carruthers grew no easier as the days went on.
GUSnounUS /ɡʌs/
plural of “gu” — the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898
From this reading GUS MAKES A PROMISE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Surely no child of gentle birth had ever so rough a bringing up, or so early made acquaintance with the darker phases of life.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
jobsnounUS /dʒɑːbz/
plural of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
law-stationers
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From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE life of Augustus Devereux Carruthers grew no easier as the days went on.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Surely no child of gentle birth had ever so rough a bringing up, or so early made acquaintance with the darker phases of life.
maintenancenounUS /ˈmeɪntənəns/
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading GUS MAKES A PROMISE.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
not any; not one
From this reading THE life of Augustus Devereux Carruthers grew no easier as the days went on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE life of Augustus Devereux Carruthers grew no easier as the days went on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE life of Augustus Devereux Carruthers grew no easier as the days went on.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Surely no child of gentle birth had ever so rough a bringing up, or so early made acquaintance with the darker phases of life.
phasesnounUS /ˈfeɪzəz/
plural of “phase” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Surely no child of gentle birth had ever so rough a bringing up, or so early made acquaintance with the darker phases of life.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading GUS MAKES A PROMISE.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Surely no child of gentle birth had ever so rough a bringing up, or so early made acquaintance with the darker phases of life.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Surely no child of gentle birth had ever so rough a bringing up, or so early made acquaintance with the darker phases of life.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely no child of gentle birth had ever so rough a bringing up, or so early made acquaintance with the darker phases of life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE life of Augustus Devereux Carruthers grew no easier as the days went on.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
up to a particular time
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
trustingadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstɪŋ/
inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Surely no child of gentle birth had ever so rough a bringing up, or so early made acquaintance with the darker phases of life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
weakenedadjectiveUS /ˈwiːkənd/
impaired by diminution
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
well-nighadverb
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading His father had sunk lower and lower, benumbing his faculties by strong drink, till even the drudgery of copying for law-stationers was well-nigh beyond his weakened capacity.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE life of Augustus Devereux Carruthers grew no easier as the days went on.
at the time that
From this reading At length that failed, and when he came to Glensford with his boy, he was trusting for their maintenance to such chance jobs as might come to the hand of a forlorn man, broken-down alike in health and fortune.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Surely no child of gentle birth had ever so rough a bringing up, or so early made acquaintance with the darker phases of life.
