used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WAS HE A THIEF?
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
any thing at all
From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
denouncedverbUS /dɪˈnaʊnst/
past form of “denounce” — speak out against
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
having made preparations
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
endeavoured
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
engagingadjectiveUS /enˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/
attracting or delighting
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
gamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
in a gradual manner
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WAS HE A THIEF?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
a boy or man
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
immediately past
From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
the sound of laughing
From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
the act of departing
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
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 He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
make reference to
From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
not any; not one
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/
win approval or support for
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
Randall
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
ridiculenounUS /ˈrɪdəkjuːl/
language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
Ronan
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From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
an educational institution
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
Sunday-school
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From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Boys can endure anything better than ridicule, and Tom and Randall had both taken to ridicule his love for his Sunday-school.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
THIEFnounUS /θiːf/
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading WAS HE A THIEF?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
male cat
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
precisely as stated
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WAS HE A THIEF?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
at the time that
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading But the laugh that was raised against him whenever he ventured to mention the Sunday-school was at last too much for him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DURING this time Bob Ronan, the lad with whom he had first made acquaintance, had been gradually drawn into engaging in the very games he had at first denounced.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He, like Tom, had not long left school, but he had no intention of leaving Sunday-school when he went to work in the City, and endeavoured to persuade Randall first, and afterwards Tom, to join him at the Sunday-school, as they did not live so very far apart but that they could have done this if they had felt so disposed.
