used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
anew
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BARBARA'S HISTORY," "DEBENHAM'S VOW," ETC.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
BARBARA'S
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "BARBARA'S HISTORY," "DEBENHAM'S VOW," ETC.
baronetnounUS /ˈberənət/
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
(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 My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
carriesnounUS /ˈkæriz/
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
coquettenoun
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
DEBENHAM'S
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "BARBARA'S HISTORY," "DEBENHAM'S VOW," ETC.
dissipatedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪsəpeɪtɪd/
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
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 My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
episodenounUS /ˈepəsoʊd/
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "BARBARA'S HISTORY," "DEBENHAM'S VOW," ETC.
at any time
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I had good health, good spirits, and tolerably good looks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had good health, good spirits, and tolerably good looks.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading I had good health, good spirits, and tolerably good looks.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BARBARA'S HISTORY," "DEBENHAM'S VOW," ETC.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
in the recent past
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
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 I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading I had good health, good spirits, and tolerably good looks.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BARBARA'S HISTORY," "DEBENHAM'S VOW," ETC.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
patrimonynounUS /ˈpætrəmoʊni/
a church endowment
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
by chance
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
snugadjectiveUS /snʌɡ/
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading I had good health, good spirits, and tolerably good looks.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I was young then.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
tolerablyadverb
in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
From this reading I had good health, good spirits, and tolerably good looks.
VOWverbUS /vaʊ/
make a vow; promise
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BARBARA'S HISTORY," "DEBENHAM'S VOW," ETC.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was young then.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
West-country
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From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
at the time that
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
which person or people
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading My story (if story it can be called, being an episode in my own early life) carries me back to a time when the world and I were better friends than we are likely, perhaps, ever to be again.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I had lately come into a snug little patrimony, which I have long since dissipated; and I was in love, or fancied myself in love, with a charming coquette, who afterwards threw me over for a West-country baronet with seven thousand a year.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I was young then.
