used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
how long something has existed
From this reading I have fallen in love in my old age.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
brown-eyed
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From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
brown-hairedadjective
having hair of a dark color
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Owing to her, a change has come o'er the spirit of my meals.
Chetwynd
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From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
compensationnounUS /ˌkɑːmpənˈseɪʃən/
something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
Don't
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From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
Euxine
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From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
divisible by two
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading I have fallen in love in my old age.
fresh-coloured
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From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
a young female
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have fallen in love in my old age.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Owing to her, a change has come o'er the spirit of my meals.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have fallen in love in my old age.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have fallen in love in my old age.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
in the recent past
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I have fallen in love in my old age.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
mealsnounUS /miːlz/
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading Owing to her, a change has come o'er the spirit of my meals.
a form of address for a man
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have fallen in love in my old age.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading Owing to her, a change has come o'er the spirit of my meals.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Owing to her, a change has come o'er the spirit of my meals.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
OwingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading Owing to her, a change has come o'er the spirit of my meals.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
Raine
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From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
be seated
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
a male human offspring
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Owing to her, a change has come o'er the spirit of my meals.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
which person or people
From this reading She is a little brown-haired, brown-eyed, fresh-coloured English girl, who has come lately to sit by me at table.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “This is not the Euxine, and even if it were, there would be compensation.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading |Don't waste your pity upon me,” wrote old Mr. Chetwynd to his son Raine, an Oxford don.
