used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Was he of any importance, after all?
anew
From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Was he of any importance, after all?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
Annesley
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From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading THE LETTERS TIED WITH BLUE RIBBON.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
make calm or still
From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
deem to be
From this reading He had no reason to consider them; he had no explanations to make.
Elaine
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From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
divisible by two
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
explanationsnounUS /ˌekspləˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “explanation” — a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading He had no reason to consider them; he had no explanations to make.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
Harold
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From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading Was he of any importance, after all?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
the literary culture
From this reading THE LETTERS TIED WITH BLUE RIBBON.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
engage in
From this reading He had no reason to consider them; he had no explanations to make.
not any; not one
From this reading He had no reason to consider them; he had no explanations to make.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was he of any importance, after all?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading He had no reason to consider them; he had no explanations to make.
RIBBONnounUS /ˈrɪbən/
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading THE LETTERS TIED WITH BLUE RIBBON.
ripplenounUS /ˈrɪpəl/
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
Seabright
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From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
society'snounUS /səˈsaɪətiz/
possessive form of “society” — an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
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 There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LETTERS TIED WITH BLUE RIBBON.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had no reason to consider them; he had no explanations to make.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
bound or secured closely
From this reading THE LETTERS TIED WITH BLUE RIBBON.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had no reason to consider them; he had no explanations to make.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sir Harold Annesley had been in England so short a time that he had made few friends, and not even these had any particular claim upon him.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was he of any importance, after all?
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
at the time that
From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LETTERS TIED WITH BLUE RIBBON.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would be a ripple on society’s water when the story was given out that his engagement to Lady Elaine Seabright was broken; then all would become calm again.
