used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
angeredadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡərd/
marked by extreme anger
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
art-student
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From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
authoritiesnounUS /əˈθɔːrətiz/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
behaviournounUS /bɪˈheɪvjər/
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Tiring of the rural life there, he finally obtained from his parents sufficient money to come to London to try his fortune.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
comparativeadjectiveUS /kəmˈperətɪv/
relating to or based on or involving comparison
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
dealersnounUS /ˈdiːlərz/
plural of “dealer” — someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
dissoluteadjective
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
take in liquids
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
enabledverbUS /eˈneɪbəld/
past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
a boy or man
From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Tiring of the rural life there, he finally obtained from his parents sufficient money to come to London to try his fortune.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tiring of the rural life there, he finally obtained from his parents sufficient money to come to London to try his fortune.
a person of German nationality
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
a young female
From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
Goodwin
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From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
not in action or at work
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
innkeepernounUS /ˈɪnkiːpər/
the owner or manager of an inn
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
Jessica's
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From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
Johann
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From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
KentnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Tiring of the rural life there, he finally obtained from his parents sufficient money to come to London to try his fortune.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Tiring of the rural life there, he finally obtained from his parents sufficient money to come to London to try his fortune.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Tiring of the rural life there, he finally obtained from his parents sufficient money to come to London to try his fortune.
MunichnounUS /ˈmjuːnɪk/
the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading Tiring of the rural life there, he finally obtained from his parents sufficient money to come to London to try his fortune.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading Tiring of the rural life there, he finally obtained from his parents sufficient money to come to London to try his fortune.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
RhinenounUS /raɪn/
United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
ruraladjectiveUS /ˈrʊrəl/
living in or characteristic of farming or country life
From this reading Tiring of the rural life there, he finally obtained from his parents sufficient money to come to London to try his fortune.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
smalleradjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːlər/
small or little relative to something else
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
a male human offspring
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
in the near future
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading Tiring of the rural life there, he finally obtained from his parents sufficient money to come to London to try his fortune.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Tiring of the rural life there, he finally obtained from his parents sufficient money to come to London to try his fortune.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
very small
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
TiringadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪrɪŋ/
producing exhaustion
From this reading Tiring of the rural life there, he finally obtained from his parents sufficient money to come to London to try his fortune.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
toursnounUS /tʊrz/
an industrial city in western France on the Loire River
From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Tiring of the rural life there, he finally obtained from his parents sufficient money to come to London to try his fortune.
unreliabilitynounUS /ˌʌnrilaɪəˈbɪlɪti/
the trait of not being dependable or reliable
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
migratory
From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
Wilfer
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From this reading Johann Wilfer, Jessica's adopted father, was German by birth, and the son of an innkeeper in one of the tiny villages on the banks of the Rhine.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Here he soon obtained some work from the smaller art dealers, which enabled him to live in comparative comfort, and had it not been for his unreliability and his love of drink he might have seen to be a good artist.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Wilfer was a handsome young fellow in those days, and while on one of his wandering tours in Kent he met and won the heart of a simple little country girl, named Lucy Goodwin.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading In his youth he had studied as an art-student at Munich; but, finally, by his idle and dissolute behaviour, so angered the authorities that he had been compelled to return home.
