used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading * "Now this, now that, distracts the active mind."
activitynounUS /ækˈtɪvəti/
any specific behavior
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
agriculturaladjectiveUS /ˌæɡrəˈkʌltʃərəl/
relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
ANIMUM
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From this reading ANIMUM nunc hoc celerem, nunc dividit illuc.*--VIRGIL.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Besides his country bank he had a considerable share in a metropolitan one of some eminence.
bankernounUS /ˈbæŋkər/
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides his country bank he had a considerable share in a metropolitan one of some eminence.
bulknounUS /bʌlk/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading He had made the bulk of his fortune in the happy days of paper currency and war.
celerem
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From this reading ANIMUM nunc hoc celerem, nunc dividit illuc.*--VIRGIL.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
commercialadjectiveUS /kəˈmɜːrʃəl/
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Besides his country bank he had a considerable share in a metropolitan one of some eminence.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Besides his country bank he had a considerable share in a metropolitan one of some eminence.
currencynounUS /ˈkɜːrənsi/
the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
From this reading He had made the bulk of his fortune in the happy days of paper currency and war.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He had made the bulk of his fortune in the happy days of paper currency and war.
distractsverbUS /dɪˈstrækts/
third-person singular of “distract” — draw someone's attention away from something
From this reading * "Now this, now that, distracts the active mind."
dividit
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From this reading ANIMUM nunc hoc celerem, nunc dividit illuc.*--VIRGIL.
eminencenounUS /ˈemənəns/
high status importance owing to marked superiority
From this reading Besides his country bank he had a considerable share in a metropolitan one of some eminence.
enterprisenounUS /ˈentərpraɪz/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading He had made the bulk of his fortune in the happy days of paper currency and war.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading He had made the bulk of his fortune in the happy days of paper currency and war.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had made the bulk of his fortune in the happy days of paper currency and war.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had made the bulk of his fortune in the happy days of paper currency and war.
hoc
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From this reading ANIMUM nunc hoc celerem, nunc dividit illuc.*--VIRGIL.
illuc
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From this reading ANIMUM nunc hoc celerem, nunc dividit illuc.*--VIRGIL.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had made the bulk of his fortune in the happy days of paper currency and war.
metropolitanadjectiveUS /ˌmetrəˈpɑːlətən/
relating to or characteristic of a metropolis
From this reading Besides his country bank he had a considerable share in a metropolitan one of some eminence.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading * "Now this, now that, distracts the active mind."
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading * "Now this, now that, distracts the active mind."
nunc
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From this reading ANIMUM nunc hoc celerem, nunc dividit illuc.*--VIRGIL.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Besides his country bank he had a considerable share in a metropolitan one of some eminence.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading He had made the bulk of his fortune in the happy days of paper currency and war.
provincialadjectiveUS /prəˈvɪnʃəl/
of or associated with a province
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
have in common
From this reading Besides his country bank he had a considerable share in a metropolitan one of some eminence.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Besides his country bank he had a considerable share in a metropolitan one of some eminence.
Templeton
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From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading * "Now this, now that, distracts the active mind."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * "Now this, now that, distracts the active mind."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading * "Now this, now that, distracts the active mind."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
VIRGILnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒəl/
a Roman poet; author of the epic poem “Aeneid” (70-19 BC)
From this reading ANIMUM nunc hoc celerem, nunc dividit illuc.*--VIRGIL.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading He had made the bulk of his fortune in the happy days of paper currency and war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE late Mr. Templeton had been a banker in a provincial town, which was the centre of great commercial and agricultural activity and enterprise.
