used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
(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 When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
applicationnounUS /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
approvalnounUS /əˈpruːvəl/
the formal act of approving
From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
attendancenounUS /əˈtendəns/
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
bouncingnounUS /ˈbaʊnsɪŋ/
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
a youthful male person
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
ConfederatenounUS /kənˈfedərət/
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
forbiddingadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪdɪŋ/
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
many times at short intervals
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
friendlessadjective
excluded from a society
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
made afraid
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
a boy or man
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
loneliest
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
Lorme
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
LouisvillenounUS /ˈluːivɪl/
the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
Marion
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From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
come together
From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
monumentnounUS /ˈmɑːnjuːmənt/
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
used to form the superlative
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
a form of address for a man
From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
not any; not one
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
ratingnounUS /ˈreɪtɪŋ/
an appraisal of the value of something
From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
regularitynounUS /ˌreɡjəˈlerəti/
a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles
From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
an educational institution
From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
snapshotnounUS /ˈsnæpʃɑːt/
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
stalwartadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːlwərt/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
stoopedadjectiveUS /stuːpt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
studentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
studiesnounUS /ˈstʌdiz/
plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
a special situation
From this reading One thing Mr. De Lorme required of the boy, and that was regularity in his school attendance and good rating in his studies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
at the time that
From this reading When Marion De Lorme first moved into the big, forbidding house facing the monument at Confederate Circle, he was no doubt the loneliest and most friendless boy in all of Louisville.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for his father, silent, stooped and almost blind, he knew little of and seemed to care less for the stalwart, handsome lad whom he occasionally used as a staff but more frequently sent out of his presence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He had no remembrance of his mother other than a little snapshot of a small and frightened looking woman with a bouncing baby in her arms.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Marion was the star student wherever he went, but with all his application he knew that he could not offer a report to his father that would wholly meet with his approval.
