used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I don't know," said Mrs. Douglas, "when I first realised what was expected of me as a minister's wife.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was the long anxiety about Mark that really drew us together and made us friends in a way that years of prosperity would never have done.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading It was the long anxiety about Mark that really drew us together and made us friends in a way that years of prosperity would never have done.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I don't know," said Mrs. Douglas, "when I first realised what was expected of me as a minister's wife.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
for the reason that
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
congregationnounUS /ˌkɑːŋɡrəˈɡeɪʃən/
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
From this reading There was hardly a soul in the congregation who didn't try to do us some little kindness in those dark days.
couldn't
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From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading There was hardly a soul in the congregation who didn't try to do us some little kindness in those dark days.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading There was hardly a soul in the congregation who didn't try to do us some little kindness in those dark days.
didn't
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From this reading There was hardly a soul in the congregation who didn't try to do us some little kindness in those dark days.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was hardly a soul in the congregation who didn't try to do us some little kindness in those dark days.
don't
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From this reading "I don't know," said Mrs. Douglas, "when I first realised what was expected of me as a minister's wife.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It was the long anxiety about Mark that really drew us together and made us friends in a way that years of prosperity would never have done.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading "I don't know," said Mrs. Douglas, "when I first realised what was expected of me as a minister's wife.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading It was the long anxiety about Mark that really drew us together and made us friends in a way that years of prosperity would never have done.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading "I don't know," said Mrs. Douglas, "when I first realised what was expected of me as a minister's wife.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I don't know," said Mrs. Douglas, "when I first realised what was expected of me as a minister's wife.
set up or found
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It was the long anxiety about Mark that really drew us together and made us friends in a way that years of prosperity would never have done.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading I suppose I just grew to it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
only a very short time before
From this reading There was hardly a soul in the congregation who didn't try to do us some little kindness in those dark days.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was the long anxiety about Mark that really drew us together and made us friends in a way that years of prosperity would never have done.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know," said Mrs. Douglas, "when I first realised what was expected of me as a minister's wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I suppose I just grew to it.
and nothing more
From this reading I suppose I just grew to it.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading There was hardly a soul in the congregation who didn't try to do us some little kindness in those dark days.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know," said Mrs. Douglas, "when I first realised what was expected of me as a minister's wife.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was hardly a soul in the congregation who didn't try to do us some little kindness in those dark days.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was the long anxiety about Mark that really drew us together and made us friends in a way that years of prosperity would never have done.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was the long anxiety about Mark that really drew us together and made us friends in a way that years of prosperity would never have done.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading It was the long anxiety about Mark that really drew us together and made us friends in a way that years of prosperity would never have done.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don't know," said Mrs. Douglas, "when I first realised what was expected of me as a minister's wife.
and nothing more
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
minister'snounUS /ˈmɪnɪstərz/
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "I don't know," said Mrs. Douglas, "when I first realised what was expected of me as a minister's wife.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "I don't know," said Mrs. Douglas, "when I first realised what was expected of me as a minister's wife.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It was the long anxiety about Mark that really drew us together and made us friends in a way that years of prosperity would never have done.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I don't know," said Mrs. Douglas, "when I first realised what was expected of me as a minister's wife.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
prosperitynounUS /prɑːˈsperəti/
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
From this reading It was the long anxiety about Mark that really drew us together and made us friends in a way that years of prosperity would never have done.
realisedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading "I don't know," said Mrs. Douglas, "when I first realised what was expected of me as a minister's wife.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It was the long anxiety about Mark that really drew us together and made us friends in a way that years of prosperity would never have done.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't know," said Mrs. Douglas, "when I first realised what was expected of me as a minister's wife.
sharesnounUS /ʃerz/
plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was hardly a soul in the congregation who didn't try to do us some little kindness in those dark days.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading There was hardly a soul in the congregation who didn't try to do us some little kindness in those dark days.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose I just grew to it.
carry out
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was hardly a soul in the congregation who didn't try to do us some little kindness in those dark days.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There was hardly a soul in the congregation who didn't try to do us some little kindness in those dark days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I suppose I just grew to it.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading It was the long anxiety about Mark that really drew us together and made us friends in a way that years of prosperity would never have done.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading There was hardly a soul in the congregation who didn't try to do us some little kindness in those dark days.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the long anxiety about Mark that really drew us together and made us friends in a way that years of prosperity would never have done.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't know," said Mrs. Douglas, "when I first realised what was expected of me as a minister's wife.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was the long anxiety about Mark that really drew us together and made us friends in a way that years of prosperity would never have done.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I don't know," said Mrs. Douglas, "when I first realised what was expected of me as a minister's wife.
at the time that
From this reading "I don't know," said Mrs. Douglas, "when I first realised what was expected of me as a minister's wife.
which person or people
From this reading There was hardly a soul in the congregation who didn't try to do us some little kindness in those dark days.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "I don't know," said Mrs. Douglas, "when I first realised what was expected of me as a minister's wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At first I visited the people and tried to take an interest in them, because I felt it to be my duty, and then I found that it had ceased to be merely duty, and that one couldn't live among people and not go shares with them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was the long anxiety about Mark that really drew us together and made us friends in a way that years of prosperity would never have done.
a late time of life
From this reading It was the long anxiety about Mark that really drew us together and made us friends in a way that years of prosperity would never have done.
