used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE ISLE About this time Anna was not seeing very much of Henry Mynors.
achievedverbUS /əˈtʃiːvd/
past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort
From this reading His social value, especially if he have achieved worldly success, is at its highest, and, without conceit, he is aware of it.
anew
From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading THE ISLE About this time Anna was not seeing very much of Henry Mynors.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading His social value, especially if he have achieved worldly success, is at its highest, and, without conceit, he is aware of it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the man of thirty who loves for the first time is usually the embodiment of cautious discretion.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
cautiousadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːʃəs/
showing careful forethought
From this reading But the man of thirty who loves for the first time is usually the embodiment of cautious discretion.
conceitnounUS /kənˈsiːt/
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading His social value, especially if he have achieved worldly success, is at its highest, and, without conceit, he is aware of it.
continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/
seemingly without interruption
From this reading He does not fall in love with a violent descent, but rather lets himself gently down, continually testing the rope.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading He does not fall in love with a violent descent, but rather lets himself gently down, continually testing the rope.
discretionnounUS /dɪˈskreʃən/
freedom to act or judge on one's own
From this reading But the man of thirty who loves for the first time is usually the embodiment of cautious discretion.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He does not fall in love with a violent descent, but rather lets himself gently down, continually testing the rope.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He does not fall in love with a violent descent, but rather lets himself gently down, continually testing the rope.
embodimentnounUS /emˈbɑːdimənt/
a new personification of a familiar idea
From this reading But the man of thirty who loves for the first time is usually the embodiment of cautious discretion.
enamoured
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From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading His social value, especially if he have achieved worldly success, is at its highest, and, without conceit, he is aware of it.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading He does not fall in love with a violent descent, but rather lets himself gently down, continually testing the rope.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But the man of thirty who loves for the first time is usually the embodiment of cautious discretion.
folliesnounUS /ˈfɑːliz/
a revue with elaborate costuming
From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the man of thirty who loves for the first time is usually the embodiment of cautious discretion.
in a gradual manner
From this reading He does not fall in love with a violent descent, but rather lets himself gently down, continually testing the rope.
a young female
From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His social value, especially if he have achieved worldly success, is at its highest, and, without conceit, he is aware of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He does not fall in love with a violent descent, but rather lets himself gently down, continually testing the rope.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading THE ISLE About this time Anna was not seeing very much of Henry Mynors.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading His social value, especially if he have achieved worldly success, is at its highest, and, without conceit, he is aware of it.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He does not fall in love with a violent descent, but rather lets himself gently down, continually testing the rope.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His social value, especially if he have achieved worldly success, is at its highest, and, without conceit, he is aware of it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His social value, especially if he have achieved worldly success, is at its highest, and, without conceit, he is aware of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
ISLEnounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading THE ISLE About this time Anna was not seeing very much of Henry Mynors.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His social value, especially if he have achieved worldly success, is at its highest, and, without conceit, he is aware of it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His social value, especially if he have achieved worldly success, is at its highest, and, without conceit, he is aware of it.
letsnounUS /lets/
plural of “let” — a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
From this reading He does not fall in love with a violent descent, but rather lets himself gently down, continually testing the rope.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading But the man of thirty who loves for the first time is usually the embodiment of cautious discretion.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
middle-age
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From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading THE ISLE About this time Anna was not seeing very much of Henry Mynors.
Mynors
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From this reading THE ISLE About this time Anna was not seeing very much of Henry Mynors.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE ISLE About this time Anna was not seeing very much of Henry Mynors.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ISLE About this time Anna was not seeing very much of Henry Mynors.
by chance
From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
rashnounUS /ræʃ/
any red eruption of the skin
From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
on the contrary
From this reading He does not fall in love with a violent descent, but rather lets himself gently down, continually testing the rope.
a strong line
From this reading He does not fall in love with a violent descent, but rather lets himself gently down, continually testing the rope.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading THE ISLE About this time Anna was not seeing very much of Henry Mynors.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading His social value, especially if he have achieved worldly success, is at its highest, and, without conceit, he is aware of it.
sublimeadjectiveUS /səˈblaɪm/
inspiring awe
From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading His social value, especially if he have achieved worldly success, is at its highest, and, without conceit, he is aware of it.
testingnounUS /ˈtestɪŋ/
the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works
From this reading He does not fall in love with a violent descent, but rather lets himself gently down, continually testing the rope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ISLE About this time Anna was not seeing very much of Henry Mynors.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading But the man of thirty who loves for the first time is usually the embodiment of cautious discretion.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE ISLE About this time Anna was not seeing very much of Henry Mynors.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE ISLE About this time Anna was not seeing very much of Henry Mynors.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
under normal conditions
From this reading But the man of thirty who loves for the first time is usually the embodiment of cautious discretion.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading His social value, especially if he have achieved worldly success, is at its highest, and, without conceit, he is aware of it.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE ISLE About this time Anna was not seeing very much of Henry Mynors.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading He does not fall in love with a violent descent, but rather lets himself gently down, continually testing the rope.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ISLE About this time Anna was not seeing very much of Henry Mynors.
which person or people
From this reading But the man of thirty who loves for the first time is usually the embodiment of cautious discretion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He does not fall in love with a violent descent, but rather lets himself gently down, continually testing the rope.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His social value, especially if he have achieved worldly success, is at its highest, and, without conceit, he is aware of it.
worldlyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrldli/
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
From this reading His social value, especially if he have achieved worldly success, is at its highest, and, without conceit, he is aware of it.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading At twenty a man is rash in love, and again, perhaps, at fifty; a man of middle-age enamoured of a young girl is capable of sublime follies.
