used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading He had married young, and had a large family; and Drummond was already aware that while the lines had fallen to himself in pleasant places, poor Markham's lot had been hard and full of thorns.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
eagerly desirous
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading He had married young, and had a large family; and Drummond was already aware that while the lines had fallen to himself in pleasant places, poor Markham's lot had been hard and full of thorns.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading He was in business himself, with a little office in one of the dreary lanes in the City, a single clerk, and very limited occupation.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading He was in business himself, with a little office in one of the dreary lanes in the City, a single clerk, and very limited occupation.
directorshipnounUS /dərˈektərʃɪp/
the position of a director of a business concern
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading He was in business himself, with a little office in one of the dreary lanes in the City, a single clerk, and very limited occupation.
Drummond
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From this reading He had married young, and had a large family; and Drummond was already aware that while the lines had fallen to himself in pleasant places, poor Markham's lot had been hard and full of thorns.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
entrynounUS /ˈentri/
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading He had married young, and had a large family; and Drummond was already aware that while the lines had fallen to himself in pleasant places, poor Markham's lot had been hard and full of thorns.
a social unit living together
From this reading He had married young, and had a large family; and Drummond was already aware that while the lines had fallen to himself in pleasant places, poor Markham's lot had been hard and full of thorns.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He had married young, and had a large family; and Drummond was already aware that while the lines had fallen to himself in pleasant places, poor Markham's lot had been hard and full of thorns.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He had married young, and had a large family; and Drummond was already aware that while the lines had fallen to himself in pleasant places, poor Markham's lot had been hard and full of thorns.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was in business himself, with a little office in one of the dreary lanes in the City, a single clerk, and very limited occupation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
intercoursenounUS /ˈɪntərkɔːrs/
communication between individuals
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
lanesnounUS /leɪnz/
plural of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading He was in business himself, with a little office in one of the dreary lanes in the City, a single clerk, and very limited occupation.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had married young, and had a large family; and Drummond was already aware that while the lines had fallen to himself in pleasant places, poor Markham's lot had been hard and full of thorns.
limitedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətəd/
small in range or scope
From this reading He was in business himself, with a little office in one of the dreary lanes in the City, a single clerk, and very limited occupation.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading He had married young, and had a large family; and Drummond was already aware that while the lines had fallen to himself in pleasant places, poor Markham's lot had been hard and full of thorns.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was in business himself, with a little office in one of the dreary lanes in the City, a single clerk, and very limited occupation.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading He had married young, and had a large family; and Drummond was already aware that while the lines had fallen to himself in pleasant places, poor Markham's lot had been hard and full of thorns.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
Markham's
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From this reading He had married young, and had a large family; and Drummond was already aware that while the lines had fallen to himself in pleasant places, poor Markham's lot had been hard and full of thorns.
joined in matrimony
From this reading He had married young, and had a large family; and Drummond was already aware that while the lines had fallen to himself in pleasant places, poor Markham's lot had been hard and full of thorns.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading The occasion of it was this.
occupationnounUS /ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading He was in business himself, with a little office in one of the dreary lanes in the City, a single clerk, and very limited occupation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading He was in business himself, with a little office in one of the dreary lanes in the City, a single clerk, and very limited occupation.
many times at short intervals
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He had married young, and had a large family; and Drummond was already aware that while the lines had fallen to himself in pleasant places, poor Markham's lot had been hard and full of thorns.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading He had married young, and had a large family; and Drummond was already aware that while the lines had fallen to himself in pleasant places, poor Markham's lot had been hard and full of thorns.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading He had married young, and had a large family; and Drummond was already aware that while the lines had fallen to himself in pleasant places, poor Markham's lot had been hard and full of thorns.
precariousadjectiveUS /priˈkeriəs/
affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
an educational institution
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading He was in business himself, with a little office in one of the dreary lanes in the City, a single clerk, and very limited occupation.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The occasion of it was this.
thornsnounUS /θɔːrnz/
plural of “thorn” — something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading He had married young, and had a large family; and Drummond was already aware that while the lines had fallen to himself in pleasant places, poor Markham's lot had been hard and full of thorns.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was in business himself, with a little office in one of the dreary lanes in the City, a single clerk, and very limited occupation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had married young, and had a large family; and Drummond was already aware that while the lines had fallen to himself in pleasant places, poor Markham's lot had been hard and full of thorns.
which person or people
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One of his early friends who had been at school with him, and with whom he had kept up a precarious and often interrupted intercourse, came to him one morning with an anxious face.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It was in the summer of the third year of his bank directorship that Robert made his first personal entry into business.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He had married young, and had a large family; and Drummond was already aware that while the lines had fallen to himself in pleasant places, poor Markham's lot had been hard and full of thorns.
