used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
adverseadjectiveUS /ædˈvɜːrs/
contrary to your interests or welfare
From this reading This was a circumstance peculiarly adverse to my patron's habits and inclinations.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
(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 He had broken off, as I have already said, all intercourse of visiting with his neighbours.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading He had broken off, as I have already said, all intercourse of visiting with his neighbours.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading He debarred himself every kind of amusement and relaxation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was a circumstance peculiarly adverse to my patron's habits and inclinations.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had broken off, as I have already said, all intercourse of visiting with his neighbours.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He shrunk from the society of his fellows, and thought he could never be sufficiently buried in obscurity and solitude.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading He had broken off, as I have already said, all intercourse of visiting with his neighbours.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
placed in a grave
From this reading He shrunk from the society of his fellows, and thought he could never be sufficiently buried in obscurity and solitude.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
From this reading This was a circumstance peculiarly adverse to my patron's habits and inclinations.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He shrunk from the society of his fellows, and thought he could never be sufficiently buried in obscurity and solitude.
debarred
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From this reading He debarred himself every kind of amusement and relaxation.
disclosurenounUS /dɪˈskloʊʒər/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He debarred himself every kind of amusement and relaxation.
Falkland
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From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
a social unit living together
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading He shrunk from the society of his fellows, and thought he could never be sufficiently buried in obscurity and solitude.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
ForesternounUS /ˈfɔːrəstər/
English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He shrunk from the society of his fellows, and thought he could never be sufficiently buried in obscurity and solitude.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading This was a circumstance peculiarly adverse to my patron's habits and inclinations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had broken off, as I have already said, all intercourse of visiting with his neighbours.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had broken off, as I have already said, all intercourse of visiting with his neighbours.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He debarred himself every kind of amusement and relaxation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He had broken off, as I have already said, all intercourse of visiting with his neighbours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
inclinationsnounUS /ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “inclination” — an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading This was a circumstance peculiarly adverse to my patron's habits and inclinations.
intercoursenounUS /ˈɪntərkɔːrs/
communication between individuals
From this reading He had broken off, as I have already said, all intercourse of visiting with his neighbours.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading He debarred himself every kind of amusement and relaxation.
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 In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
a form of address for a man
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This was a circumstance peculiarly adverse to my patron's habits and inclinations.
neighboursnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading He had broken off, as I have already said, all intercourse of visiting with his neighbours.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He shrunk from the society of his fellows, and thought he could never be sufficiently buried in obscurity and solitude.
not any; not one
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
obscuritynounUS /əbsˈkjʊrəti/
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
From this reading He shrunk from the society of his fellows, and thought he could never be sufficiently buried in obscurity and solitude.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had broken off, as I have already said, all intercourse of visiting with his neighbours.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had broken off, as I have already said, all intercourse of visiting with his neighbours.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
patron's
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From this reading This was a circumstance peculiarly adverse to my patron's habits and inclinations.
peculiarlyadverbUS /pɪˈkjuːljərli/
uniquely or characteristically
From this reading This was a circumstance peculiarly adverse to my patron's habits and inclinations.
an amount of time
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
relaxationnounUS /ˌriːlækˈseɪʃən/
(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
From this reading He debarred himself every kind of amusement and relaxation.
resideverbUS /rɪˈzaɪd/
make one's home in a particular place or community
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He had broken off, as I have already said, all intercourse of visiting with his neighbours.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
shrunkverbUS /ʃrʌŋk/
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading He shrunk from the society of his fellows, and thought he could never be sufficiently buried in obscurity and solitude.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading He shrunk from the society of his fellows, and thought he could never be sufficiently buried in obscurity and solitude.
a state of social isolation
From this reading He shrunk from the society of his fellows, and thought he could never be sufficiently buried in obscurity and solitude.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading He shrunk from the society of his fellows, and thought he could never be sufficiently buried in obscurity and solitude.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a circumstance peculiarly adverse to my patron's habits and inclinations.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He shrunk from the society of his fellows, and thought he could never be sufficiently buried in obscurity and solitude.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In no long time after the disclosure Mr. Falkland had made, Mr. Forester, his elder brother by the mother's side, came to reside for a short period in our family.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading He had broken off, as I have already said, all intercourse of visiting with his neighbours.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was a circumstance peculiarly adverse to my patron's habits and inclinations.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had broken off, as I have already said, all intercourse of visiting with his neighbours.
