used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Christopher stood for a moment inside the great hall at Stormly Park and looked round.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading There was no discordant note anywhere and Christopher was quite alive to its perfections.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Peter Masters, having chosen the best man in England for his purpose, had had the sense to let him alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Christopher stood for a moment inside the great hall at Stormly Park and looked round.
at or in or to any place
From this reading There was no discordant note anywhere and Christopher was quite alive to its perfections.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Christopher stood for a moment inside the great hall at Stormly Park and looked round.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was quite beautiful.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Peter Masters, having chosen the best man in England for his purpose, had had the sense to let him alone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But coming straight from Stormly Town the contrast was too glaring and too crude.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading Peter Masters, having chosen the best man in England for his purpose, had had the sense to let him alone.
ChristophernounUS /ˈkrɪstəfər/
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading Christopher stood for a moment inside the great hall at Stormly Park and looked round.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading But coming straight from Stormly Town the contrast was too glaring and too crude.
contrastnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading But coming straight from Stormly Town the contrast was too glaring and too crude.
crudeadjectiveUS /kruːd/
not carefully or expertly made
From this reading But coming straight from Stormly Town the contrast was too glaring and too crude.
discordantadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɔːrdənt/
not in agreement or harmony
From this reading There was no discordant note anywhere and Christopher was quite alive to its perfections.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Peter Masters, having chosen the best man in England for his purpose, had had the sense to let him alone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Christopher stood for a moment inside the great hall at Stormly Park and looked round.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But coming straight from Stormly Town the contrast was too glaring and too crude.
glaringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlerɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading But coming straight from Stormly Town the contrast was too glaring and too crude.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Christopher stood for a moment inside the great hall at Stormly Park and looked round.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Peter Masters, having chosen the best man in England for his purpose, had had the sense to let him alone.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Christopher stood for a moment inside the great hall at Stormly Park and looked round.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Peter Masters, having chosen the best man in England for his purpose, had had the sense to let him alone.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Peter Masters, having chosen the best man in England for his purpose, had had the sense to let him alone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter Masters, having chosen the best man in England for his purpose, had had the sense to let him alone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Peter Masters, having chosen the best man in England for his purpose, had had the sense to let him alone.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Christopher stood for a moment inside the great hall at Stormly Park and looked round.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was quite beautiful.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no discordant note anywhere and Christopher was quite alive to its perfections.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Peter Masters, having chosen the best man in England for his purpose, had had the sense to let him alone.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Christopher stood for a moment inside the great hall at Stormly Park and looked round.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Peter Masters, having chosen the best man in England for his purpose, had had the sense to let him alone.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading Peter Masters, having chosen the best man in England for his purpose, had had the sense to let him alone.
a particular point in time
From this reading Christopher stood for a moment inside the great hall at Stormly Park and looked round.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no discordant note anywhere and Christopher was quite alive to its perfections.
a brief written record
From this reading There was no discordant note anywhere and Christopher was quite alive to its perfections.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Christopher stood for a moment inside the great hall at Stormly Park and looked round.
perfections
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From this reading There was no discordant note anywhere and Christopher was quite alive to its perfections.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Peter Masters, having chosen the best man in England for his purpose, had had the sense to let him alone.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Peter Masters, having chosen the best man in England for his purpose, had had the sense to let him alone.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It was quite beautiful.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Christopher stood for a moment inside the great hall at Stormly Park and looked round.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Peter Masters, having chosen the best man in England for his purpose, had had the sense to let him alone.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Christopher stood for a moment inside the great hall at Stormly Park and looked round.
Stormly
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From this reading Christopher stood for a moment inside the great hall at Stormly Park and looked round.
successive (without a break)
From this reading But coming straight from Stormly Town the contrast was too glaring and too crude.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Christopher stood for a moment inside the great hall at Stormly Park and looked round.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no discordant note anywhere and Christopher was quite alive to its perfections.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peter Masters, having chosen the best man in England for his purpose, had had the sense to let him alone.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But coming straight from Stormly Town the contrast was too glaring and too crude.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading But coming straight from Stormly Town the contrast was too glaring and too crude.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was quite beautiful.
