used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
alarmingadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːrmɪŋ/
frightening because of an awareness of danger
From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
eagerly desirous
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
Belinda
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From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
comicadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmɪk/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
contractionnounUS /kənˈtrækʃən/
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
distraughtadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɔːt/
deeply agitated especially from emotion
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
downrightadverbUS /ˈdaʊnraɪt/
thoroughgoing
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
eyebrowsnounUS /ˈaɪbraʊz/
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
ludicrousadjectiveUS /ˈluːdəkrəs/
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
perceptionnounUS /pərˈsepʃən/
the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
perplexities
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From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
personagenoun
another word for person; a person not meriting identification
From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
PipnounUS /pɪp/
a disease of poultry
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
on the contrary
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
son'snounUS /sʌnz/
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
unaffectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈfektɪd/
undergoing no change when acted upon
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
the act of using
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me, and he hoped I was not sorry to see him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
at the time that
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “For, I really am not,” he added, with his son’s smile, “an alarming personage.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I use the word natural, in the sense of its being unaffected; there was something comic in his distraught way, as though it would have been downright ludicrous but for his own perception that it was very near being so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When he had talked with me a little, he said to Mrs. Pocket, with a rather anxious contraction of his eyebrows, which were black and handsome, “Belinda, I hope you have welcomed Mr. Pip?”
young-looking
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From this reading He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very grey hair, and his manner seemed quite natural.
