used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a man about fifty years of age, who had a preoccupied air, and who was good.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was a man about fifty years of age, who had a preoccupied air, and who was good.
admirablyadverbUS /ˈædmərəbli/
in an admirable manner
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of the industry which he had so admirably reconstructed, M. sur M. had become a rather important centre of trade.
how long something has existed
From this reading He was a man about fifty years of age, who had a preoccupied air, and who was good.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He was a man about fifty years of age, who had a preoccupied air, and who was good.
(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 That was all that could be said about him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin in this branch of commerce.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a man about fifty years of age, who had a preoccupied air, and who was good.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That was all that could be said about him.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of the industry which he had so admirably reconstructed, M. sur M. had become a rather important centre of trade.
BerlinnounUS /bərˈlɪn/
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin in this branch of commerce.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Spain, which consumes a good deal of black jet, made enormous purchases there each year.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin in this branch of commerce.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of the industry which he had so admirably reconstructed, M. sur M. had become a rather important centre of trade.
commercenounUS /ˈkɑːmərs/
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
From this reading M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin in this branch of commerce.
consumesverbUS /kənˈsuːmz/
third-person singular of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading Spain, which consumes a good deal of black jet, made enormous purchases there each year.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That was all that could be said about him.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Spain, which consumes a good deal of black jet, made enormous purchases there each year.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Spain, which consumes a good deal of black jet, made enormous purchases there each year.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading Spain, which consumes a good deal of black jet, made enormous purchases there each year.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading He was a man about fifty years of age, who had a preoccupied air, and who was good.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He was a man about fifty years of age, who had a preoccupied air, and who was good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was a man about fifty years of age, who had a preoccupied air, and who was good.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a man about fifty years of age, who had a preoccupied air, and who was good.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was all that could be said about him.
of great significance or value
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of the industry which he had so admirably reconstructed, M. sur M. had become a rather important centre of trade.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin in this branch of commerce.
industrynounUS /ˈɪndəstri/
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of the industry which he had so admirably reconstructed, M. sur M. had become a rather important centre of trade.
jetnounUS /dʒet/
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
From this reading Spain, which consumes a good deal of black jet, made enormous purchases there each year.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin in this branch of commerce.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of the industry which he had so admirably reconstructed, M. sur M. had become a rather important centre of trade.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Spain, which consumes a good deal of black jet, made enormous purchases there each year.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a man about fifty years of age, who had a preoccupied air, and who was good.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a man about fifty years of age, who had a preoccupied air, and who was good.
preoccupiedadjectiveUS /priˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
deeply absorbed in thought
From this reading He was a man about fifty years of age, who had a preoccupied air, and who was good.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of the industry which he had so admirably reconstructed, M. sur M. had become a rather important centre of trade.
purchasesnounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəsəz/
plural of “purchase” — the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading Spain, which consumes a good deal of black jet, made enormous purchases there each year.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of the industry which he had so admirably reconstructed, M. sur M. had become a rather important centre of trade.
on the contrary
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of the industry which he had so admirably reconstructed, M. sur M. had become a rather important centre of trade.
reconstructedadjectiveUS /ˌriːkənˈstrʌktɪd/
adapted to social or economic change
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of the industry which he had so admirably reconstructed, M. sur M. had become a rather important centre of trade.
rivalled
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From this reading M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin in this branch of commerce.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That was all that could be said about him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of the industry which he had so admirably reconstructed, M. sur M. had become a rather important centre of trade.
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading Spain, which consumes a good deal of black jet, made enormous purchases there each year.
surnounUS /sɜːr/
a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of the industry which he had so admirably reconstructed, M. sur M. had become a rather important centre of trade.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of the industry which he had so admirably reconstructed, M. sur M. had become a rather important centre of trade.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was all that could be said about him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of the industry which he had so admirably reconstructed, M. sur M. had become a rather important centre of trade.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Spain, which consumes a good deal of black jet, made enormous purchases there each year.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading M. sur M. almost rivalled London and Berlin in this branch of commerce.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of the industry which he had so admirably reconstructed, M. sur M. had become a rather important centre of trade.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of the industry which he had so admirably reconstructed, M. sur M. had become a rather important centre of trade.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a man about fifty years of age, who had a preoccupied air, and who was good.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thanks to the rapid progress of the industry which he had so admirably reconstructed, M. sur M. had become a rather important centre of trade.
which person or people
From this reading He was a man about fifty years of age, who had a preoccupied air, and who was good.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Spain, which consumes a good deal of black jet, made enormous purchases there each year.
a late time of life
From this reading He was a man about fifty years of age, who had a preoccupied air, and who was good.
