used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
how long something has existed
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
baby-girl
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From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Glyn had outlived her husband fifteen years and then followed him, fairly snubbed to death, some said, by her formidable father-in-law.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
coursesnounUS /ˈkɔːrsəz/
plural of “course” — education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Mrs. Glyn had outlived her husband fifteen years and then followed him, fairly snubbed to death, some said, by her formidable father-in-law.
deprivedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpraɪvd/
marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
eminentadjectiveUS /ˈemənənt/
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Mrs. Glyn had outlived her husband fifteen years and then followed him, fairly snubbed to death, some said, by her formidable father-in-law.
father-in-lawnounUS /ˈfɑːðərɪnlɔː/
the father of your spouse
From this reading Mrs. Glyn had outlived her husband fifteen years and then followed him, fairly snubbed to death, some said, by her formidable father-in-law.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Mrs. Glyn had outlived her husband fifteen years and then followed him, fairly snubbed to death, some said, by her formidable father-in-law.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Mrs. Glyn had outlived her husband fifteen years and then followed him, fairly snubbed to death, some said, by her formidable father-in-law.
fondnessnounUS /ˈfɑːndnəs/
a predisposition to like something
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmədəbəl/
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
From this reading Mrs. Glyn had outlived her husband fifteen years and then followed him, fairly snubbed to death, some said, by her formidable father-in-law.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
Glyn
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From this reading Mrs. Glyn had outlived her husband fifteen years and then followed him, fairly snubbed to death, some said, by her formidable father-in-law.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And yet there was some good in the third.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Glyn had outlived her husband fifteen years and then followed him, fairly snubbed to death, some said, by her formidable father-in-law.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Mrs. Glyn had outlived her husband fifteen years and then followed him, fairly snubbed to death, some said, by her formidable father-in-law.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And yet there was some good in the third.
INEVITABLEadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
in the recent past
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
the act of departing
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
held dear
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Glyn had outlived her husband fifteen years and then followed him, fairly snubbed to death, some said, by her formidable father-in-law.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
not any; not one
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
on one occasion
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
and nothing more
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
outlivedverbUS /ˌaʊtˈlɪvd/
past form of “outlive” — live longer than
From this reading Mrs. Glyn had outlived her husband fifteen years and then followed him, fairly snubbed to death, some said, by her formidable father-in-law.
a human being
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
reminiscencenounUS /ˌreməˈnɪsəns/
a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
reproachnounUS /riˈproʊtʃ/
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
restraintnounUS /rɪˈstreɪnt/
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mrs. Glyn had outlived her husband fifteen years and then followed him, fairly snubbed to death, some said, by her formidable father-in-law.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
snubbedverbUS /snʌbd/
inflected form of “snub” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading Mrs. Glyn had outlived her husband fifteen years and then followed him, fairly snubbed to death, some said, by her formidable father-in-law.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And yet there was some good in the third.
a male human offspring
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And yet there was some good in the third.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
Thrapston
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From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
up to a particular time
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
twenty-sevennoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
ViscountnounUS /ˈvɪskaʊnt/
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading THE INEVITABLE MEETING The first Viscount Thrapston had been an eminent public character, and the second a respectable private person; the third had been neither.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet there was some good in the third.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Then the son died, leaving a lately married wife and a baby-girl, and Lord Thrapston, deprived at once of hope and of restraint, returned to his old courses, till age came upon him and drove him from practice into reminiscence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
a late time of life
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet there was some good in the third.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He had loved his only son with a fondness rare to find; and for ten whole years, while the young man was between seventeen and twenty-seven, the old lord lived, for his sake, a life open to no reproach.
