used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was well that he should allow himself to be driven out about the place every day.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was well that he should be encouraged to get up after breakfast, and to eat his dinner in the middle of the day after his old fashion.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading It was well that he should allow himself to be driven out about the place every day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was well that he should allow himself to be driven out about the place every day.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading It was well that he should be encouraged to get up after breakfast, and to eat his dinner in the middle of the day after his old fashion.
Brodrick
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From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no special disease, but he was a worn-out old man.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
Carmarthen
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From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑːnfəˈdenʃəl/
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was well that he should allow himself to be driven out about the place every day.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading It was well that he should be encouraged to get up after breakfast, and to eat his dinner in the middle of the day after his old fashion.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading There was no special disease, but he was a worn-out old man.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading It was well that he should allow himself to be driven out about the place every day.
take in solid food
From this reading It was well that he should be encouraged to get up after breakfast, and to eat his dinner in the middle of the day after his old fashion.
encouragedadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒd/
inspired with confidence
From this reading It was well that he should be encouraged to get up after breakfast, and to eat his dinner in the middle of the day after his old fashion.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was well that he should allow himself to be driven out about the place every day.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was well that he should be encouraged to get up after breakfast, and to eat his dinner in the middle of the day after his old fashion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was well that he should be encouraged to get up after breakfast, and to eat his dinner in the middle of the day after his old fashion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was well that he should be encouraged to get up after breakfast, and to eat his dinner in the middle of the day after his old fashion.
hopefullyadverbUS /ˈhoʊpfəli/
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was well that he should be encouraged to get up after breakfast, and to eat his dinner in the middle of the day after his old fashion.
Indefer
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From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
Isabel
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From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was well that he should allow himself to be driven out about the place every day.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
Llanfeare
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From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was no special disease, but he was a worn-out old man.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading It was well that he should be encouraged to get up after breakfast, and to eat his dinner in the middle of the day after his old fashion.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no special disease, but he was a worn-out old man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading There was no special disease, but he was a worn-out old man.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was well that he should allow himself to be driven out about the place every day.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was well that he should allow himself to be driven out about the place every day.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was well that he should allow himself to be driven out about the place every day.
socketnounUS /ˈsɑːkət/
a bony hollow into which a structure fits
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
express in speech
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading There was no special disease, but he was a worn-out old man.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no special disease, but he was a worn-out old man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
two times
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was well that he should be encouraged to get up after breakfast, and to eat his dinner in the middle of the day after his old fashion.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It was well that he should allow himself to be driven out about the place every day.
at the time that
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The doctor from Carmarthen visited Llanfeare twice a week, and having become intimate and confidential with Isabel, had told her that the candle had nearly burnt itself down to the socket.
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
worn-outadjective
used until no longer useful
From this reading There was no special disease, but he was a worn-out old man.
a late time of life
From this reading Isabel Brodrick When Mr Indefer Jones spoke of living for two years, he spoke more hopefully of himself than the doctor was wont to speak to Isabel.
