used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
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a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading I have described the cities and peoples of Europe entirely from my own personal observation.
correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/
having something undesirable neutralized
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading In no instance have I described a country without visiting it.
Dagonet
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From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading I have described the cities and peoples of Europe entirely from my own personal observation.
endeavoured
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From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading I have described the cities and peoples of Europe entirely from my own personal observation.
ETC
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the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading I have described the cities and peoples of Europe entirely from my own personal observation.
accept an excuse for
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
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set up or found
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have described the cities and peoples of Europe entirely from my own personal observation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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an occurrence of something
From this reading In no instance have I described a country without visiting it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In no instance have I described a country without visiting it.
JANE'S
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go away from a place
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
mainlyadverbUS /ˈmeɪnli/
for the most part
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
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MEMOIRSnounUS /ˈmemwɑːrz/
plural of “memoir” — an account of the author's personal experiences
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misspellings
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
not any; not one
From this reading In no instance have I described a country without visiting it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
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the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading I have described the cities and peoples of Europe entirely from my own personal observation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
people'snounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
peoplesnounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group
From this reading I have described the cities and peoples of Europe entirely from my own personal observation.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
sound loudly and sonorously
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If ‘Dagonet Abroad’ is found to be mainly a record of personal adventure, my excuse must be that I have always endeavoured to attend to my own business and leave other people’s alone.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading In no instance have I described a country without visiting it.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In no instance have I described a country without visiting it.
the words that are spoken
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