used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
affordedverbUS /əˈfɔːrdəd/
past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The strange interview which I have described of course yielded my thoughts sufficient employment.
dependedverbUS /dɪˈpendəd/
past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading The strange interview which I have described of course yielded my thoughts sufficient employment.
employmentnounUS /emˈplɔɪmənt/
the state of being employed or having a job
From this reading The strange interview which I have described of course yielded my thoughts sufficient employment.
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 Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
highest in quality
From this reading Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The strange interview which I have described of course yielded my thoughts sufficient employment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Could he have received prior information?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The strange interview which I have described of course yielded my thoughts sufficient employment.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Impossible!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
inferioradjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfɪriər/
of or characteristic of low rank or importance
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
a message received and understood
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading The strange interview which I have described of course yielded my thoughts sufficient employment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
immediately past
From this reading Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The strange interview which I have described of course yielded my thoughts sufficient employment.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
nationsnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The strange interview which I have described of course yielded my thoughts sufficient employment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
Ovidnoun
Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
prioradjectiveUS /ˈpraɪər/
earlier in time
From this reading Could he have received prior information?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Could he have received prior information?
school-boy
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From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
statesmannounUS /ˈsteɪtsmən/
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
From this reading Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The strange interview which I have described of course yielded my thoughts sufficient employment.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading The strange interview which I have described of course yielded my thoughts sufficient employment.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The strange interview which I have described of course yielded my thoughts sufficient employment.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The strange interview which I have described of course yielded my thoughts sufficient employment.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
at the time that
From this reading And in conversation about what? about Ovid--the task of a school-boy in an inferior class--when I could have afforded him minute information upon events on which the fate of nations depended.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The strange interview which I have described of course yielded my thoughts sufficient employment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Was it--could it really be, I asked myself, that I had spent the last hour in conversation with the greatest statesman in modern Europe?
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading The strange interview which I have described of course yielded my thoughts sufficient employment.
