used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading At least they might have left me alone there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
bakernounUS /ˈbeɪkər/
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
Balnokhazy
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From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
Councillornoun
a member of a council
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
councillor's
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From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading Baker Fromm was indeed very sorry that we were not dining "at home."
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
florins
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From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
Fromm
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From this reading Baker Fromm was indeed very sorry that we were not dining "at home."
highest in quality
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At least they might have left me alone there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Baker Fromm was indeed very sorry that we were not dining "at home."
HONORABLEadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
ten 10s
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Baker Fromm was indeed very sorry that we were not dining "at home."
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least they might have left me alone there.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading At least they might have left me alone there.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
Lorand's
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From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
make reference to
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
and nothing more
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At least they might have left me alone there.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Baker Fromm was indeed very sorry that we were not dining "at home."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
omittedverbUS /oʊˈmɪtəd/
inflected form of “omit” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
paymentnounUS /ˈpeɪmənt/
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
PrivynounUS /ˈprɪvi/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
precisely, exactly
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
school-fellows
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From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Baker Fromm was indeed very sorry that we were not dining "at home."
a quantity of money
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
carry out
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At least they might have left me alone there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At least they might have left me alone there.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was some very distant relation of ours; however, he received a payment for Lorand's board, seven hundred florins, a nice sum of money in those days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
in or at the place that
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading My pride was the greatest that my brother was living in a privy councillor's house, and, if my school-fellows asked me where I lived, I never omitted to mention the fact that "my brother was living with Balnokhazy, P. C.," while I myself had taken up my abode merely with a baker.
belonging to which person
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MY RIGHT HONORABLE UNCLE We were invited to dine with the Privy Councillor Balnokhazy, at whose house my brother was to take up his residence.
