used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading At the F.O. there are usually a good many old young men, just as in London society there are always a great many young old women.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the F.O. there are usually a good many old young men, just as in London society there are always a great many young old women.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he had told Lady Sellingworth, he was now twenty-nine and no longer considered himself young.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the F.O. there are usually a good many old young men, just as in London society there are always a great many young old women.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
BerkeleynounUS /ˈbɜːrkli/
Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading He was clever, discreet and careful in his work.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading He was clever, discreet and careful in his work.
carefully weighed
From this reading As he had told Lady Sellingworth, he was now twenty-nine and no longer considered himself young.
CravenadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪvən/
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
discreetadjectiveUS /dɪˈskriːt/
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
From this reading He was clever, discreet and careful in his work.
FnounUS /ef/
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading At the F.O. there are usually a good many old young men, just as in London society there are always a great many young old women.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Craven was one of the former.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading At the F.O. there are usually a good many old young men, just as in London society there are always a great many young old women.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At the F.O. there are usually a good many old young men, just as in London society there are always a great many young old women.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he had told Lady Sellingworth, he was now twenty-nine and no longer considered himself young.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he had told Lady Sellingworth, he was now twenty-nine and no longer considered himself young.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he had told Lady Sellingworth, he was now twenty-nine and no longer considered himself young.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was clever, discreet and careful in his work.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the F.O. there are usually a good many old young men, just as in London society there are always a great many young old women.
and nothing more
From this reading At the F.O. there are usually a good many old young men, just as in London society there are always a great many young old women.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading As he had told Lady Sellingworth, he was now twenty-nine and no longer considered himself young.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading At the F.O. there are usually a good many old young men, just as in London society there are always a great many young old women.
for more time
From this reading As he had told Lady Sellingworth, he was now twenty-nine and no longer considered himself young.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading At the F.O. there are usually a good many old young men, just as in London society there are always a great many young old women.
the force of workers available
From this reading At the F.O. there are usually a good many old young men, just as in London society there are always a great many young old women.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
not any; not one
From this reading As he had told Lady Sellingworth, he was now twenty-nine and no longer considered himself young.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading As he had told Lady Sellingworth, he was now twenty-nine and no longer considered himself young.
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
From this reading At the F.O. there are usually a good many old young men, just as in London society there are always a great many young old women.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Craven was one of the former.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading At the F.O. there are usually a good many old young men, just as in London society there are always a great many young old women.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Craven was one of the former.
Sellingworth
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From this reading As he had told Lady Sellingworth, he was now twenty-nine and no longer considered himself young.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading At the F.O. there are usually a good many old young men, just as in London society there are always a great many young old women.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
make square
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
not in physical motion
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At the F.O. there are usually a good many old young men, just as in London society there are always a great many young old women.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading As he had told Lady Sellingworth, he was now twenty-nine and no longer considered himself young.
twenty-ninenoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one
From this reading As he had told Lady Sellingworth, he was now twenty-nine and no longer considered himself young.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
under normal conditions
From this reading At the F.O. there are usually a good many old young men, just as in London society there are always a great many young old women.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he had told Lady Sellingworth, he was now twenty-nine and no longer considered himself young.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Craven went away from Berkeley Square that night still under the spell and with a mind unusually vivid and alive.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading At the F.O. there are usually a good many old young men, just as in London society there are always a great many young old women.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He was clever, discreet and careful in his work.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading As he had told Lady Sellingworth, he was now twenty-nine and no longer considered himself young.
