aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
Darrell
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From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
Darrell's
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From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
the act of departing
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
familiaritynounUS /fəˌmɪˈljerəti/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
death of a person
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
Hazlewood
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From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
indigo-planting
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From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
insolentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnsələnt/
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
intimacynounUS /ˈɪntəməsi/
close or warm friendship
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
immediately past
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
Launcelot
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From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
LAWYER'SnounUS /ˈlɔːjərz/
possessive form of “lawyer” — a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading THE LAWYER’S SUSPICION.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
engage in
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
Monckton
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From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
Monckton's
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From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
not any; not one
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
on the contrary
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
possessing material wealth
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
solicitornounUS /səˈlɪsətər/
a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading THE LAWYER’S SUSPICION.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAWYER’S SUSPICION.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
unwillingnessnounUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋnɪs/
the trait of being unwilling
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mr. Monckton came to Hazlewood upon the day after Launcelot Darrell’s arrival.
precisely as stated
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He answered Gilbert Monckton’s questions about India and indigo-planting with an air of unwillingness that was almost insolent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
a late time of life
From this reading “The last few years of my life have not been so very pleasant as to make me care to look back at them,” he said, bitterly.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The grave solicitor had known the young man before his departure for India, but there seemed no very great intimacy between them, and Mr. Darrell appeared rather to avoid any familiarity with his mother’s rich friend.
