used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A very well-written book--one of Kingston's best.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is about various events and personalities in a Victorian school.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is about various events and personalities in a Victorian school.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading In one of the last chapters it so happens that some of the boys pay a visit to another school, which happens to be the one your reviewer was at.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In one of the last chapters it so happens that some of the boys pay a visit to another school, which happens to be the one your reviewer was at.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In one of the last chapters it so happens that some of the boys pay a visit to another school, which happens to be the one your reviewer was at.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading A very well-written book--one of Kingston's best.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading A very well-written book--one of Kingston's best.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading In one of the last chapters it so happens that some of the boys pay a visit to another school, which happens to be the one your reviewer was at.
Bracebridge
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From this reading Ernest Bracebridge, School Days, by William H G Kingston.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ernest Bracebridge, School Days, by William H G Kingston.
can't
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From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
chaptersnounUS /ˈtʃæptərz/
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading In one of the last chapters it so happens that some of the boys pay a visit to another school, which happens to be the one your reviewer was at.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Ernest Bracebridge, School Days, by William H G Kingston.
one or the other of two
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
Ernest
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From this reading Ernest Bracebridge, School Days, by William H G Kingston.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading It is about various events and personalities in a Victorian school.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Ernest Bracebridge, School Days, by William H G Kingston.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Ernest Bracebridge, School Days, by William H G Kingston.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading In one of the last chapters it so happens that some of the boys pay a visit to another school, which happens to be the one your reviewer was at.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
heroicadjectiveUS /hɪˈroʊɪk/
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is about various events and personalities in a Victorian school.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is about various events and personalities in a Victorian school.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is about various events and personalities in a Victorian school.
KingstonnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading Ernest Bracebridge, School Days, by William H G Kingston.
Kingston's
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From this reading A very well-written book--one of Kingston's best.
immediately past
From this reading In one of the last chapters it so happens that some of the boys pay a visit to another school, which happens to be the one your reviewer was at.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
by chance
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A very well-written book--one of Kingston's best.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A very well-written book--one of Kingston's best.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading In one of the last chapters it so happens that some of the boys pay a visit to another school, which happens to be the one your reviewer was at.
personalitiesnounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪtiz/
plural of “personality” — the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading It is about various events and personalities in a Victorian school.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
reviewernounUS /riˈvjuːər/
someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
From this reading In one of the last chapters it so happens that some of the boys pay a visit to another school, which happens to be the one your reviewer was at.
an educational institution
From this reading Ernest Bracebridge, School Days, by William H G Kingston.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In one of the last chapters it so happens that some of the boys pay a visit to another school, which happens to be the one your reviewer was at.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In one of the last chapters it so happens that some of the boys pay a visit to another school, which happens to be the one your reviewer was at.
a male human offspring
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading It is about various events and personalities in a Victorian school.
precisely as stated
From this reading A very well-written book--one of Kingston's best.
VictorianadjectiveUS /vɪkˈtɔːriən/
of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled
From this reading It is about various events and personalities in a Victorian school.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading In one of the last chapters it so happens that some of the boys pay a visit to another school, which happens to be the one your reviewer was at.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In one of the last chapters it so happens that some of the boys pay a visit to another school, which happens to be the one your reviewer was at.
well-written
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From this reading A very well-written book--one of Kingston's best.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In one of the last chapters it so happens that some of the boys pay a visit to another school, which happens to be the one your reviewer was at.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
William
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From this reading Ernest Bracebridge, School Days, by William H G Kingston.
showing curiosity
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The boy after whom the book is named is such a heroic character that one can't help wondering if he is really either Kingston's own son, or maybe the son whom Kingston would have liked to have.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In one of the last chapters it so happens that some of the boys pay a visit to another school, which happens to be the one your reviewer was at.
