touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
in addition
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
ARISTOCRATnounUS /ərˈɪstəkræt/
a member of the aristocracy
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
aristocraticadjectiveUS /ərˌɪstəˈkrætɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
BeaconnounUS /ˈbiːkən/
a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading He inherited good blood through three lines, each of which was represented in his own name.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was an aristocrat of the right sort.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
daguerreotypenoun
a photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor
From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
deservingadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrvɪŋ/
(often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He inherited good blood through three lines, each of which was represented in his own name.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
a social unit living together
From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He inherited good blood through three lines, each of which was represented in his own name.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He inherited good blood through three lines, each of which was represented in his own name.
HolmesnounUS /hoʊmz/
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He inherited good blood through three lines, each of which was represented in his own name.
inheritedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈherətɪd/
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
From this reading He inherited good blood through three lines, each of which was represented in his own name.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
immediately past
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading He inherited good blood through three lines, each of which was represented in his own name.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
used to form the superlative
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He inherited good blood through three lines, each of which was represented in his own name.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He inherited good blood through three lines, each of which was represented in his own name.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
portraitsnounUS /ˈpɔːrtrəts/
plural of “portrait” — a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
representedadjectiveUS /ˌreprɪˈzentɪd/
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading He inherited good blood through three lines, each of which was represented in his own name.
possessing material wealth
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading But he was an aristocrat of the right sort.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
sixpencenoun
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading But he was an aristocrat of the right sort.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He inherited good blood through three lines, each of which was represented in his own name.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He inherited good blood through three lines, each of which was represented in his own name.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
twenty-cent
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From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
except if; if not
From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was an aristocrat of the right sort.
Wendell
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From this reading AN AMERICAN ARISTOCRAT Oliver Wendell Holmes belonged to one of the most aristocratic families of Boston, and he seemed proud of it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He inherited good blood through three lines, each of which was represented in his own name.
which person or people
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Said he: “I go for the man with the family portraits against the one with the twenty-cent daguerreotype, _unless_ I find out that the latter is the better of the two.”
worthlessadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrθləs/
lacking in usefulness or value
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
yieldverbUS /jiːld/
be the cause or source of
From this reading He said also: “I like to see worthless rich people yield their places to deserving poor ones, who, beginning with sixpence or nothing, come out at last on Beacon street and have the sun come into their windows all the year round.”
