used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jacob Worse's mother was regarded as quite a character in the town.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When her husband died, he was about as insolvent as a man could be.
(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 People shook their heads, and went one and all to the widow to condole with her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nothing was left but a mass of bills and liabilities when he was gone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jacob Worse's mother was regarded as quite a character in the town.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When her husband died, he was about as insolvent as a man could be.
billsnounUS /bɪlz/
plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Nothing was left but a mass of bills and liabilities when he was gone.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Jacob Worse's mother was regarded as quite a character in the town.
condoleverb
express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death
From this reading People shook their heads, and went one and all to the widow to condole with her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When her husband died, he was about as insolvent as a man could be.
approval
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading When her husband died, he was about as insolvent as a man could be.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
gayest
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From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
the act of departing
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Nothing was left but a mass of bills and liabilities when he was gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When her husband died, he was about as insolvent as a man could be.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading People shook their heads, and went one and all to the widow to condole with her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When her husband died, he was about as insolvent as a man could be.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading When her husband died, he was about as insolvent as a man could be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jacob Worse's mother was regarded as quite a character in the town.
insolventnounUS /ˌɪnˈsɑːlvənt/
someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
From this reading When her husband died, he was about as insolvent as a man could be.
JacobnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading Jacob Worse's mother was regarded as quite a character in the town.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
immediately past
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
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 Nothing was left but a mass of bills and liabilities when he was gone.
liabilitiesnounUS /ˌlaɪəˈbɪlətiz/
anything that is owed to someone else
From this reading Nothing was left but a mass of bills and liabilities when he was gone.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When her husband died, he was about as insolvent as a man could be.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Nothing was left but a mass of bills and liabilities when he was gone.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Jacob Worse's mother was regarded as quite a character in the town.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing was left but a mass of bills and liabilities when he was gone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
and nothing more
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People shook their heads, and went one and all to the widow to condole with her.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Jacob Worse's mother was regarded as quite a character in the town.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Jacob Worse's mother was regarded as quite a character in the town.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading People shook their heads, and went one and all to the widow to condole with her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jacob Worse's mother was regarded as quite a character in the town.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading People shook their heads, and went one and all to the widow to condole with her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Jacob Worse's mother was regarded as quite a character in the town.
unlimitedadjectiveUS /ənˈlɪmətɪd/
having no limits in range or scope
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
precisely as stated
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jacob Worse's mother was regarded as quite a character in the town.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading People shook their heads, and went one and all to the widow to condole with her.
at the time that
From this reading When her husband died, he was about as insolvent as a man could be.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading People shook their heads, and went one and all to the widow to condole with her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading People shook their heads, and went one and all to the widow to condole with her.
Worse's
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From this reading Jacob Worse's mother was regarded as quite a character in the town.
a late time of life
From this reading For several years he had only kept his business going by means of unlimited credit, but up to the very last he managed to keep one of the gayest houses in the town.
