used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Handsome in person, and frank in manners, he was a general favourite.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Owen Prothero, like his sister Netta, had been very much spoilt by his father during his childhood and boyhood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Owen Prothero, like his sister Netta, had been very much spoilt by his father during his childhood and boyhood.
boyhoodnounUS /ˈbɔɪhʊd/
the childhood of a boy
From this reading Owen Prothero, like his sister Netta, had been very much spoilt by his father during his childhood and boyhood.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Owen Prothero, like his sister Netta, had been very much spoilt by his father during his childhood and boyhood.
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading Owen Prothero, like his sister Netta, had been very much spoilt by his father during his childhood and boyhood.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Indeed it would have been difficult not to have spoilt him.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Owen Prothero, like his sister Netta, had been very much spoilt by his father during his childhood and boyhood.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading His uncle, the vicar, quite idolised him, and would have lavished a fortune on his education had he been of a studious nature.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Owen Prothero, like his sister Netta, had been very much spoilt by his father during his childhood and boyhood.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading Handsome in person, and frank in manners, he was a general favourite.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading His uncle, the vicar, quite idolised him, and would have lavished a fortune on his education had he been of a studious nature.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Handsome in person, and frank in manners, he was a general favourite.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Handsome in person, and frank in manners, he was a general favourite.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Owen Prothero, like his sister Netta, had been very much spoilt by his father during his childhood and boyhood.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Handsome in person, and frank in manners, he was a general favourite.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Indeed it would have been difficult not to have spoilt him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Handsome in person, and frank in manners, he was a general favourite.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed it would have been difficult not to have spoilt him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Owen Prothero, like his sister Netta, had been very much spoilt by his father during his childhood and boyhood.
idolisedadjective
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading His uncle, the vicar, quite idolised him, and would have lavished a fortune on his education had he been of a studious nature.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Handsome in person, and frank in manners, he was a general favourite.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed it would have been difficult not to have spoilt him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed it would have been difficult not to have spoilt him.
lavishedverbUS /ˈlævɪʃt/
past form of “lavish” — expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
From this reading His uncle, the vicar, quite idolised him, and would have lavished a fortune on his education had he been of a studious nature.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Owen Prothero, like his sister Netta, had been very much spoilt by his father during his childhood and boyhood.
social deportment
From this reading Handsome in person, and frank in manners, he was a general favourite.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Owen Prothero, like his sister Netta, had been very much spoilt by his father during his childhood and boyhood.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading His uncle, the vicar, quite idolised him, and would have lavished a fortune on his education had he been of a studious nature.
Netta
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From this reading Owen Prothero, like his sister Netta, had been very much spoilt by his father during his childhood and boyhood.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Indeed it would have been difficult not to have spoilt him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His uncle, the vicar, quite idolised him, and would have lavished a fortune on his education had he been of a studious nature.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His uncle, the vicar, quite idolised him, and would have lavished a fortune on his education had he been of a studious nature.
OwennounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading Owen Prothero, like his sister Netta, had been very much spoilt by his father during his childhood and boyhood.
a human being
From this reading Handsome in person, and frank in manners, he was a general favourite.
Prothero
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From this reading Owen Prothero, like his sister Netta, had been very much spoilt by his father during his childhood and boyhood.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading His uncle, the vicar, quite idolised him, and would have lavished a fortune on his education had he been of a studious nature.
SEMPSTRESSnoun
someone who makes or mends dresses
From this reading THE SEMPSTRESS.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Owen Prothero, like his sister Netta, had been very much spoilt by his father during his childhood and boyhood.
spoiltadjective
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading Owen Prothero, like his sister Netta, had been very much spoilt by his father during his childhood and boyhood.
studiousadjectiveUS /ˈstuːdiəs/
marked by care and effort
From this reading His uncle, the vicar, quite idolised him, and would have lavished a fortune on his education had he been of a studious nature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEMPSTRESS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed it would have been difficult not to have spoilt him.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading His uncle, the vicar, quite idolised him, and would have lavished a fortune on his education had he been of a studious nature.
precisely as stated
From this reading Owen Prothero, like his sister Netta, had been very much spoilt by his father during his childhood and boyhood.
vicarnounUS /ˈvɪkər/
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading His uncle, the vicar, quite idolised him, and would have lavished a fortune on his education had he been of a studious nature.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Handsome in person, and frank in manners, he was a general favourite.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Indeed it would have been difficult not to have spoilt him.
