used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now, Hubbard, with his deer-park, and harriers, and thirty thousand a year, ought to be disgusted with people who knew him as a tea-broker."
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
anew
From this reading I even hate the flavour of cigars that I have smoked when recovering from sickness; I must have others when I get quite well again.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading We always dislike people who have known us in ill-fortune, or penury, or great depression.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, Hubbard, with his deer-park, and harriers, and thirty thousand a year, ought to be disgusted with people who knew him as a tea-broker."
Anerley
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From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
BALNACLUITH
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From this reading BALNACLUITH PLACE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, Hubbard, with his deer-park, and harriers, and thirty thousand a year, ought to be disgusted with people who knew him as a tea-broker."
caresnounUS /kerz/
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
cigarsnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːrz/
plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading I even hate the flavour of cigars that I have smoked when recovering from sickness; I must have others when I get quite well again.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
deer-park
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From this reading Now, Hubbard, with his deer-park, and harriers, and thirty thousand a year, ought to be disgusted with people who knew him as a tea-broker."
depressionnounUS /dɪˈpreʃən/
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading We always dislike people who have known us in ill-fortune, or penury, or great depression.
disgustedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡʌstəd/
having a strong distaste from surfeit
From this reading Now, Hubbard, with his deer-park, and harriers, and thirty thousand a year, ought to be disgusted with people who knew him as a tea-broker."
dislikenounUS /dɪˈslaɪk/
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading We always dislike people who have known us in ill-fortune, or penury, or great depression.
divisible by two
From this reading I even hate the flavour of cigars that I have smoked when recovering from sickness; I must have others when I get quite well again.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
flavournoun
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
From this reading I even hate the flavour of cigars that I have smoked when recovering from sickness; I must have others when I get quite well again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I even hate the flavour of cigars that I have smoked when recovering from sickness; I must have others when I get quite well again.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I even hate the flavour of cigars that I have smoked when recovering from sickness; I must have others when I get quite well again.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We always dislike people who have known us in ill-fortune, or penury, or great depression.
harriers
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From this reading Now, Hubbard, with his deer-park, and harriers, and thirty thousand a year, ought to be disgusted with people who knew him as a tea-broker."
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading I even hate the flavour of cigars that I have smoked when recovering from sickness; I must have others when I get quite well again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We always dislike people who have known us in ill-fortune, or penury, or great depression.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, Hubbard, with his deer-park, and harriers, and thirty thousand a year, ought to be disgusted with people who knew him as a tea-broker."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, Hubbard, with his deer-park, and harriers, and thirty thousand a year, ought to be disgusted with people who knew him as a tea-broker."
HubbardnounUS /ˈhʌbərd/
a United States writer of science fiction and founder of Scientology (1911-1986)
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I even hate the flavour of cigars that I have smoked when recovering from sickness; I must have others when I get quite well again.
ill-fortune
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From this reading We always dislike people who have known us in ill-fortune, or penury, or great depression.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Now, Hubbard, with his deer-park, and harriers, and thirty thousand a year, ought to be disgusted with people who knew him as a tea-broker."
apprehended with certainty
From this reading We always dislike people who have known us in ill-fortune, or penury, or great depression.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
Mary-Kirby
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From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I even hate the flavour of cigars that I have smoked when recovering from sickness; I must have others when I get quite well again.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, Hubbard, with his deer-park, and harriers, and thirty thousand a year, ought to be disgusted with people who knew him as a tea-broker."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
many times at short intervals
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We always dislike people who have known us in ill-fortune, or penury, or great depression.
others
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From this reading I even hate the flavour of cigars that I have smoked when recovering from sickness; I must have others when I get quite well again.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Now, Hubbard, with his deer-park, and harriers, and thirty thousand a year, ought to be disgusted with people who knew him as a tea-broker."
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
penurynounUS /ˈpenjʊri/
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
From this reading We always dislike people who have known us in ill-fortune, or penury, or great depression.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading We always dislike people who have known us in ill-fortune, or penury, or great depression.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading BALNACLUITH PLACE.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I even hate the flavour of cigars that I have smoked when recovering from sickness; I must have others when I get quite well again.
recoveringadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərɪŋ/
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading I even hate the flavour of cigars that I have smoked when recovering from sickness; I must have others when I get quite well again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading I even hate the flavour of cigars that I have smoked when recovering from sickness; I must have others when I get quite well again.
smokedadjectiveUS /smoʊkt/
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading I even hate the flavour of cigars that I have smoked when recovering from sickness; I must have others when I get quite well again.
St
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From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
surprisesnounUS /sərˈpraɪzɪz/
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
tea-broker
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From this reading Now, Hubbard, with his deer-park, and harriers, and thirty thousand a year, ought to be disgusted with people who knew him as a tea-broker."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Now, Hubbard, with his deer-park, and harriers, and thirty thousand a year, ought to be disgusted with people who knew him as a tea-broker."
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Now, Hubbard, with his deer-park, and harriers, and thirty thousand a year, ought to be disgusted with people who knew him as a tea-broker."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We always dislike people who have known us in ill-fortune, or penury, or great depression.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I even hate the flavour of cigars that I have smoked when recovering from sickness; I must have others when I get quite well again.
at the time that
From this reading I even hate the flavour of cigars that I have smoked when recovering from sickness; I must have others when I get quite well again.
which person or people
From this reading We always dislike people who have known us in ill-fortune, or penury, or great depression.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It often surprises me," said Mr. Anerley, as the little party made its way across the common of St. Mary-Kirby in the warm evening glow, "that Hubbard cares to keep up acquaintance with us.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Now, Hubbard, with his deer-park, and harriers, and thirty thousand a year, ought to be disgusted with people who knew him as a tea-broker."
