used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
abilitiesnounUS /əˈbɪlətiːz/
plural of “ability” — the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
accountsnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I was on my bicycle, and later I came across him again in a by-lane down which I had turned with the object of smoking a pipe.
acuteadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːt/
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
anew
From this reading I was on my bicycle, and later I came across him again in a by-lane down which I had turned with the object of smoking a pipe.
(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 From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
from appearances alone
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
auspiciousadjectiveUS /ɑːˈspɪʃəs/
auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
bicyclenounUS /ˈbaɪsɪkəl/
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading I was on my bicycle, and later I came across him again in a by-lane down which I had turned with the object of smoking a pipe.
by-lane
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From this reading I was on my bicycle, and later I came across him again in a by-lane down which I had turned with the object of smoking a pipe.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I was on my bicycle, and later I came across him again in a by-lane down which I had turned with the object of smoking a pipe.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading I missed no opportunity of finding out every detail of young Henry Gascoyne’s college career.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading I missed no opportunity of finding out every detail of young Henry Gascoyne’s college career.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
approval
From this reading From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
defiancenounUS /dɪˈfaɪəns/
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading I missed no opportunity of finding out every detail of young Henry Gascoyne’s college career.
feelings of ardent love
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
at any time
From this reading From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I missed no opportunity of finding out every detail of young Henry Gascoyne’s college career.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading I missed no opportunity of finding out every detail of young Henry Gascoyne’s college career.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
Gascoyne's
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From this reading I missed no opportunity of finding out every detail of young Henry Gascoyne’s college career.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
the act of giving
From this reading From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading I missed no opportunity of finding out every detail of young Henry Gascoyne’s college career.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
hummingnounUS /ˈhʌmɪŋ/
a humming noise
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I missed no opportunity of finding out every detail of young Henry Gascoyne’s college career.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
ignominiouslyadverb
in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
and nothing more
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading I was on my bicycle, and later I came across him again in a by-lane down which I had turned with the object of smoking a pipe.
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
MagdalennounUS /ˈmæɡdələn/
a reformed prostitute
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading I missed no opportunity of finding out every detail of young Henry Gascoyne’s college career.
Modsnoun
a youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s; a working-class movement with highly stylized dress and short hair; listened to rhythm and blues music and travelled on motor scooters
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
used to form the superlative
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was on my bicycle, and later I came across him again in a by-lane down which I had turned with the object of smoking a pipe.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
not any; not one
From this reading I missed no opportunity of finding out every detail of young Henry Gascoyne’s college career.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading I was on my bicycle, and later I came across him again in a by-lane down which I had turned with the object of smoking a pipe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I missed no opportunity of finding out every detail of young Henry Gascoyne’s college career.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was on my bicycle, and later I came across him again in a by-lane down which I had turned with the object of smoking a pipe.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading I missed no opportunity of finding out every detail of young Henry Gascoyne’s college career.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I missed no opportunity of finding out every detail of young Henry Gascoyne’s college career.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading I was on my bicycle, and later I came across him again in a by-lane down which I had turned with the object of smoking a pipe.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
rulesnounUS /ruːlz/
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
scrapedverbUS /skreɪpt/
past form of “scrape” — scratch repeatedly
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading I was on my bicycle, and later I came across him again in a by-lane down which I had turned with the object of smoking a pipe.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
studentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
surprisinglyadverbUS /sərˈpraɪzɪŋli/
in a surprising manner
From this reading From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I was on my bicycle, and later I came across him again in a by-lane down which I had turned with the object of smoking a pipe.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was on my bicycle, and later I came across him again in a by-lane down which I had turned with the object of smoking a pipe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few days after this auspicious ending to his career as a student, I met him riding in the neighbourhood of his New Forest home with a most cheerful countenance, and humming a tune.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading From all accounts he must have been surprisingly lazy, for no one ever spoke of him without giving him credit for great abilities.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading He was at Magdalen, had just scraped through his Mods at the end of his second year, and had then apparently given up any idea of serious work, for in a few months his devotion to pleasure and his defiance of college rules became so acute that he was ignominiously sent down.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I missed no opportunity of finding out every detail of young Henry Gascoyne’s college career.
