used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jerome in it had discovered not only a new self, but new ways.
anew
From this reading They might finally verge into the old again, but for that day he saw strange prospects.
(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 had struck paths at right angles to all he had followed before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not the least strange of them was this tea-drinking with the Squire and the Squire's sister and the Squire's daughter in the arbor.
anglesnounUS /ˈæŋɡəlz/
plural of “angle” — the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading He had struck paths at right angles to all he had followed before.
arbornounUS /ˈɑːrbər/
tree (as opposed to shrub)
From this reading Not the least strange of them was this tea-drinking with the Squire and the Squire's sister and the Squire's daughter in the arbor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had struck paths at right angles to all he had followed before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That day had been one of those surprises of life which ever dwell with one.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had struck paths at right angles to all he had followed before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jerome in it had discovered not only a new self, but new ways.
a female human offspring
From this reading Not the least strange of them was this tea-drinking with the Squire and the Squire's sister and the Squire's daughter in the arbor.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That day had been one of those surprises of life which ever dwell with one.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Jerome in it had discovered not only a new self, but new ways.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading That day had been one of those surprises of life which ever dwell with one.
at any time
From this reading That day had been one of those surprises of life which ever dwell with one.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading They might finally verge into the old again, but for that day he saw strange prospects.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He had struck paths at right angles to all he had followed before.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They might finally verge into the old again, but for that day he saw strange prospects.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That day had been one of those surprises of life which ever dwell with one.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had struck paths at right angles to all he had followed before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jerome in it had discovered not only a new self, but new ways.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They might finally verge into the old again, but for that day he saw strange prospects.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jerome in it had discovered not only a new self, but new ways.
JeromenounUS /dʒərˈoʊm/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading Jerome in it had discovered not only a new self, but new ways.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Not the least strange of them was this tea-drinking with the Squire and the Squire's sister and the Squire's daughter in the arbor.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading That day had been one of those surprises of life which ever dwell with one.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They might finally verge into the old again, but for that day he saw strange prospects.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Jerome in it had discovered not only a new self, but new ways.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jerome in it had discovered not only a new self, but new ways.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That day had been one of those surprises of life which ever dwell with one.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading They might finally verge into the old again, but for that day he saw strange prospects.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That day had been one of those surprises of life which ever dwell with one.
and nothing more
From this reading Jerome in it had discovered not only a new self, but new ways.
pathsnounUS /pæðz/
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading He had struck paths at right angles to all he had followed before.
prospectsnounUS /ˈprɑːspekts/
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading They might finally verge into the old again, but for that day he saw strange prospects.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He had struck paths at right angles to all he had followed before.
cut with a saw
From this reading They might finally verge into the old again, but for that day he saw strange prospects.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Jerome in it had discovered not only a new self, but new ways.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Not the least strange of them was this tea-drinking with the Squire and the Squire's sister and the Squire's daughter in the arbor.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading Not the least strange of them was this tea-drinking with the Squire and the Squire's sister and the Squire's daughter in the arbor.
Squire's
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From this reading Not the least strange of them was this tea-drinking with the Squire and the Squire's sister and the Squire's daughter in the arbor.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading They might finally verge into the old again, but for that day he saw strange prospects.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading He had struck paths at right angles to all he had followed before.
surprisesnounUS /sərˈpraɪzɪz/
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading That day had been one of those surprises of life which ever dwell with one.
tea-drinking
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From this reading Not the least strange of them was this tea-drinking with the Squire and the Squire's sister and the Squire's daughter in the arbor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That day had been one of those surprises of life which ever dwell with one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They might finally verge into the old again, but for that day he saw strange prospects.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Not the least strange of them was this tea-drinking with the Squire and the Squire's sister and the Squire's daughter in the arbor.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They might finally verge into the old again, but for that day he saw strange prospects.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Not the least strange of them was this tea-drinking with the Squire and the Squire's sister and the Squire's daughter in the arbor.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading That day had been one of those surprises of life which ever dwell with one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had struck paths at right angles to all he had followed before.
vergenounUS /vɜːrdʒ/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading They might finally verge into the old again, but for that day he saw strange prospects.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not the least strange of them was this tea-drinking with the Squire and the Squire's sister and the Squire's daughter in the arbor.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Jerome in it had discovered not only a new self, but new ways.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That day had been one of those surprises of life which ever dwell with one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That day had been one of those surprises of life which ever dwell with one.
