used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'Chris is growing quite a man,' observed my mother one evening to uncle Bryan.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading We three were alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her words attracted uncle Bryan's attention, and he regarded me with more interest than he usually evinced.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Her words attracted uncle Bryan's attention, and he regarded me with more interest than he usually evinced.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading Her words attracted uncle Bryan's attention, and he regarded me with more interest than he usually evinced.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jessie was spending the evening with some neighbours, and was not expected home before ten o'clock.
BryannounUS /ˈbraɪən/
United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
From this reading 'Chris is growing quite a man,' observed my mother one evening to uncle Bryan.
Bryan'snounUS /ˈbraɪənz/
possessive form of “bryan” — United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
From this reading Her words attracted uncle Bryan's attention, and he regarded me with more interest than he usually evinced.
Chris
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From this reading 'Chris is growing quite a man,' observed my mother one evening to uncle Bryan.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading 'Chris is growing quite a man,' observed my mother one evening to uncle Bryan.
evincedverbUS /ɪˈvɪnst/
past form of “evince” — give expression to
From this reading Her words attracted uncle Bryan's attention, and he regarded me with more interest than he usually evinced.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Jessie was spending the evening with some neighbours, and was not expected home before ten o'clock.
a social unit living together
From this reading The family she visited was named West.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading 'Chris is growing quite a man,' observed my mother one evening to uncle Bryan.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her words attracted uncle Bryan's attention, and he regarded me with more interest than he usually evinced.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her words attracted uncle Bryan's attention, and he regarded me with more interest than he usually evinced.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Jessie was spending the evening with some neighbours, and was not expected home before ten o'clock.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Her words attracted uncle Bryan's attention, and he regarded me with more interest than he usually evinced.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Chris is growing quite a man,' observed my mother one evening to uncle Bryan.
Jessie
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From this reading Jessie was spending the evening with some neighbours, and was not expected home before ten o'clock.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'Chris is growing quite a man,' observed my mother one evening to uncle Bryan.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her words attracted uncle Bryan's attention, and he regarded me with more interest than he usually evinced.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Her words attracted uncle Bryan's attention, and he regarded me with more interest than he usually evinced.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading 'Chris is growing quite a man,' observed my mother one evening to uncle Bryan.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Chris is growing quite a man,' observed my mother one evening to uncle Bryan.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The family she visited was named West.
neighboursnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Jessie was spending the evening with some neighbours, and was not expected home before ten o'clock.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jessie was spending the evening with some neighbours, and was not expected home before ten o'clock.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Jessie was spending the evening with some neighbours, and was not expected home before ten o'clock.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading 'Chris is growing quite a man,' observed my mother one evening to uncle Bryan.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Chris is growing quite a man,' observed my mother one evening to uncle Bryan.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading 'Chris is growing quite a man,' observed my mother one evening to uncle Bryan.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Her words attracted uncle Bryan's attention, and he regarded me with more interest than he usually evinced.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The family she visited was named West.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Jessie was spending the evening with some neighbours, and was not expected home before ten o'clock.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading Jessie was spending the evening with some neighbours, and was not expected home before ten o'clock.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Jessie was spending the evening with some neighbours, and was not expected home before ten o'clock.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her words attracted uncle Bryan's attention, and he regarded me with more interest than he usually evinced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jessie was spending the evening with some neighbours, and was not expected home before ten o'clock.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We three were alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Chris is growing quite a man,' observed my mother one evening to uncle Bryan.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading 'Chris is growing quite a man,' observed my mother one evening to uncle Bryan.
under normal conditions
From this reading Her words attracted uncle Bryan's attention, and he regarded me with more interest than he usually evinced.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The family she visited was named West.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jessie was spending the evening with some neighbours, and was not expected home before ten o'clock.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We three were alone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We three were alone.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The family she visited was named West.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her words attracted uncle Bryan's attention, and he regarded me with more interest than he usually evinced.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Her words attracted uncle Bryan's attention, and he regarded me with more interest than he usually evinced.
