used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
AbbotnounUS /ˈæbət/
the superior of an abbey of monks
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that, life in my uncle's house was a different thing to me.
how long something has existed
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
a youthful male person
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
CottiernounUS /ˈkɑːtiər/
a medieval English villein
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading After that, life in my uncle's house was a different thing to me.
take in liquids
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading After that, life in my uncle's house was a different thing to me.
Hugh
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From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
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 His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading After that, life in my uncle's house was a different thing to me.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After that, life in my uncle's house was a different thing to me.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
NewtonnounUS /ˈnuːtən/
English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
not any; not one
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
on the contrary
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
resultsnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
an educational institution
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
schoolmasternounUS /ˈskuːlmæstər/
presiding officer of a school
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
a male human offspring
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that, life in my uncle's house was a different thing to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
a special situation
From this reading After that, life in my uncle's house was a different thing to me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
uncle'snounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading After that, life in my uncle's house was a different thing to me.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
precisely as stated
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
at the time that
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
a late time of life
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
