used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
adaptedadjectiveUS /əˈdæptɪd/
changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
bullocksnounUS /ˈbʊləks/
plural of “bullock” — young bull
From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
Caldigate
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
without stop or interruption
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
don't
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From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
endeavoured
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From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
Folking
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
a man of refinement
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
engage in
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
managementnounUS /ˈmænədʒmənt/
the act of managing something
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
joined in matrimony
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
a form of address for a man
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
PitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading And so it was settled.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so it was settled.
a male human offspring
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
arousing affect
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
wheatnounUS /wiːt/
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
which person or people
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
but in spite of that
From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
