used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
Brixton
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From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
gotten under control
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
dingyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪndʒi/
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
establishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
divisible by two
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
falsenessnoun
the state of being false or untrue
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
a social unit living together
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
of the present time and place
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
inhabitedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈhæbətəd/
having inhabitants; lived in
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
immediately past
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
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 Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
Middlemeads
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From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
modenounUS /moʊd/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
absolutely essential
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
reductionnounUS /rəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of decreasing or reducing something
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
RETRIBUTIONnounUS /ˌret.rəˈbjuː.ʃən/
Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong act. (Sự trừng phạt, quả báo thích đáng.)
From this reading RETRIBUTION.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
sentimentaladjectiveUS /ˌsentəˈmentəl/
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
sillily
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From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
statelyadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtli/
impressive in appearance
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
Streightley
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From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
a special situation
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
weddedadjectiveUS /ˈwedɪd/
having been taken in marriage
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
at the time that
From this reading Even when he first bought the place, and inhabited it in the early days of his wedded life, long before the falseness of his position and the chance of some day being compelled to return to his old and quiet mode of life had dawned on him, he had felt uncomfortable and out of place at Middlemeads.
in or at the place that
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the events recorded in the last chapter had been taking place, Robert Streightley had been down to Middlemeads to give the necessary orders for the immediate reduction of the establishment there.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The stately old mansion had never been his home, though it had contained his wife and his household gods; he had never had the same regard for it as for the dingy Brixton villa, where every thing was so old and mean and common.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was an act over which a great many people would have been sillily sentimental, but one which affected Robert Streightley very little indeed.
