used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
acquaintancesnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsɪz/
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
(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 Something depends on you and you depend on all the rest of the town, but at home you're lost in numbers and only a few know you're living.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
ancestrals
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From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Something depends on you and you depend on all the rest of the town, but at home you're lost in numbers and only a few know you're living.
for the reason that
From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been here four weeks to-day.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Something depends on you and you depend on all the rest of the town, but at home you're lost in numbers and only a few know you're living.
dearly loved
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
dependverbUS /dɪˈpend/
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading Something depends on you and you depend on all the rest of the town, but at home you're lost in numbers and only a few know you're living.
dependsverbUS /dɪˈpendz/
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading Something depends on you and you depend on all the rest of the town, but at home you're lost in numbers and only a few know you're living.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
a social unit living together
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Something depends on you and you depend on all the rest of the town, but at home you're lost in numbers and only a few know you're living.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I have been here four weeks to-day.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been here four weeks to-day.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I have been here four weeks to-day.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
historiesnounUS /ˈhɪstəriz/
plural of “history” — the aggregate of past events
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Something depends on you and you depend on all the rest of the town, but at home you're lost in numbers and only a few know you're living.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been here four weeks to-day.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
in-betweeners
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From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
inhabitantnounUS /ɪnˈhæbətənt/
a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
knowableadjective
capable of being known
From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading That's the nice part of living in a small place.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Something depends on you and you depend on all the rest of the town, but at home you're lost in numbers and only a few know you're living.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
as might be expected
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading That's the nice part of living in a small place.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading Something depends on you and you depend on all the rest of the town, but at home you're lost in numbers and only a few know you're living.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
oldestadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldəst/
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Something depends on you and you depend on all the rest of the town, but at home you're lost in numbers and only a few know you're living.
and nothing more
From this reading Something depends on you and you depend on all the rest of the town, but at home you're lost in numbers and only a few know you're living.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading That's the nice part of living in a small place.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading That's the nice part of living in a small place.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Something depends on you and you depend on all the rest of the town, but at home you're lost in numbers and only a few know you're living.
possessing material wealth
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That's the nice part of living in a small place.
sociableadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/
inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something depends on you and you depend on all the rest of the town, but at home you're lost in numbers and only a few know you're living.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
That's
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From this reading That's the nice part of living in a small place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
to-day
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From this reading I have been here four weeks to-day.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
Twickenham
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From this reading If there are any people in or around Twickenham Town that I do not know, it is because they are not knowable.
up-comers
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From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
precisely as stated
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I have been here four weeks to-day.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I love people, and, being naturally sociable and not very particular, I have had a perfectly grand time making acquaintances with the high and the low and, the in-betweeners; and the sick and well, and the dear and the queer, and the ancestrals and up-comers, and the rich and the poor, and every other variety that grows; and now I am as familiar with most of the family histories as the oldest inhabitant.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Something depends on you and you depend on all the rest of the town, but at home you're lost in numbers and only a few know you're living.
you're
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From this reading Something depends on you and you depend on all the rest of the town, but at home you're lost in numbers and only a few know you're living.
