used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I interrupted, giving way to a movement of anger.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And so it was settled.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading I interrupted, giving way to a movement of anger.
assiduouslyadverbUS /əˈsɪdwəsli/
with care and persistence
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
beautiesnounUS /ˈbjuːtiz/
plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Not exactly; but if you interrupt in that way I shall lose the thread of my narrative.
classicsnounUS /ˈklæsɪks/
study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
Darkins
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From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
Dr
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From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
educateverbUS /ˈedʒəkeɪt/
give an education to
From this reading He undertook to educate me and to form my tastes.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "Not exactly; but if you interrupt in that way I shall lose the thread of my narrative.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading He undertook to educate me and to form my tastes.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
a person of German nationality
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
the act of giving
From this reading I interrupted, giving way to a movement of anger.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He undertook to educate me and to form my tastes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Not exactly; but if you interrupt in that way I shall lose the thread of my narrative.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
interruptverbUS /ˌɪntərˈʌpt/
make a break in
From this reading "Not exactly; but if you interrupt in that way I shall lose the thread of my narrative.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading I interrupted, giving way to a movement of anger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And so it was settled.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
learntverbUS /lɜːrnt/
inflected form of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "Not exactly; but if you interrupt in that way I shall lose the thread of my narrative.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
masterpiecesnounUS /ˈmæstərpiːsəz/
plural of “masterpiece” — the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He undertook to educate me and to form my tastes.
used to form the superlative
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading I interrupted, giving way to a movement of anger.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He undertook to educate me and to form my tastes.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Not exactly; but if you interrupt in that way I shall lose the thread of my narrative.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not exactly; but if you interrupt in that way I shall lose the thread of my narrative.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading "And so it was settled.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Not exactly; but if you interrupt in that way I shall lose the thread of my narrative.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so it was settled.
in the near future
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
tastesnounUS /teɪsts/
plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
From this reading He undertook to educate me and to form my tastes.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading "Not exactly; but if you interrupt in that way I shall lose the thread of my narrative.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He undertook to educate me and to form my tastes.
undertookverbUS /ˌʌndərˈtʊk/
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading He undertook to educate me and to form my tastes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And so it was settled.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I interrupted, giving way to a movement of anger.
(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 He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He soon made me acquainted with the masterpieces of German and French literature, and discovered to me the beauties of the classics in his own language; and I learnt from him most assiduously that which Dr. Darkins never could have taught me----" "And so well, that you fell in love with each other!"
