Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Is there such a thing as hereditary love as well?”

(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 And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

react verbally

From this reading Before the guest could answer, his attention was claimed by the master of the house.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading My friend’s daughter is little Blanche--as _she_ was.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading Before the guest could answer, his attention was claimed by the master of the house.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before the guest could answer, his attention was claimed by the master of the house.

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From this reading My friend’s daughter is little Blanche--as _she_ was.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Before the guest could answer, his attention was claimed by the master of the house.

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From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing

From this reading Before the guest could answer, his attention was claimed by the master of the house.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Before the guest could answer, his attention was claimed by the master of the house.

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

a female human offspring

From this reading My friend’s daughter is little Blanche--as _she_ was.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading My friend’s daughter is little Blanche--as _she_ was.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading Before the guest could answer, his attention was claimed by the master of the house.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading One has often heard of hereditary hatred.

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading One has often heard of hereditary hatred.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading One has often heard of hereditary hatred.

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

From this reading One has often heard of hereditary hatred.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Before the guest could answer, his attention was claimed by the master of the house.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Before the guest could answer, his attention was claimed by the master of the house.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading My friend’s daughter is little Blanche--as _she_ was.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading My friend’s daughter is little Blanche--as _she_ was.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Is there such a thing as hereditary love as well?”

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading Before the guest could answer, his attention was claimed by the master of the house.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My friend’s daughter is little Blanche--as _she_ was.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading One has often heard of hereditary hatred.

many times at short intervals

From this reading One has often heard of hereditary hatred.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One has often heard of hereditary hatred.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

Identical; not different.

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

an educational institution

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading My friend’s daughter is little Blanche--as _she_ was.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Is there such a thing as hereditary love as well?”

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Is there such a thing as hereditary love as well?”

a special situation

From this reading Is there such a thing as hereditary love as well?”

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading My friend’s daughter is little Blanche--as _she_ was.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.

(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 Is there such a thing as hereditary love as well?”

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading And, to crown it all, those two girls have taken the same fancy to each other which we took to each other in the by-gone days at school.