used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
(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 But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
in addition
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading It consisted in the sudden appearance of a groom from the Manor, who delivered into my hands a note for mother.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
bailiffnounUS /ˈbeɪləf/
an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
biasnounUS /ˈbaɪəs/
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading Such is the blessed elasticity of youth.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
consistedverbUS /kənˈsɪstəd/
past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading It consisted in the sudden appearance of a groom from the Manor, who delivered into my hands a note for mother.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading It consisted in the sudden appearance of a groom from the Manor, who delivered into my hands a note for mother.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
elasticitynounUS /ˌiːlæˈstɪsəti/
the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
From this reading Such is the blessed elasticity of youth.
enjoymentnounUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪmənt/
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
Forrester
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From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It consisted in the sudden appearance of a groom from the Manor, who delivered into my hands a note for mother.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
groomverbUS /ɡruːm/
educate for a future role or function
From this reading It consisted in the sudden appearance of a groom from the Manor, who delivered into my hands a note for mother.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading It consisted in the sudden appearance of a groom from the Manor, who delivered into my hands a note for mother.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
of the present time and place
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
of great significance or value
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It consisted in the sudden appearance of a groom from the Manor, who delivered into my hands a note for mother.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such is the blessed elasticity of youth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
JoycenounUS /dʒɔɪs/
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
and nothing more
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
ManornounUS /ˈmænər/
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading It consisted in the sudden appearance of a groom from the Manor, who delivered into my hands a note for mother.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It consisted in the sudden appearance of a groom from the Manor, who delivered into my hands a note for mother.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
not any; not one
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
a brief written record
From this reading It consisted in the sudden appearance of a groom from the Manor, who delivered into my hands a note for mother.
occurrencenounUS /əˈkɜːrəns/
an event that happens
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
on one occasion
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
and nothing more
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
in a serious manner
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such is the blessed elasticity of youth.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading It consisted in the sudden appearance of a groom from the Manor, who delivered into my hands a note for mother.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
a source of difficulty
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
vividlyadverbUS /ˈvɪvədli/
in a vivid manner
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But real as was my trouble about this matter that to me was so mighty, it was all put to flight the next morning by an occurrence of more personal and immediate interest.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The occurrence was one which not only brought the remembrance of Captain Forrester, and my romantic dreams for Joyce, once more vividly to my mind, but it also gave no small promise of enjoyment to myself.
which person or people
From this reading It consisted in the sudden appearance of a groom from the Manor, who delivered into my hands a note for mother.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I lay awake quite half an hour that night, and I made up my mind--just as seriously as though my feelings were likely to prove an important influence--that I would in no way try to bias my father in his decision about taking a bailiff.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Such is the blessed elasticity of youth.
