used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The one that follows is a fair example.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was written after a visit which Clemens and his family had paid to Keokuk.
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading Mark Twain frequently sent her playful letters to amuse her, letters full of such boyish gaiety as had amused her long years before.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading Mark Twain frequently sent her playful letters to amuse her, letters full of such boyish gaiety as had amused her long years before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mark Twain frequently sent her playful letters to amuse her, letters full of such boyish gaiety as had amused her long years before.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mark Twain frequently sent her playful letters to amuse her, letters full of such boyish gaiety as had amused her long years before.
boyishadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪɪʃ/
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading Mark Twain frequently sent her playful letters to amuse her, letters full of such boyish gaiety as had amused her long years before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
without doubt or question
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
contentedadjectiveUS /kənˈtentəd/
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
in or to another place
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
erraticadjectiveUS /ɪˈrætɪk/
liable to sudden unpredictable change
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading The one that follows is a fair example.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The one that follows is a fair example.
a social unit living together
From this reading It was written after a visit which Clemens and his family had paid to Keokuk.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The one that follows is a fair example.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Mark Twain frequently sent her playful letters to amuse her, letters full of such boyish gaiety as had amused her long years before.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Mark Twain frequently sent her playful letters to amuse her, letters full of such boyish gaiety as had amused her long years before.
gaietynoun
a gay feeling
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The one that follows is a fair example.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was written after a visit which Clemens and his family had paid to Keokuk.
Jane
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From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
KeokuknounUS /ˈkiːoʊkək/
Sauk leader who aided the United States against Black Hawk (1790-1848)
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
the literary culture
From this reading Mark Twain frequently sent her playful letters to amuse her, letters full of such boyish gaiety as had amused her long years before.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
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 Mark Twain frequently sent her playful letters to amuse her, letters full of such boyish gaiety as had amused her long years before.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Mark Twain frequently sent her playful letters to amuse her, letters full of such boyish gaiety as had amused her long years before.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
old-timeadjective
attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one that follows is a fair example.
OrionnounUS /oʊˈraɪən/
(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading It was written after a visit which Clemens and his family had paid to Keokuk.
playfuladjectiveUS /ˈpleɪfəl/
full of fun and high spirits
From this reading Mark Twain frequently sent her playful letters to amuse her, letters full of such boyish gaiety as had amused her long years before.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
realizationnounUS /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
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From this reading Mark Twain frequently sent her playful letters to amuse her, letters full of such boyish gaiety as had amused her long years before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
a male human offspring
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mark Twain frequently sent her playful letters to amuse her, letters full of such boyish gaiety as had amused her long years before.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The one that follows is a fair example.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The one that follows is a fair example.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mark Twain frequently sent her playful letters to amuse her, letters full of such boyish gaiety as had amused her long years before.
TwainnounUS /tweɪn/
two items of the same kind
From this reading Mark Twain frequently sent her playful letters to amuse her, letters full of such boyish gaiety as had amused her long years before.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading It was written after a visit which Clemens and his family had paid to Keokuk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
at the time that
From this reading In these later days her memory had become erratic, her realization of events about her uncertain, but there were times when she was quite her former self, remembering clearly and talking with her old-time gaiety of spirit.
in or at the place that
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was written after a visit which Clemens and his family had paid to Keokuk.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jane Clemens now lived with her son Orion and his wife, in Keokuk, where she was more contented than elsewhere.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading It was written after a visit which Clemens and his family had paid to Keokuk.
a late time of life
From this reading Mark Twain frequently sent her playful letters to amuse her, letters full of such boyish gaiety as had amused her long years before.
