used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This was how it came about.
in the past
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
AndersonnounUS /ˈændərsən/
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
financial assistance in time of need
From this reading The manager bethought him of Mary Anderson, and conceived the bold idea of producing "Romeo and Juliet," with the untried young novice in the _role_ of Juliet for poor Levick's benefit.
bethought
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From this reading The manager bethought him of Mary Anderson, and conceived the bold idea of producing "Romeo and Juliet," with the untried young novice in the _role_ of Juliet for poor Levick's benefit.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
fearless and daring
From this reading The manager bethought him of Mary Anderson, and conceived the bold idea of producing "Romeo and Juliet," with the untried young novice in the _role_ of Juliet for poor Levick's benefit.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This was how it came about.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
conceivedverbUS /kənˈsiːvd/
past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading The manager bethought him of Mary Anderson, and conceived the bold idea of producing "Romeo and Juliet," with the untried young novice in the _role_ of Juliet for poor Levick's benefit.
debutverbUS /deɪˈbjuː/
present for the first time to the public
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
EARLYadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading EARLY YEARS ON THE STAGE.
being one more than seven
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The manager bethought him of Mary Anderson, and conceived the bold idea of producing "Romeo and Juliet," with the untried young novice in the _role_ of Juliet for poor Levick's benefit.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
fundsnounUS /fʌndz/
assets in the form of money
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The manager bethought him of Mary Anderson, and conceived the bold idea of producing "Romeo and Juliet," with the untried young novice in the _role_ of Juliet for poor Levick's benefit.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
how
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From this reading This was how it came about.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The manager bethought him of Mary Anderson, and conceived the bold idea of producing "Romeo and Juliet," with the untried young novice in the _role_ of Juliet for poor Levick's benefit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was how it came about.
Juliet
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From this reading The manager bethought him of Mary Anderson, and conceived the bold idea of producing "Romeo and Juliet," with the untried young novice in the _role_ of Juliet for poor Levick's benefit.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
go away from a place
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
Levick
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From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
Levick's
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From this reading The manager bethought him of Mary Anderson, and conceived the bold idea of producing "Romeo and Juliet," with the untried young novice in the _role_ of Juliet for poor Levick's benefit.
LouisvillenounUS /ˈluːivɪl/
the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
Macaulay's
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From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading The manager bethought him of Mary Anderson, and conceived the bold idea of producing "Romeo and Juliet," with the untried young novice in the _role_ of Juliet for poor Levick's benefit.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
MilnesnounUS /mɪlnz/
plural of “milne” — English writer of stories for children (1882-1956)
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
novicenounUS /ˈnɑːvəs/
someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
From this reading The manager bethought him of Mary Anderson, and conceived the bold idea of producing "Romeo and Juliet," with the untried young novice in the _role_ of Juliet for poor Levick's benefit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading EARLY YEARS ON THE STAGE.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
pecuniaryadjectiveUS /peˈkjuːnieri/
relating to or involving money
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The manager bethought him of Mary Anderson, and conceived the bold idea of producing "Romeo and Juliet," with the untried young novice in the _role_ of Juliet for poor Levick's benefit.
producingverbUS /prəˈduːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading The manager bethought him of Mary Anderson, and conceived the bold idea of producing "Romeo and Juliet," with the untried young novice in the _role_ of Juliet for poor Levick's benefit.
rolenounUS /roʊl/
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
From this reading The manager bethought him of Mary Anderson, and conceived the bold idea of producing "Romeo and Juliet," with the untried young novice in the _role_ of Juliet for poor Levick's benefit.
RomeonounUS /ˈroʊmioʊ/
an ardent male lover
From this reading The manager bethought him of Mary Anderson, and conceived the bold idea of producing "Romeo and Juliet," with the untried young novice in the _role_ of Juliet for poor Levick's benefit.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading EARLY YEARS ON THE STAGE.
stock-actor
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From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EARLY YEARS ON THE STAGE.
TheaternounUS /ˈθiːətər/
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was how it came about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
untriedadjectiveUS /ənˈtraɪd/
not tried or tested by experience
From this reading The manager bethought him of Mary Anderson, and conceived the bold idea of producing "Romeo and Juliet," with the untried young novice in the _role_ of Juliet for poor Levick's benefit.
precisely as stated
From this reading The season had not been very successful at Macaulay's Theater, and one Milnes Levick, an English stock-actor of the company, happened to be in some pecuniary difficulties, and in need of funds to leave the town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was how it came about.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Between eight and nine years ago, Mary Anderson made her _debut_ at Louisville, in the home of her childhood, and before an audience, many of whom had known her from a child.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The manager bethought him of Mary Anderson, and conceived the bold idea of producing "Romeo and Juliet," with the untried young novice in the _role_ of Juliet for poor Levick's benefit.
a late time of life
From this reading EARLY YEARS ON THE STAGE.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The manager bethought him of Mary Anderson, and conceived the bold idea of producing "Romeo and Juliet," with the untried young novice in the _role_ of Juliet for poor Levick's benefit.
