used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When he came home, he was always in a hurry to be gone again.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Letty's whole life was now gathered about her boy, and she thought little, comparatively, about Tom.
anew
From this reading When he came home, he was always in a hurry to be gone again.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading When he came home, he was always in a hurry to be gone again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Letty's whole life was now gathered about her boy, and she thought little, comparatively, about Tom.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When he came home, he was always in a hurry to be gone again.
a youthful male person
From this reading Letty's whole life was now gathered about her boy, and she thought little, comparatively, about Tom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had always something important to do, but it never showed itself to Letty in the shape of money.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When he came home, he was always in a hurry to be gone again.
comparativelyadverbUS /kəmˈperətɪvli/
in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
From this reading Letty's whole life was now gathered about her boy, and she thought little, comparatively, about Tom.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And Tom thought so little about her that he did not perceive the difference.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading And Tom thought so little about her that he did not perceive the difference.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had always something important to do, but it never showed itself to Letty in the shape of money.
brought together in one place
From this reading Letty's whole life was now gathered about her boy, and she thought little, comparatively, about Tom.
destroyed or killed
From this reading When he came home, he was always in a hurry to be gone again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had always something important to do, but it never showed itself to Letty in the shape of money.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Tom thought so little about her that he did not perceive the difference.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Letty's whole life was now gathered about her boy, and she thought little, comparatively, about Tom.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When he came home, he was always in a hurry to be gone again.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading When he came home, he was always in a hurry to be gone again.
of great significance or value
From this reading He had always something important to do, but it never showed itself to Letty in the shape of money.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he came home, he was always in a hurry to be gone again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had always something important to do, but it never showed itself to Letty in the shape of money.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had always something important to do, but it never showed itself to Letty in the shape of money.
Letty
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From this reading He had always something important to do, but it never showed itself to Letty in the shape of money.
Letty's
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From this reading Letty's whole life was now gathered about her boy, and she thought little, comparatively, about Tom.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Letty's whole life was now gathered about her boy, and she thought little, comparatively, about Tom.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Letty's whole life was now gathered about her boy, and she thought little, comparatively, about Tom.
LYDGATE
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From this reading LYDGATE STEET.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading He had always something important to do, but it never showed itself to Letty in the shape of money.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He had always something important to do, but it never showed itself to Letty in the shape of money.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Tom thought so little about her that he did not perceive the difference.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Letty's whole life was now gathered about her boy, and she thought little, comparatively, about Tom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had always something important to do, but it never showed itself to Letty in the shape of money.
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading And Tom thought so little about her that he did not perceive the difference.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading He had always something important to do, but it never showed itself to Letty in the shape of money.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Letty's whole life was now gathered about her boy, and she thought little, comparatively, about Tom.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He had always something important to do, but it never showed itself to Letty in the shape of money.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And Tom thought so little about her that he did not perceive the difference.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He had always something important to do, but it never showed itself to Letty in the shape of money.
STEET
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From this reading LYDGATE STEET.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Tom thought so little about her that he did not perceive the difference.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And Tom thought so little about her that he did not perceive the difference.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Letty's whole life was now gathered about her boy, and she thought little, comparatively, about Tom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he came home, he was always in a hurry to be gone again.
male cat
From this reading Letty's whole life was now gathered about her boy, and she thought little, comparatively, about Tom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Letty's whole life was now gathered about her boy, and she thought little, comparatively, about Tom.
at the time that
From this reading When he came home, he was always in a hurry to be gone again.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Letty's whole life was now gathered about her boy, and she thought little, comparatively, about Tom.
