used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
anew
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some, said, no wonder, coming home as he did, to find his mother, whom he loved so well, dead.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Others told how, indeed, they had been near his room, and heard his ravings.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
lacking funds
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
BYRONnounUS /ˈbaɪrən/
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading BYRON.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Some, said, no wonder, coming home as he did, to find his mother, whom he loved so well, dead.
consternationnounUS /ˌkɑːnstərˈneɪʃən/
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Some, said, no wonder, coming home as he did, to find his mother, whom he loved so well, dead.
degreesnounUS /dɪˈɡriːz/
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
delicatelyadverbUS /ˈdeləkətli/
in a delicate manner
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Some, said, no wonder, coming home as he did, to find his mother, whom he loved so well, dead.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
establishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
Eustace
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From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Some, said, no wonder, coming home as he did, to find his mother, whom he loved so well, dead.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
generous-hearted
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From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
a man of refinement
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Others told how, indeed, they had been near his room, and heard his ravings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some, said, no wonder, coming home as he did, to find his mother, whom he loved so well, dead.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Others told how, indeed, they had been near his room, and heard his ravings.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some, said, no wonder, coming home as he did, to find his mother, whom he loved so well, dead.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Some, said, no wonder, coming home as he did, to find his mother, whom he loved so well, dead.
how
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From this reading Others told how, indeed, they had been near his room, and heard his ravings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Others told how, indeed, they had been near his room, and heard his ravings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
held dear
From this reading Some, said, no wonder, coming home as he did, to find his mother, whom he loved so well, dead.
roused to anger
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
Montrevor
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From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Some, said, no wonder, coming home as he did, to find his mother, whom he loved so well, dead.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Others told how, indeed, they had been near his room, and heard his ravings.
not any; not one
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
Others
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From this reading Others told how, indeed, they had been near his room, and heard his ravings.
ravings
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From this reading Others told how, indeed, they had been near his room, and heard his ravings.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Others told how, indeed, they had been near his room, and heard his ravings.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Some, said, no wonder, coming home as he did, to find his mother, whom he loved so well, dead.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Some, said, no wonder, coming home as he did, to find his mother, whom he loved so well, dead.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some, said, no wonder, coming home as he did, to find his mother, whom he loved so well, dead.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Others told how, indeed, they had been near his room, and heard his ravings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Others told how, indeed, they had been near his room, and heard his ravings.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
Trevor
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From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
(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 Some, said, no wonder, coming home as he did, to find his mother, whom he loved so well, dead.
at the time that
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some, said, no wonder, coming home as he did, to find his mother, whom he loved so well, dead.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Some, said, no wonder, coming home as he did, to find his mother, whom he loved so well, dead.
wontedadjective
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading A light broke in upon my brain; It ceased, and then it came again; And then by dull degrees came back My senses to their wonted track.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It created no little consternation amongst the establishment of Montrevor, when it was delicately set about, amongst them, that Mr. Eustace Trevor, that noble, fine, generous-hearted young gentleman was _mad_!
