used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The pain was a change of circumstances, and the first pleasure was the possession of a new wardrobe.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
(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 It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LOST BRACELET The next events of my life were two pleasures and one pain.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
BRACELETnounUS /ˈbreɪslət/
a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
From this reading THE LOST BRACELET The next events of my life were two pleasures and one pain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How could I have a new wardrobe, when my mamma was only the little sister of a poor Italian organ-boy, and had but one dress for herself?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The pain was a change of circumstances, and the first pleasure was the possession of a new wardrobe.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading The pain was a change of circumstances, and the first pleasure was the possession of a new wardrobe.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
carefully weighed
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could I have a new wardrobe, when my mamma was only the little sister of a poor Italian organ-boy, and had but one dress for herself?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
put on clothes
From this reading How could I have a new wardrobe, when my mamma was only the little sister of a poor Italian organ-boy, and had but one dress for herself?
earnverbUS /ɜːrn/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading THE LOST BRACELET The next events of my life were two pleasures and one pain.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The pain was a change of circumstances, and the first pleasure was the possession of a new wardrobe.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How could I have a new wardrobe, when my mamma was only the little sister of a poor Italian organ-boy, and had but one dress for herself?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How could I have a new wardrobe, when my mamma was only the little sister of a poor Italian organ-boy, and had but one dress for herself?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How could I have a new wardrobe, when my mamma was only the little sister of a poor Italian organ-boy, and had but one dress for herself?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading How could I have a new wardrobe, when my mamma was only the little sister of a poor Italian organ-boy, and had but one dress for herself?
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
How
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From this reading How could I have a new wardrobe, when my mamma was only the little sister of a poor Italian organ-boy, and had but one dress for herself?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How could I have a new wardrobe, when my mamma was only the little sister of a poor Italian organ-boy, and had but one dress for herself?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading How could I have a new wardrobe, when my mamma was only the little sister of a poor Italian organ-boy, and had but one dress for herself?
go away from a place
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE LOST BRACELET The next events of my life were two pleasures and one pain.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading How could I have a new wardrobe, when my mamma was only the little sister of a poor Italian organ-boy, and had but one dress for herself?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE LOST BRACELET The next events of my life were two pleasures and one pain.
engage in
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading How could I have a new wardrobe, when my mamma was only the little sister of a poor Italian organ-boy, and had but one dress for herself?
Marco
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From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
Mayor'snounUS /ˈmeɪərz/
possessive form of “mayor” — the head of a city government
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
misfortunenounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃən/
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE LOST BRACELET The next events of my life were two pleasures and one pain.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The pain was a change of circumstances, and the first pleasure was the possession of a new wardrobe.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE LOST BRACELET The next events of my life were two pleasures and one pain.
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOST BRACELET The next events of my life were two pleasures and one pain.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE LOST BRACELET The next events of my life were two pleasures and one pain.
and nothing more
From this reading How could I have a new wardrobe, when my mamma was only the little sister of a poor Italian organ-boy, and had but one dress for herself?
organnounUS /ˈɔːrɡən/
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
organ-boy
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From this reading How could I have a new wardrobe, when my mamma was only the little sister of a poor Italian organ-boy, and had but one dress for herself?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading THE LOST BRACELET The next events of my life were two pleasures and one pain.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The pain was a change of circumstances, and the first pleasure was the possession of a new wardrobe.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading THE LOST BRACELET The next events of my life were two pleasures and one pain.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading How could I have a new wardrobe, when my mamma was only the little sister of a poor Italian organ-boy, and had but one dress for herself?
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading The pain was a change of circumstances, and the first pleasure was the possession of a new wardrobe.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading How could I have a new wardrobe, when my mamma was only the little sister of a poor Italian organ-boy, and had but one dress for herself?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOST BRACELET The next events of my life were two pleasures and one pain.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE LOST BRACELET The next events of my life were two pleasures and one pain.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
precisely as stated
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
wardrobenounUS /ˈwɔːrdroʊb/
a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
From this reading The pain was a change of circumstances, and the first pleasure was the possession of a new wardrobe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pain was a change of circumstances, and the first pleasure was the possession of a new wardrobe.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE LOST BRACELET The next events of my life were two pleasures and one pain.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It all came about through what I considered, at the time, a great misfortune; it was the change of my present mamma for another; and I was very fond of my little Italian mamma, and therefore was sorry to be obliged to leave her.
at the time that
From this reading How could I have a new wardrobe, when my mamma was only the little sister of a poor Italian organ-boy, and had but one dress for herself?
in or at the place that
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
the day immediately before today
From this reading The day after Lord Mayor’s day was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, we all went out with the organ, for Marco said we must earn some money to make up for yesterday, which was a day of pleasure; so we went round to several houses where he was accustomed to play.
