used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Anthony Barraclough's mother was seventy-eight and still a sport.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading She loved her garden, she loved her son and she loved adventure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anthony Barraclough's mother was seventy-eight and still a sport.
AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Anthony Barraclough's mother was seventy-eight and still a sport.
being joined in close association
From this reading She was deeply attached to the memory of her late husband and her late sovereign, Queen Victoria, upon whom, with certain reservations, she patterned herself.
Barraclough's
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From this reading Anthony Barraclough's mother was seventy-eight and still a sport.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading "OFF THE BEATEN TRACK."
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading She was deeply attached to the memory of her late husband and her late sovereign, Queen Victoria, upon whom, with certain reservations, she patterned herself.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading She was very fond of life, of punctuality, of the church, and of good manners.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading She was deeply attached to the memory of her late husband and her late sovereign, Queen Victoria, upon whom, with certain reservations, she patterned herself.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading She was very fond of life, of punctuality, of the church, and of good manners.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading She loved her garden, she loved her son and she loved adventure.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She was very fond of life, of punctuality, of the church, and of good manners.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She loved her garden, she loved her son and she loved adventure.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was deeply attached to the memory of her late husband and her late sovereign, Queen Victoria, upon whom, with certain reservations, she patterned herself.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She was deeply attached to the memory of her late husband and her late sovereign, Queen Victoria, upon whom, with certain reservations, she patterned herself.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading She was deeply attached to the memory of her late husband and her late sovereign, Queen Victoria, upon whom, with certain reservations, she patterned herself.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She was very fond of life, of punctuality, of the church, and of good manners.
held dear
From this reading She loved her garden, she loved her son and she loved adventure.
social deportment
From this reading She was very fond of life, of punctuality, of the church, and of good manners.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading She was deeply attached to the memory of her late husband and her late sovereign, Queen Victoria, upon whom, with certain reservations, she patterned herself.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Anthony Barraclough's mother was seventy-eight and still a sport.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was very fond of life, of punctuality, of the church, and of good manners.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "OFF THE BEATEN TRACK."
patternedadjectiveUS /ˈpætərnd/
having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
From this reading She was deeply attached to the memory of her late husband and her late sovereign, Queen Victoria, upon whom, with certain reservations, she patterned herself.
punctualitynounUS /ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈælɪti/
the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time
From this reading She was very fond of life, of punctuality, of the church, and of good manners.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading She was deeply attached to the memory of her late husband and her late sovereign, Queen Victoria, upon whom, with certain reservations, she patterned herself.
reservationsnounUS /ˌrezərˈveɪʃənz/
plural of “reservation” — a district that is reserved for particular purpose
From this reading She was deeply attached to the memory of her late husband and her late sovereign, Queen Victoria, upon whom, with certain reservations, she patterned herself.
seventy-eightnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seventy and eight
From this reading Anthony Barraclough's mother was seventy-eight and still a sport.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She loved her garden, she loved her son and she loved adventure.
a male human offspring
From this reading She loved her garden, she loved her son and she loved adventure.
sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading She was deeply attached to the memory of her late husband and her late sovereign, Queen Victoria, upon whom, with certain reservations, she patterned herself.
sportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Anthony Barraclough's mother was seventy-eight and still a sport.
not in physical motion
From this reading Anthony Barraclough's mother was seventy-eight and still a sport.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "OFF THE BEATEN TRACK."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was deeply attached to the memory of her late husband and her late sovereign, Queen Victoria, upon whom, with certain reservations, she patterned herself.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading "OFF THE BEATEN TRACK."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was deeply attached to the memory of her late husband and her late sovereign, Queen Victoria, upon whom, with certain reservations, she patterned herself.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was very fond of life, of punctuality, of the church, and of good manners.
VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading She was deeply attached to the memory of her late husband and her late sovereign, Queen Victoria, upon whom, with certain reservations, she patterned herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anthony Barraclough's mother was seventy-eight and still a sport.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was deeply attached to the memory of her late husband and her late sovereign, Queen Victoria, upon whom, with certain reservations, she patterned herself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was deeply attached to the memory of her late husband and her late sovereign, Queen Victoria, upon whom, with certain reservations, she patterned herself.
