used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When a lad, Fandor had been practically adopted by the famous detective.
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading When a lad, Fandor had been practically adopted by the famous detective.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
anxietiesnounUS /æŋˈzaɪətiz/
plural of “anxiety” — (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
apprenticeshipnounUS /əˈprentəsʃɪp/
the position of apprentice
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fandor shuddered at the thought of this.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When a lad, Fandor had been practically adopted by the famous detective.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When a lad, Fandor had been practically adopted by the famous detective.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
confideverbUS /kənˈfaɪd/
reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
the specified day of the month
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Then the tragic disappearance of Juve had occurred, when Fandor had escaped death by a kind of miracle!
detectivenounUS /dɪˈtektɪv/
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading When a lad, Fandor had been practically adopted by the famous detective.
disappearancenounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading Then the tragic disappearance of Juve had occurred, when Fandor had escaped death by a kind of miracle!
downsnounUS /daʊnz/
plural of “down” — soft fine feathers
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
dramasnounUS /ˈdrɑːməz/
plural of “drama” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading Then the tragic disappearance of Juve had occurred, when Fandor had escaped death by a kind of miracle!
divisible by two
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
widely known and esteemed
From this reading When a lad, Fandor had been practically adopted by the famous detective.
Fandor
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From this reading When a lad, Fandor had been practically adopted by the famous detective.
set up or found
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When a lad, Fandor had been practically adopted by the famous detective.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
heroesnounUS /ˈhɪroʊz/
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
involuntaryadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlənteri/
not subject to the control of the will
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
isolatedadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsəleɪtəd/
not close together in time
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
JeromenounUS /dʒərˈoʊm/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
journalistnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnələst/
a writer for newspapers and magazines
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
Juve
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From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
a boy or man
From this reading When a lad, Fandor had been practically adopted by the famous detective.
miraclenounUS /ˈmɪrəkəl/
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading Then the tragic disappearance of Juve had occurred, when Fandor had escaped death by a kind of miracle!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Then the tragic disappearance of Juve had occurred, when Fandor had escaped death by a kind of miracle!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
perplexities
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From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading When a lad, Fandor had been practically adopted by the famous detective.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
shudderedverbUS /ˈʃʌdərd/
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading Fandor shuddered at the thought of this.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When a lad, Fandor had been practically adopted by the famous detective.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the tragic disappearance of Juve had occurred, when Fandor had escaped death by a kind of miracle!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Fandor shuddered at the thought of this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading Then the tragic disappearance of Juve had occurred, when Fandor had escaped death by a kind of miracle!
upsverbUS /ʌps/
third-person singular of “up” — raise
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
voluntaryadjectiveUS /ˈvɑːlənteri/
of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
at the time that
From this reading When a lad, Fandor had been practically adopted by the famous detective.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After that dreadful date, our journalist had found himself alone, isolated, with not a soul to whom he cared to confide his perplexities, his anxieties, his hopes!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young Jerome Fandor had served a kind of apprenticeship with Juve, and this had brought him into close touch with the ups and downs of a number of crime dramas: he and Juve together had even been the voluntary, or involuntary, heroes of some of them!
