used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So far as one can see, the chances are all in her favour, and she will be a different being when it is over.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Dr Alice Bateson had called the day after their arrival, and had gone into the case very thoroughly.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
Alice
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From this reading Dr Alice Bateson had called the day after their arrival, and had gone into the case very thoroughly.
(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 So far as one can see, the chances are all in her favour, and she will be a different being when it is over.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So far as one can see, the chances are all in her favour, and she will be a different being when it is over.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Dr Alice Bateson had called the day after their arrival, and had gone into the case very thoroughly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as one can see, the chances are all in her favour, and she will be a different being when it is over.
Bateson
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From this reading Dr Alice Bateson had called the day after their arrival, and had gone into the case very thoroughly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So far as one can see, the chances are all in her favour, and she will be a different being when it is over.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading So far as one can see, the chances are all in her favour, and she will be a different being when it is over.
Bloomsburynoun
a city district of central London laid out in garden squares
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
brusqueadjectiveUS /brʌsk/
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Dr Alice Bateson had called the day after their arrival, and had gone into the case very thoroughly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading So far as one can see, the chances are all in her favour, and she will be a different being when it is over.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Dr Alice Bateson had called the day after their arrival, and had gone into the case very thoroughly.
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading So far as one can see, the chances are all in her favour, and she will be a different being when it is over.
a female human offspring
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Dr Alice Bateson had called the day after their arrival, and had gone into the case very thoroughly.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading So far as one can see, the chances are all in her favour, and she will be a different being when it is over.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
Dr
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From this reading Dr Alice Bateson had called the day after their arrival, and had gone into the case very thoroughly.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading So far as one can see, the chances are all in her favour, and she will be a different being when it is over.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading So far as one can see, the chances are all in her favour, and she will be a different being when it is over.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Dr Alice Bateson had called the day after their arrival, and had gone into the case very thoroughly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
HAVINGauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading HAVING IT OUT.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dr Alice Bateson had called the day after their arrival, and had gone into the case very thoroughly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HAVING IT OUT.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
engage in
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
not any; not one
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So far as one can see, the chances are all in her favour, and she will be a different being when it is over.
operationnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃən/
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading HAVING IT OUT.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So far as one can see, the chances are all in her favour, and she will be a different being when it is over.
ReynoldsnounUS /ˈrenəldz/
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So far as one can see, the chances are all in her favour, and she will be a different being when it is over.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as one can see, the chances are all in her favour, and she will be a different being when it is over.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
make square
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dr Alice Bateson had called the day after their arrival, and had gone into the case very thoroughly.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dr Alice Bateson had called the day after their arrival, and had gone into the case very thoroughly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading Dr Alice Bateson had called the day after their arrival, and had gone into the case very thoroughly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
unpretentiousadjectiveUS /ˌʌnpriˈtenʃəs/
lacking pretension or affectation
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
precisely as stated
From this reading Dr Alice Bateson had called the day after their arrival, and had gone into the case very thoroughly.
at the time that
From this reading So far as one can see, the chances are all in her favour, and she will be a different being when it is over.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading So far as one can see, the chances are all in her favour, and she will be a different being when it is over.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lucy had taken rooms for her mother in an unpretentious square in Bloomsbury, and Mr Reynolds had gladly agreed to spend his short summer holiday with his wife and daughter in London.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There is no doubt that your mother must have an operation," she had said to Lucy, in her brusque fashion, "but it is nothing that need make you unhappy.
