used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But here, like some good fairy, my old Irish schoolfellow had stepped on to the scene, and sent all those troubles to the right-about with a single turn of the hand.
(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 But here, like some good fairy, my old Irish schoolfellow had stepped on to the scene, and sent all those troubles to the right-about with a single turn of the hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My first impulse was to give chase to my benefactor and compel him to take back the money.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading My first impulse was to give chase to my benefactor and compel him to take back the money.
benefactornounUS /ˈbenəfæktər/
a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
From this reading My first impulse was to give chase to my benefactor and compel him to take back the money.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My second was to do nothing of the sort, but rejoice with thankfulness over the help thus unexpectedly sent me.
chaseverbUS /tʃeɪs/
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading My first impulse was to give chase to my benefactor and compel him to take back the money.
compelverbUS /kəmˈpel/
force somebody to do something
From this reading My first impulse was to give chase to my benefactor and compel him to take back the money.
deserveverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrv/
be worthy or deserving
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading My second was to do nothing of the sort, but rejoice with thankfulness over the help thus unexpectedly sent me.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading But here, like some good fairy, my old Irish schoolfellow had stepped on to the scene, and sent all those troubles to the right-about with a single turn of the hand.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My first impulse was to give chase to my benefactor and compel him to take back the money.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading What rejoicings Jack and I had that night over my good fortune!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading My first impulse was to give chase to my benefactor and compel him to take back the money.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But here, like some good fairy, my old Irish schoolfellow had stepped on to the scene, and sent all those troubles to the right-about with a single turn of the hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But here, like some good fairy, my old Irish schoolfellow had stepped on to the scene, and sent all those troubles to the right-about with a single turn of the hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading My second was to do nothing of the sort, but rejoice with thankfulness over the help thus unexpectedly sent me.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But here, like some good fairy, my old Irish schoolfellow had stepped on to the scene, and sent all those troubles to the right-about with a single turn of the hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My first impulse was to give chase to my benefactor and compel him to take back the money.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
an instinctive motive
From this reading My first impulse was to give chase to my benefactor and compel him to take back the money.
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading But here, like some good fairy, my old Irish schoolfellow had stepped on to the scene, and sent all those troubles to the right-about with a single turn of the hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
a small worthless amount
From this reading What rejoicings Jack and I had that night over my good fortune!
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But here, like some good fairy, my old Irish schoolfellow had stepped on to the scene, and sent all those troubles to the right-about with a single turn of the hand.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My second was to do nothing of the sort, but rejoice with thankfulness over the help thus unexpectedly sent me.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading My first impulse was to give chase to my benefactor and compel him to take back the money.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first impulse was to give chase to my benefactor and compel him to take back the money.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading What rejoicings Jack and I had that night over my good fortune!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading My second was to do nothing of the sort, but rejoice with thankfulness over the help thus unexpectedly sent me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My second was to do nothing of the sort, but rejoice with thankfulness over the help thus unexpectedly sent me.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But here, like some good fairy, my old Irish schoolfellow had stepped on to the scene, and sent all those troubles to the right-about with a single turn of the hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But here, like some good fairy, my old Irish schoolfellow had stepped on to the scene, and sent all those troubles to the right-about with a single turn of the hand.
one's
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From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
and nothing more
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading My second was to do nothing of the sort, but rejoice with thankfulness over the help thus unexpectedly sent me.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
rejoiceverbUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/
feel happiness or joy
From this reading My second was to do nothing of the sort, but rejoice with thankfulness over the help thus unexpectedly sent me.
rejoicings
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From this reading What rejoicings Jack and I had that night over my good fortune!
right-about
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From this reading But here, like some good fairy, my old Irish schoolfellow had stepped on to the scene, and sent all those troubles to the right-about with a single turn of the hand.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading But here, like some good fairy, my old Irish schoolfellow had stepped on to the scene, and sent all those troubles to the right-about with a single turn of the hand.
schoolfellownoun
an acquaintance that you go to school with
From this reading But here, like some good fairy, my old Irish schoolfellow had stepped on to the scene, and sent all those troubles to the right-about with a single turn of the hand.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading My second was to do nothing of the sort, but rejoice with thankfulness over the help thus unexpectedly sent me.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading My second was to do nothing of the sort, but rejoice with thankfulness over the help thus unexpectedly sent me.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading But here, like some good fairy, my old Irish schoolfellow had stepped on to the scene, and sent all those troubles to the right-about with a single turn of the hand.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But here, like some good fairy, my old Irish schoolfellow had stepped on to the scene, and sent all those troubles to the right-about with a single turn of the hand.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading My second was to do nothing of the sort, but rejoice with thankfulness over the help thus unexpectedly sent me.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading But here, like some good fairy, my old Irish schoolfellow had stepped on to the scene, and sent all those troubles to the right-about with a single turn of the hand.
carry out
From this reading My first impulse was to give chase to my benefactor and compel him to take back the money.
thankfulnessnounUS /ˈθæŋkfəlnes/
warm friendly feelings of gratitude
From this reading My second was to do nothing of the sort, but rejoice with thankfulness over the help thus unexpectedly sent me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What rejoicings Jack and I had that night over my good fortune!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My first impulse was to give chase to my benefactor and compel him to take back the money.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But here, like some good fairy, my old Irish schoolfellow had stepped on to the scene, and sent all those troubles to the right-about with a single turn of the hand.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading My second was to do nothing of the sort, but rejoice with thankfulness over the help thus unexpectedly sent me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My first impulse was to give chase to my benefactor and compel him to take back the money.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading It was little enough I had done to deserve any one's kindness, and it was only too reasonable to expect to have to get myself out of my own troubles.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading But here, like some good fairy, my old Irish schoolfellow had stepped on to the scene, and sent all those troubles to the right-about with a single turn of the hand.
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading My second was to do nothing of the sort, but rejoice with thankfulness over the help thus unexpectedly sent me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My first impulse was to give chase to my benefactor and compel him to take back the money.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What rejoicings Jack and I had that night over my good fortune!
in the company of; together with
From this reading My second was to do nothing of the sort, but rejoice with thankfulness over the help thus unexpectedly sent me.
