used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I think I may say with confidence that a first cigar was never smoked in such circumstances before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading People mistook our relations, and thought I was his son.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that time I was a school-boy, living with my brother, who was a man.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I think I may say with confidence that a first cigar was never smoked in such circumstances before.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading At that time I was a school-boy, living with my brother, who was a man.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not in my chambers, but three hundred miles further north, that I learned to smoke.
chambersnounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading It was not in my chambers, but three hundred miles further north, that I learned to smoke.
CIGARnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading MY FIRST CIGAR.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading I think I may say with confidence that a first cigar was never smoked in such circumstances before.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading I think I may say with confidence that a first cigar was never smoked in such circumstances before.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading MY FIRST CIGAR.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading It was not in my chambers, but three hundred miles further north, that I learned to smoke.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading People mistook our relations, and thought I was his son.
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From this reading It was not in my chambers, but three hundred miles further north, that I learned to smoke.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was not in my chambers, but three hundred miles further north, that I learned to smoke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not in my chambers, but three hundred miles further north, that I learned to smoke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not in my chambers, but three hundred miles further north, that I learned to smoke.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading It was not in my chambers, but three hundred miles further north, that I learned to smoke.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading At that time I was a school-boy, living with my brother, who was a man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At that time I was a school-boy, living with my brother, who was a man.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I think I may say with confidence that a first cigar was never smoked in such circumstances before.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It was not in my chambers, but three hundred miles further north, that I learned to smoke.
mistookverbUS /mɪˈstʊk/
inflected form of “mistake” — identify incorrectly
From this reading People mistook our relations, and thought I was his son.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY FIRST CIGAR.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I think I may say with confidence that a first cigar was never smoked in such circumstances before.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was not in my chambers, but three hundred miles further north, that I learned to smoke.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not in my chambers, but three hundred miles further north, that I learned to smoke.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading People mistook our relations, and thought I was his son.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People mistook our relations, and thought I was his son.
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading People mistook our relations, and thought I was his son.
express in words
From this reading I think I may say with confidence that a first cigar was never smoked in such circumstances before.
school-boy
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From this reading At that time I was a school-boy, living with my brother, who was a man.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading It was not in my chambers, but three hundred miles further north, that I learned to smoke.
smokedadjectiveUS /smoʊkt/
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading I think I may say with confidence that a first cigar was never smoked in such circumstances before.
a male human offspring
From this reading People mistook our relations, and thought I was his son.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I think I may say with confidence that a first cigar was never smoked in such circumstances before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not in my chambers, but three hundred miles further north, that I learned to smoke.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think I may say with confidence that a first cigar was never smoked in such circumstances before.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading People mistook our relations, and thought I was his son.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was not in my chambers, but three hundred miles further north, that I learned to smoke.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At that time I was a school-boy, living with my brother, who was a man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not in my chambers, but three hundred miles further north, that I learned to smoke.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not in my chambers, but three hundred miles further north, that I learned to smoke.
which person or people
From this reading At that time I was a school-boy, living with my brother, who was a man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I think I may say with confidence that a first cigar was never smoked in such circumstances before.
