Chapter XXXI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

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From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

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From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

(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 He had never been a prepossessing boy, and he did not at all share with Jane in the interest of the Green.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

at or in or to any place

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had never been a prepossessing boy, and he did not at all share with Jane in the interest of the Green.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

a youthful male person

From this reading He had never been a prepossessing boy, and he did not at all share with Jane in the interest of the Green.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

a young person of either sex

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

having lost your job

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

set up or found

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

a social unit living together

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading He had never been a prepossessing boy, and he did not at all share with Jane in the interest of the Green.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

of great significance or value

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

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From this reading He had never been a prepossessing boy, and he did not at all share with Jane in the interest of the Green.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

in a miserable manner

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

disregarded

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

a son of your brother or sister

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He had never been a prepossessing boy, and he did not at all share with Jane in the interest of the Green.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

plural of “occupation” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

and nothing more

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

(“ill” is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

creating a favorable impression

From this reading He had never been a prepossessing boy, and he did not at all share with Jane in the interest of the Green.

push for something

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

have in common

From this reading He had never been a prepossessing boy, and he did not at all share with Jane in the interest of the Green.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

a male human offspring

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

inferior in size or quality

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

to a sufficient degree

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

required or under orders

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

precisely as stated

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

migratory

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

at the time that

From this reading He was Mrs. Aikin’s nephew, the son of a brother who was very poorly off and had been taken in by his good aunt as a miserable stunted child when he was but six or seven.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

which person or people

From this reading It is full time that John should be spoken of, who was the other member of the family, and a very important one.

belonging to which person

From this reading The brother was a soldier, who had been discharged, and whose character it is to be supposed did not recommend him sufficiently to get any interest made for him, or to establish him anywhere in one of the occupations which seem made for old soldiers.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Instead of this he had fallen into a kind of vagabondism, wandering from place to place, and as his wife was dead this only child had been miserably neglected, and was in a bad way when Mrs. Aikin took him to her kindly care.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had never been a prepossessing boy, and he did not at all share with Jane in the interest of the Green.