used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Though a manly and stout-hearted boy, he was, in fact, getting discouraged.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the morning after Dr. Townley's visit to Boston, our hero knocked at the doctor's front door.
ALL'S
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Andy was quite unconscious of the good fortune which had come to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though a manly and stout-hearted boy, he was, in fact, getting discouraged.
Andy
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Andy was quite unconscious of the good fortune which had come to him.
eagerly desirous
From this reading He was willing and anxious to work, but there seemed to be no work for him to do.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the morning after Dr. Townley's visit to Boston, our hero knocked at the doctor's front door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was willing and anxious to work, but there seemed to be no work for him to do.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading In the morning after Dr. Townley's visit to Boston, our hero knocked at the doctor's front door.
a youthful male person
From this reading Though a manly and stout-hearted boy, he was, in fact, getting discouraged.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was willing and anxious to work, but there seemed to be no work for him to do.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Andy was quite unconscious of the good fortune which had come to him.
didn't
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From this reading He would have left home some time since to try his fortune elsewhere, but for the entreaties of his mother, who didn't like to lose him.
discouragedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɜːrədʒd/
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading Though a manly and stout-hearted boy, he was, in fact, getting discouraged.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He was willing and anxious to work, but there seemed to be no work for him to do.
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading In the morning after Dr. Townley's visit to Boston, our hero knocked at the doctor's front door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading In the morning after Dr. Townley's visit to Boston, our hero knocked at the doctor's front door.
Dr
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From this reading In the morning after Dr. Townley's visit to Boston, our hero knocked at the doctor's front door.
in or to another place
From this reading He would have left home some time since to try his fortune elsewhere, but for the entreaties of his mother, who didn't like to lose him.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Andy was quite unconscious of the good fortune which had come to him.
entreatiesnounUS /enˈtriːtiz/
plural of “entreaty” — earnest or urgent request
From this reading He would have left home some time since to try his fortune elsewhere, but for the entreaties of his mother, who didn't like to lose him.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Though a manly and stout-hearted boy, he was, in fact, getting discouraged.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was willing and anxious to work, but there seemed to be no work for him to do.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Andy was quite unconscious of the good fortune which had come to him.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading In the morning after Dr. Townley's visit to Boston, our hero knocked at the doctor's front door.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Though a manly and stout-hearted boy, he was, in fact, getting discouraged.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Andy was quite unconscious of the good fortune which had come to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Andy was quite unconscious of the good fortune which had come to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have left home some time since to try his fortune elsewhere, but for the entreaties of his mother, who didn't like to lose him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though a manly and stout-hearted boy, he was, in fact, getting discouraged.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading In the morning after Dr. Townley's visit to Boston, our hero knocked at the doctor's front door.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Andy was quite unconscious of the good fortune which had come to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would have left home some time since to try his fortune elsewhere, but for the entreaties of his mother, who didn't like to lose him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He would have left home some time since to try his fortune elsewhere, but for the entreaties of his mother, who didn't like to lose him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though a manly and stout-hearted boy, he was, in fact, getting discouraged.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading In the morning after Dr. Townley's visit to Boston, our hero knocked at the doctor's front door.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He would have left home some time since to try his fortune elsewhere, but for the entreaties of his mother, who didn't like to lose him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He would have left home some time since to try his fortune elsewhere, but for the entreaties of his mother, who didn't like to lose him.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading He would have left home some time since to try his fortune elsewhere, but for the entreaties of his mother, who didn't like to lose him.
manlyadjectiveUS /ˈmænli/
possessing qualities befitting a man
From this reading Though a manly and stout-hearted boy, he was, in fact, getting discouraged.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning after Dr. Townley's visit to Boston, our hero knocked at the doctor's front door.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He would have left home some time since to try his fortune elsewhere, but for the entreaties of his mother, who didn't like to lose him.
not any; not one
From this reading He was willing and anxious to work, but there seemed to be no work for him to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Andy was quite unconscious of the good fortune which had come to him.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the morning after Dr. Townley's visit to Boston, our hero knocked at the doctor's front door.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Andy was quite unconscious of the good fortune which had come to him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He was willing and anxious to work, but there seemed to be no work for him to do.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He would have left home some time since to try his fortune elsewhere, but for the entreaties of his mother, who didn't like to lose him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He would have left home some time since to try his fortune elsewhere, but for the entreaties of his mother, who didn't like to lose him.
stout-hearted
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From this reading Though a manly and stout-hearted boy, he was, in fact, getting discouraged.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Andy was quite unconscious of the good fortune which had come to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Andy was quite unconscious of the good fortune which had come to him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He was willing and anxious to work, but there seemed to be no work for him to do.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though a manly and stout-hearted boy, he was, in fact, getting discouraged.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He would have left home some time since to try his fortune elsewhere, but for the entreaties of his mother, who didn't like to lose him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Andy was quite unconscious of the good fortune which had come to him.
Townley's
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From this reading In the morning after Dr. Townley's visit to Boston, our hero knocked at the doctor's front door.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading He would have left home some time since to try his fortune elsewhere, but for the entreaties of his mother, who didn't like to lose him.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Andy was quite unconscious of the good fortune which had come to him.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading In the morning after Dr. Townley's visit to Boston, our hero knocked at the doctor's front door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Andy was quite unconscious of the good fortune which had come to him.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Andy was quite unconscious of the good fortune which had come to him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Andy was quite unconscious of the good fortune which had come to him.
which person or people
From this reading He would have left home some time since to try his fortune elsewhere, but for the entreaties of his mother, who didn't like to lose him.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading He was willing and anxious to work, but there seemed to be no work for him to do.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He was willing and anxious to work, but there seemed to be no work for him to do.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have left home some time since to try his fortune elsewhere, but for the entreaties of his mother, who didn't like to lose him.
