used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
Agnes
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From this reading Miss Gold--Agnes, as I called her--was then a girl of twenty-one or two, and I fancy that people were beginning to join our names.
in the past
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
(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 It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Gold--Agnes, as I called her--was then a girl of twenty-one or two, and I fancy that people were beginning to join our names.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Miss Gold--Agnes, as I called her--was then a girl of twenty-one or two, and I fancy that people were beginning to join our names.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Miss Gold--Agnes, as I called her--was then a girl of twenty-one or two, and I fancy that people were beginning to join our names.
closestadverbUS /ˈkloʊsəst/
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
CowardicenounUS /ˈkaʊərdəs/
the trait of lacking courage
From this reading Cowardice intervened.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading We were together a great deal; her society gave me extraordinary pleasure, for she had a natural frankness and shrewdness and was intellectually a rebel.
diffidentadjective
showing modest reserve
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
Esher
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From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading We were together a great deal; her society gave me extraordinary pleasure, for she had a natural frankness and shrewdness and was intellectually a rebel.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Miss Gold--Agnes, as I called her--was then a girl of twenty-one or two, and I fancy that people were beginning to join our names.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
franknessnounUS /ˈfræŋknəs/
the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
From this reading We were together a great deal; her society gave me extraordinary pleasure, for she had a natural frankness and shrewdness and was intellectually a rebel.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading We were together a great deal; her society gave me extraordinary pleasure, for she had a natural frankness and shrewdness and was intellectually a rebel.
a young female
From this reading Miss Gold--Agnes, as I called her--was then a girl of twenty-one or two, and I fancy that people were beginning to join our names.
coins made of gold
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We were together a great deal; her society gave me extraordinary pleasure, for she had a natural frankness and shrewdness and was intellectually a rebel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We were together a great deal; her society gave me extraordinary pleasure, for she had a natural frankness and shrewdness and was intellectually a rebel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Gold--Agnes, as I called her--was then a girl of twenty-one or two, and I fancy that people were beginning to join our names.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
intellectuallyadverbUS /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuːəli/
in an intellectual manner
From this reading We were together a great deal; her society gave me extraordinary pleasure, for she had a natural frankness and shrewdness and was intellectually a rebel.
intervenedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈviːnd/
past form of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading Cowardice intervened.
intimacies
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From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Miss Gold--Agnes, as I called her--was then a girl of twenty-one or two, and I fancy that people were beginning to join our names.
a unit of instruction
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were together a great deal; her society gave me extraordinary pleasure, for she had a natural frankness and shrewdness and was intellectually a rebel.
come together
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading Miss Gold--Agnes, as I called her--was then a girl of twenty-one or two, and I fancy that people were beginning to join our names.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading We were together a great deal; her society gave me extraordinary pleasure, for she had a natural frankness and shrewdness and was intellectually a rebel.
as might be expected
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Miss Gold--Agnes, as I called her--was then a girl of twenty-one or two, and I fancy that people were beginning to join our names.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Miss Gold--Agnes, as I called her--was then a girl of twenty-one or two, and I fancy that people were beginning to join our names.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Miss Gold--Agnes, as I called her--was then a girl of twenty-one or two, and I fancy that people were beginning to join our names.
a human being
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
PHILOSOPHYnounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading We were together a great deal; her society gave me extraordinary pleasure, for she had a natural frankness and shrewdness and was intellectually a rebel.
rebelnounUS /ˈrebəl/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading We were together a great deal; her society gave me extraordinary pleasure, for she had a natural frankness and shrewdness and was intellectually a rebel.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
renewverbUS /rɪˈnuː/
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
requiresverbUS /riˈkwaɪərz/
third-person singular of “require” — require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We were together a great deal; her society gave me extraordinary pleasure, for she had a natural frankness and shrewdness and was intellectually a rebel.
shrewdnessnounUS /ˈʃruːdnəs/
intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
From this reading We were together a great deal; her society gave me extraordinary pleasure, for she had a natural frankness and shrewdness and was intellectually a rebel.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading We were together a great deal; her society gave me extraordinary pleasure, for she had a natural frankness and shrewdness and was intellectually a rebel.
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Miss Gold--Agnes, as I called her--was then a girl of twenty-one or two, and I fancy that people were beginning to join our names.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We were together a great deal; her society gave me extraordinary pleasure, for she had a natural frankness and shrewdness and was intellectually a rebel.
twenty-onenounUS /ˈtwentiwɔːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading Miss Gold--Agnes, as I called her--was then a girl of twenty-one or two, and I fancy that people were beginning to join our names.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Miss Gold--Agnes, as I called her--was then a girl of twenty-one or two, and I fancy that people were beginning to join our names.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I MEET AN OLD FRIEND AND RECEIVE A LESSON IN PHILOSOPHY It was not so easy to run down to Esher to see Miss Gold.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were together a great deal; her society gave me extraordinary pleasure, for she had a natural frankness and shrewdness and was intellectually a rebel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miss Gold--Agnes, as I called her--was then a girl of twenty-one or two, and I fancy that people were beginning to join our names.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
a late time of life
From this reading It requires not a little courage for a naturally diffident and sympathetic person to renew a friendship that thirty years ago was in danger of becoming the closest of all intimacies between a man and a woman.
