185
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From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading For the little accident of the squib that went off in the night nursery in the middle of the night counted for nothing, nobody being hurt, and only the head nurse and our aunt having hysterics.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I can't remember that we had committed any unusually heinous offence at home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading For the little accident of the squib that went off in the night nursery in the middle of the night counted for nothing, nobody being hurt, and only the head nurse and our aunt having hysterics.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For the little accident of the squib that went off in the night nursery in the middle of the night counted for nothing, nobody being hurt, and only the head nurse and our aunt having hysterics.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
can't
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From this reading I can't remember that we had committed any unusually heinous offence at home.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
rid of obstructions
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading I can't remember that we had committed any unusually heinous offence at home.
countedverbUS /ˈkaʊntɪd/
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading For the little accident of the squib that went off in the night nursery in the middle of the night counted for nothing, nobody being hurt, and only the head nurse and our aunt having hysterics.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
emulateverbUS /ˈemjəleɪt/
strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I can't remember that we had committed any unusually heinous offence at home.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading For the little accident of the squib that went off in the night nursery in the middle of the night counted for nothing, nobody being hurt, and only the head nurse and our aunt having hysterics.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading For the little accident of the squib that went off in the night nursery in the middle of the night counted for nothing, nobody being hurt, and only the head nurse and our aunt having hysterics.
heinousadjectiveUS /ˈheɪnəs/
extremely wicked, deeply criminal
From this reading I can't remember that we had committed any unusually heinous offence at home.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I can't remember that we had committed any unusually heinous offence at home.
ten 10s
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
be the source of pain
From this reading For the little accident of the squib that went off in the night nursery in the middle of the night counted for nothing, nobody being hurt, and only the head nurse and our aunt having hysterics.
hystericsnounUS /ˌhɪˈsterɪks/
an attack of hysteria
From this reading For the little accident of the squib that went off in the night nursery in the middle of the night counted for nothing, nobody being hurt, and only the head nurse and our aunt having hysterics.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
a small worthless amount
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
Kingstairs
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From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading For the little accident of the squib that went off in the night nursery in the middle of the night counted for nothing, nobody being hurt, and only the head nurse and our aunt having hysterics.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading For the little accident of the squib that went off in the night nursery in the middle of the night counted for nothing, nobody being hurt, and only the head nurse and our aunt having hysterics.
no person; not anyone
From this reading For the little accident of the squib that went off in the night nursery in the middle of the night counted for nothing, nobody being hurt, and only the head nurse and our aunt having hysterics.
Nore
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From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For the little accident of the squib that went off in the night nursery in the middle of the night counted for nothing, nobody being hurt, and only the head nurse and our aunt having hysterics.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading For the little accident of the squib that went off in the night nursery in the middle of the night counted for nothing, nobody being hurt, and only the head nurse and our aunt having hysterics.
nurserynounUS /ˈnɜːrsəri/
a child's room for a baby
From this reading For the little accident of the squib that went off in the night nursery in the middle of the night counted for nothing, nobody being hurt, and only the head nurse and our aunt having hysterics.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading For the little accident of the squib that went off in the night nursery in the middle of the night counted for nothing, nobody being hurt, and only the head nurse and our aunt having hysterics.
offencenoun
the action of attacking an enemy
From this reading I can't remember that we had committed any unusually heinous offence at home.
and nothing more
From this reading For the little accident of the squib that went off in the night nursery in the middle of the night counted for nothing, nobody being hurt, and only the head nurse and our aunt having hysterics.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
previouslyadverbUS /ˈpriːviəsli/
at an earlier time or formerly
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
princesnounUS /ˈprɪnsəz/
plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
the act of punishing
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I can't remember that we had committed any unusually heinous offence at home.
express in words
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
seasidenounUS /ˈsiːsaɪd/
the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
smotheringadjectiveUS /ˈsmʌðərɪŋ/
causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
squibnoun
firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise
From this reading For the little accident of the squib that went off in the night nursery in the middle of the night counted for nothing, nobody being hurt, and only the head nurse and our aunt having hysterics.
carry out
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can't remember that we had committed any unusually heinous offence at home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
interact in a certain way
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
twinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading I can't remember that we had committed any unusually heinous offence at home.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Indeed, since our attempt a week or two previously to emulate history by smothering the twins, after the manner of the princes in the Tower, we had been particularly quiet, not to say dull, at home.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading For the little accident of the squib that went off in the night nursery in the middle of the night counted for nothing, nobody being hurt, and only the head nurse and our aunt having hysterics.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I am not quite clear to this day as to why we were there--whether we were sent for a treat, or for a punishment, or whether I was sent to take care of Jack, or Jack was sent to take care of me.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading We were spending the winter of 185--, my young brother Jack and I, with our grandfather at Kingstairs, a quiet little seaside village not a hundred miles from the Nore.
