used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the patroon dismissed me there was a strange, half-convinced look about him which augured further trouble.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When the patroon dismissed me there was a strange, half-convinced look about him which augured further trouble.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet these are events not soon forgotten, and every detail clings in my memory as fresh to-day as on the day it happened.
any person at all
From this reading As I glance over the pages I have just written I wonder whether anyone will believe the record I have set down.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet these are events not soon forgotten, and every detail clings in my memory as fresh to-day as on the day it happened.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I glance over the pages I have just written I wonder whether anyone will believe the record I have set down.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
augured
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From this reading When the patroon dismissed me there was a strange, half-convinced look about him which augured further trouble.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading As I glance over the pages I have just written I wonder whether anyone will believe the record I have set down.
clingsnounUS /klɪŋz/
plural of “cling” — fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
From this reading Yet these are events not soon forgotten, and every detail clings in my memory as fresh to-day as on the day it happened.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Yet these are events not soon forgotten, and every detail clings in my memory as fresh to-day as on the day it happened.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading Yet these are events not soon forgotten, and every detail clings in my memory as fresh to-day as on the day it happened.
dismissedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmɪst/
having lost your job
From this reading When the patroon dismissed me there was a strange, half-convinced look about him which augured further trouble.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As I glance over the pages I have just written I wonder whether anyone will believe the record I have set down.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
enableverbUS /eˈneɪbəl/
render capable or able for some task
From this reading His state of mind was peculiar, and later events enable me to say pretty surely what it was.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Yet these are events not soon forgotten, and every detail clings in my memory as fresh to-day as on the day it happened.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Yet these are events not soon forgotten, and every detail clings in my memory as fresh to-day as on the day it happened.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Yet these are events not soon forgotten, and every detail clings in my memory as fresh to-day as on the day it happened.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Yet these are events not soon forgotten, and every detail clings in my memory as fresh to-day as on the day it happened.
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 When the patroon dismissed me there was a strange, half-convinced look about him which augured further trouble.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading As I glance over the pages I have just written I wonder whether anyone will believe the record I have set down.
half-convinced
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From this reading When the patroon dismissed me there was a strange, half-convinced look about him which augured further trouble.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As I glance over the pages I have just written I wonder whether anyone will believe the record I have set down.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the patroon dismissed me there was a strange, half-convinced look about him which augured further trouble.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His state of mind was peculiar, and later events enable me to say pretty surely what it was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I glance over the pages I have just written I wonder whether anyone will believe the record I have set down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
and nothing more
From this reading As I glance over the pages I have just written I wonder whether anyone will believe the record I have set down.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading His state of mind was peculiar, and later events enable me to say pretty surely what it was.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When the patroon dismissed me there was a strange, half-convinced look about him which augured further trouble.
manor-house
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From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading His state of mind was peculiar, and later events enable me to say pretty surely what it was.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet these are events not soon forgotten, and every detail clings in my memory as fresh to-day as on the day it happened.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet these are events not soon forgotten, and every detail clings in my memory as fresh to-day as on the day it happened.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As I glance over the pages I have just written I wonder whether anyone will believe the record I have set down.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading As I glance over the pages I have just written I wonder whether anyone will believe the record I have set down.
patroon
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From this reading When the patroon dismissed me there was a strange, half-convinced look about him which augured further trouble.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading His state of mind was peculiar, and later events enable me to say pretty surely what it was.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading His state of mind was peculiar, and later events enable me to say pretty surely what it was.
recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading As I glance over the pages I have just written I wonder whether anyone will believe the record I have set down.
residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
express in words
From this reading His state of mind was peculiar, and later events enable me to say pretty surely what it was.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As I glance over the pages I have just written I wonder whether anyone will believe the record I have set down.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
in the near future
From this reading Yet these are events not soon forgotten, and every detail clings in my memory as fresh to-day as on the day it happened.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading His state of mind was peculiar, and later events enable me to say pretty surely what it was.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading When the patroon dismissed me there was a strange, half-convinced look about him which augured further trouble.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading His state of mind was peculiar, and later events enable me to say pretty surely what it was.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As I glance over the pages I have just written I wonder whether anyone will believe the record I have set down.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When the patroon dismissed me there was a strange, half-convinced look about him which augured further trouble.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Yet these are events not soon forgotten, and every detail clings in my memory as fresh to-day as on the day it happened.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
to-day
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From this reading Yet these are events not soon forgotten, and every detail clings in my memory as fresh to-day as on the day it happened.
a source of difficulty
From this reading When the patroon dismissed me there was a strange, half-convinced look about him which augured further trouble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the patroon dismissed me there was a strange, half-convinced look about him which augured further trouble.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His state of mind was peculiar, and later events enable me to say pretty surely what it was.
at the time that
From this reading When the patroon dismissed me there was a strange, half-convinced look about him which augured further trouble.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading As I glance over the pages I have just written I wonder whether anyone will believe the record I have set down.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the patroon dismissed me there was a strange, half-convinced look about him which augured further trouble.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As I glance over the pages I have just written I wonder whether anyone will believe the record I have set down.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading As I glance over the pages I have just written I wonder whether anyone will believe the record I have set down.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading As I glance over the pages I have just written I wonder whether anyone will believe the record I have set down.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet these are events not soon forgotten, and every detail clings in my memory as fresh to-day as on the day it happened.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading So much happened during the first three days of my residence at the manor-house that the recollection of it seems to me now more like some romance of the old time than of life here in New York within the memory of people now alive.
