used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He very seldom brought a boy home to play with him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading However, since his adoption of Bethany and Dallas he had noticed that boys and girls came about the house quite freely.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading The boy had been brought up alone; when he wanted playmates he went abroad to seek them.
the state of being absent
From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
adoptionnounUS /əˈdɑːpʃən/
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
From this reading However, since his adoption of Bethany and Dallas he had noticed that boys and girls came about the house quite freely.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The boy had been brought up alone; when he wanted playmates he went abroad to seek them.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Until the coming of Bethany and Dallas the Judge had never seen Titus in contact with other boys and girls.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
attributedverbUS /əˈtrɪbjətɪd/
past form of “attribute” — attribute or credit to
From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The boy had been brought up alone; when he wanted playmates he went abroad to seek them.
Bethany
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From this reading Until the coming of Bethany and Dallas the Judge had never seen Titus in contact with other boys and girls.
Blodgett's
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From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy had been brought up alone; when he wanted playmates he went abroad to seek them.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Until the coming of Bethany and Dallas the Judge had never seen Titus in contact with other boys and girls.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The boy had been brought up alone; when he wanted playmates he went abroad to seek them.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading However, since his adoption of Bethany and Dallas he had noticed that boys and girls came about the house quite freely.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
clutternounUS /ˈklʌtər/
a confused multitude of things
From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Until the coming of Bethany and Dallas the Judge had never seen Titus in contact with other boys and girls.
contactnounUS /ˈkɑːntækt/
close interaction
From this reading Until the coming of Bethany and Dallas the Judge had never seen Titus in contact with other boys and girls.
DallasnounUS /ˈdæləs/
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading Until the coming of Bethany and Dallas the Judge had never seen Titus in contact with other boys and girls.
dislikenounUS /dɪˈslaɪk/
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
in a free manner
From this reading However, since his adoption of Bethany and Dallas he had noticed that boys and girls came about the house quite freely.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Until the coming of Bethany and Dallas the Judge had never seen Titus in contact with other boys and girls.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Until the coming of Bethany and Dallas the Judge had never seen Titus in contact with other boys and girls.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy had been brought up alone; when he wanted playmates he went abroad to seek them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He very seldom brought a boy home to play with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He very seldom brought a boy home to play with him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, since his adoption of Bethany and Dallas he had noticed that boys and girls came about the house quite freely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Until the coming of Bethany and Dallas the Judge had never seen Titus in contact with other boys and girls.
inwardadjectiveUS /ˈɪnwərd/
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Until the coming of Bethany and Dallas the Judge had never seen Titus in contact with other boys and girls.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Until the coming of Bethany and Dallas the Judge had never seen Titus in contact with other boys and girls.
being perceived or observed
From this reading However, since his adoption of Bethany and Dallas he had noticed that boys and girls came about the house quite freely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Until the coming of Bethany and Dallas the Judge had never seen Titus in contact with other boys and girls.
many times at short intervals
From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Until the coming of Bethany and Dallas the Judge had never seen Titus in contact with other boys and girls.
outwardadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtwərd/
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading He very seldom brought a boy home to play with him.
playmatesnounUS /ˈpleɪmeɪts/
plural of “playmate” — a companion at play
From this reading The boy had been brought up alone; when he wanted playmates he went abroad to seek them.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading However, since his adoption of Bethany and Dallas he had noticed that boys and girls came about the house quite freely.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
try to get or reach
From this reading The boy had been brought up alone; when he wanted playmates he went abroad to seek them.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Until the coming of Bethany and Dallas the Judge had never seen Titus in contact with other boys and girls.
not often
From this reading He very seldom brought a boy home to play with him.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading However, since his adoption of Bethany and Dallas he had noticed that boys and girls came about the house quite freely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However, since his adoption of Bethany and Dallas he had noticed that boys and girls came about the house quite freely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Until the coming of Bethany and Dallas the Judge had never seen Titus in contact with other boys and girls.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The boy had been brought up alone; when he wanted playmates he went abroad to seek them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Judge had often remarked this, and had attributed the absence of children from his own house as an outward sign of Mrs. Blodgett’s inward dislike of “clutter.”
TitusnounUS /ˈtaɪtəs/
a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul
From this reading Until the coming of Bethany and Dallas the Judge had never seen Titus in contact with other boys and girls.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boy had been brought up alone; when he wanted playmates he went abroad to seek them.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until the coming of Bethany and Dallas the Judge had never seen Titus in contact with other boys and girls.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The boy had been brought up alone; when he wanted playmates he went abroad to seek them.
precisely as stated
From this reading He very seldom brought a boy home to play with him.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading The boy had been brought up alone; when he wanted playmates he went abroad to seek them.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The boy had been brought up alone; when he wanted playmates he went abroad to seek them.
at the time that
From this reading The boy had been brought up alone; when he wanted playmates he went abroad to seek them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Until the coming of Bethany and Dallas the Judge had never seen Titus in contact with other boys and girls.
