used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
(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 They knew only that of all the houses in the neighbourhood this was the quietest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The few neighbours who passed to and fro beneath the wall which surrounded the cottage, knew nothing of the inner life of its occupants.
Carrington
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From this reading Victor Carrington still lived in the little cottage on the outskirts of London.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Victor Carrington still lived in the little cottage on the outskirts of London.
DOUBTFULadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊtfəl/
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading DOUBTFUL SOCIETY.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The few neighbours who passed to and fro beneath the wall which surrounded the cottage, knew nothing of the inner life of its occupants.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
fro
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From this reading The few neighbours who passed to and fro beneath the wall which surrounded the cottage, knew nothing of the inner life of its occupants.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They knew only that of all the houses in the neighbourhood this was the quietest.
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Victor Carrington still lived in the little cottage on the outskirts of London.
located inward
From this reading The few neighbours who passed to and fro beneath the wall which surrounded the cottage, knew nothing of the inner life of its occupants.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The few neighbours who passed to and fro beneath the wall which surrounded the cottage, knew nothing of the inner life of its occupants.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The few neighbours who passed to and fro beneath the wall which surrounded the cottage, knew nothing of the inner life of its occupants.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Victor Carrington still lived in the little cottage on the outskirts of London.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Victor Carrington still lived in the little cottage on the outskirts of London.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Victor Carrington still lived in the little cottage on the outskirts of London.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
neighbourhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading They knew only that of all the houses in the neighbourhood this was the quietest.
neighboursnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading The few neighbours who passed to and fro beneath the wall which surrounded the cottage, knew nothing of the inner life of its occupants.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The few neighbours who passed to and fro beneath the wall which surrounded the cottage, knew nothing of the inner life of its occupants.
occupantsnounUS /ˈɑːkjəpənts/
plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading The few neighbours who passed to and fro beneath the wall which surrounded the cottage, knew nothing of the inner life of its occupants.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Victor Carrington still lived in the little cottage on the outskirts of London.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Victor Carrington still lived in the little cottage on the outskirts of London.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
and nothing more
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
outskirtsnounUS /ˈaʊtskɜːrts/
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
From this reading Victor Carrington still lived in the little cottage on the outskirts of London.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The few neighbours who passed to and fro beneath the wall which surrounded the cottage, knew nothing of the inner life of its occupants.
quietestadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪətəst/
superlative of “quiet” — characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading They knew only that of all the houses in the neighbourhood this was the quietest.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading DOUBTFUL SOCIETY.
not in physical motion
From this reading Victor Carrington still lived in the little cottage on the outskirts of London.
studiousadjectiveUS /ˈstuːdiəs/
marked by care and effort
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
confined on all sides
From this reading The few neighbours who passed to and fro beneath the wall which surrounded the cottage, knew nothing of the inner life of its occupants.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They knew only that of all the houses in the neighbourhood this was the quietest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Victor Carrington still lived in the little cottage on the outskirts of London.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They knew only that of all the houses in the neighbourhood this was the quietest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They knew only that of all the houses in the neighbourhood this was the quietest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
VictornounUS /ˈvɪktər/
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading Victor Carrington still lived in the little cottage on the outskirts of London.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The few neighbours who passed to and fro beneath the wall which surrounded the cottage, knew nothing of the inner life of its occupants.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They knew only that of all the houses in the neighbourhood this was the quietest.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
which person or people
From this reading The few neighbours who passed to and fro beneath the wall which surrounded the cottage, knew nothing of the inner life of its occupants.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Here, with his mother for his only companion, he led a simple, studious life, which, to any one ignorant of his character, would have seemed the life of a good and honourable man.
