used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading Moreover, why should Stella have all the excitement of going abroad and living abroad while her brother plodded to school in dull ordinary London?
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
affectations
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From this reading To Michael this step seemed a device to spoil Stella beyond the limits of toleration, and he thought with how many new affectations Stella would return to her native land.
(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 Moreover, why should Stella have all the excitement of going abroad and living abroad while her brother plodded to school in dull ordinary London?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
attractivenessnounUS /əˈtræktɪvnəs/
the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts
From this reading Michael felt very strongly that the balance of life was heavily weighted in favour of girls and he deplored the blindness of grown-up people unable to realize the greater attractiveness of boys.
balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading Michael felt very strongly that the balance of life was heavily weighted in favour of girls and he deplored the blindness of grown-up people unable to realize the greater attractiveness of boys.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading To Michael this step seemed a device to spoil Stella beyond the limits of toleration, and he thought with how many new affectations Stella would return to her native land.
blindnessnounUS /ˈblaɪndnəs/
the state of being blind or lacking sight
From this reading Michael felt very strongly that the balance of life was heavily weighted in favour of girls and he deplored the blindness of grown-up people unable to realize the greater attractiveness of boys.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Michael felt very strongly that the balance of life was heavily weighted in favour of girls and he deplored the blindness of grown-up people unable to realize the greater attractiveness of boys.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Moreover, why should Stella have all the excitement of going abroad and living abroad while her brother plodded to school in dull ordinary London?
Carthew
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From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
deploredverbUS /dɪˈplɔːrd/
past form of “deplore” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading Michael felt very strongly that the balance of life was heavily weighted in favour of girls and he deplored the blindness of grown-up people unable to realize the greater attractiveness of boys.
devicenounUS /dɪˈvaɪs/
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
From this reading To Michael this step seemed a device to spoil Stella beyond the limits of toleration, and he thought with how many new affectations Stella would return to her native land.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Moreover, why should Stella have all the excitement of going abroad and living abroad while her brother plodded to school in dull ordinary London?
Eastbourne
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From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
being one more than ten
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Moreover, why should Stella have all the excitement of going abroad and living abroad while her brother plodded to school in dull ordinary London?
a social unit living together
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading Michael felt very strongly that the balance of life was heavily weighted in favour of girls and he deplored the blindness of grown-up people unable to realize the greater attractiveness of boys.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
a person of German nationality
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Michael felt very strongly that the balance of life was heavily weighted in favour of girls and he deplored the blindness of grown-up people unable to realize the greater attractiveness of boys.
the act of departing
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Michael felt very strongly that the balance of life was heavily weighted in favour of girls and he deplored the blindness of grown-up people unable to realize the greater attractiveness of boys.
grown-up
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From this reading Michael felt very strongly that the balance of life was heavily weighted in favour of girls and he deplored the blindness of grown-up people unable to realize the greater attractiveness of boys.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Moreover, why should Stella have all the excitement of going abroad and living abroad while her brother plodded to school in dull ordinary London?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
to a considerable degree
From this reading Michael felt very strongly that the balance of life was heavily weighted in favour of girls and he deplored the blindness of grown-up people unable to realize the greater attractiveness of boys.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To Michael this step seemed a device to spoil Stella beyond the limits of toleration, and he thought with how many new affectations Stella would return to her native land.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
how
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From this reading To Michael this step seemed a device to spoil Stella beyond the limits of toleration, and he thought with how many new affectations Stella would return to her native land.
ICHAEL
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From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
jealousynounUS /ˈdʒeləsi/
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading To Michael this step seemed a device to spoil Stella beyond the limits of toleration, and he thought with how many new affectations Stella would return to her native land.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Michael felt very strongly that the balance of life was heavily weighted in favour of girls and he deplored the blindness of grown-up people unable to realize the greater attractiveness of boys.
limitsnounUS /ˈlɪməts/
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading To Michael this step seemed a device to spoil Stella beyond the limits of toleration, and he thought with how many new affectations Stella would return to her native land.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Moreover, why should Stella have all the excitement of going abroad and living abroad while her brother plodded to school in dull ordinary London?
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Moreover, why should Stella have all the excitement of going abroad and living abroad while her brother plodded to school in dull ordinary London?
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading To Michael this step seemed a device to spoil Stella beyond the limits of toleration, and he thought with how many new affectations Stella would return to her native land.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading To Michael this step seemed a device to spoil Stella beyond the limits of toleration, and he thought with how many new affectations Stella would return to her native land.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, why should Stella have all the excitement of going abroad and living abroad while her brother plodded to school in dull ordinary London?
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading To Michael this step seemed a device to spoil Stella beyond the limits of toleration, and he thought with how many new affectations Stella would return to her native land.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading To Michael this step seemed a device to spoil Stella beyond the limits of toleration, and he thought with how many new affectations Stella would return to her native land.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Moreover, why should Stella have all the excitement of going abroad and living abroad while her brother plodded to school in dull ordinary London?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Michael felt very strongly that the balance of life was heavily weighted in favour of girls and he deplored the blindness of grown-up people unable to realize the greater attractiveness of boys.
ploddedverbUS /ˈplɑːdɪd/
inflected form of “plod” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading Moreover, why should Stella have all the excitement of going abroad and living abroad while her brother plodded to school in dull ordinary London?
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading Michael felt very strongly that the balance of life was heavily weighted in favour of girls and he deplored the blindness of grown-up people unable to realize the greater attractiveness of boys.
recurrencenounUS /rɪˈkɜːrəns/
happening again (especially at regular intervals)
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading To Michael this step seemed a device to spoil Stella beyond the limits of toleration, and he thought with how many new affectations Stella would return to her native land.
an educational institution
From this reading Moreover, why should Stella have all the excitement of going abroad and living abroad while her brother plodded to school in dull ordinary London?
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To Michael this step seemed a device to spoil Stella beyond the limits of toleration, and he thought with how many new affectations Stella would return to her native land.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
shockedadjectiveUS /ʃɑːkt/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Moreover, why should Stella have all the excitement of going abroad and living abroad while her brother plodded to school in dull ordinary London?
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
spoilverbUS /spɔɪl/
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading To Michael this step seemed a device to spoil Stella beyond the limits of toleration, and he thought with how many new affectations Stella would return to her native land.
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading To Michael this step seemed a device to spoil Stella beyond the limits of toleration, and he thought with how many new affectations Stella would return to her native land.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading Michael felt very strongly that the balance of life was heavily weighted in favour of girls and he deplored the blindness of grown-up people unable to realize the greater attractiveness of boys.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To Michael this step seemed a device to spoil Stella beyond the limits of toleration, and he thought with how many new affectations Stella would return to her native land.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading To Michael this step seemed a device to spoil Stella beyond the limits of toleration, and he thought with how many new affectations Stella would return to her native land.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
tolerationnounUS /ˌtɑːlərˈeɪʃən/
a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
From this reading To Michael this step seemed a device to spoil Stella beyond the limits of toleration, and he thought with how many new affectations Stella would return to her native land.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading Michael felt very strongly that the balance of life was heavily weighted in favour of girls and he deplored the blindness of grown-up people unable to realize the greater attractiveness of boys.
precisely as stated
From this reading Michael felt very strongly that the balance of life was heavily weighted in favour of girls and he deplored the blindness of grown-up people unable to realize the greater attractiveness of boys.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
weightedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
made heavy or weighted down with weariness
From this reading Michael felt very strongly that the balance of life was heavily weighted in favour of girls and he deplored the blindness of grown-up people unable to realize the greater attractiveness of boys.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Moreover, why should Stella have all the excitement of going abroad and living abroad while her brother plodded to school in dull ordinary London?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Moreover, why should Stella have all the excitement of going abroad and living abroad while her brother plodded to school in dull ordinary London?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading M ICHAEL, although Stella was more of a tie than a companion, was shocked to hear that she would not accompany Miss Carthew and himself to Eastbourne for the summer holidays.
a late time of life
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
but in spite of that
From this reading He heard with a recurrence of the slight jealousy he had always felt of Stella that, though she was not yet eleven years old, she was going to Germany to live in a German family and study music.
