used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading However pleasant these things looked to the Minister, of what account could they be to a mere citizen returning to private life in New York?
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading However pleasant these things looked to the Minister, of what account could they be to a mere citizen returning to private life in New York?
AlbionnounUS /ˈælbiən/
archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
a person who is in charge
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
citizennounUS /ˈsɪtəzən/
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading However pleasant these things looked to the Minister, of what account could they be to a mere citizen returning to private life in New York?
Constantine's
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From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading However pleasant these things looked to the Minister, of what account could they be to a mere citizen returning to private life in New York?
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
elevationnounUS /ˌeləˈveɪʃən/
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading He needed the elevation.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
divisible by two
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
fadingnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading THE FALL OF LIVINGSTONE.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
a state of high honor
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He needed the elevation.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However pleasant these things looked to the Minister, of what account could they be to a mere citizen returning to private life in New York?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading However pleasant these things looked to the Minister, of what account could they be to a mere citizen returning to private life in New York?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
LIVINGSTONEnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋstoʊn/
Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
From this reading THE FALL OF LIVINGSTONE.
Livingstone'snounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋstoʊnz/
possessive form of “livingstone” — Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading However pleasant these things looked to the Minister, of what account could they be to a mere citizen returning to private life in New York?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading However pleasant these things looked to the Minister, of what account could they be to a mere citizen returning to private life in New York?
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading However pleasant these things looked to the Minister, of what account could they be to a mere citizen returning to private life in New York?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading He needed the elevation.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading However pleasant these things looked to the Minister, of what account could they be to a mere citizen returning to private life in New York?
nobilitynounUS /noʊˈbɪləti/
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FALL OF LIVINGSTONE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
and nothing more
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading However pleasant these things looked to the Minister, of what account could they be to a mere citizen returning to private life in New York?
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
praisedverbUS /preɪzd/
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading However pleasant these things looked to the Minister, of what account could they be to a mere citizen returning to private life in New York?
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
QuincynounUS /ˈkwɪnsi/
American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading However pleasant these things looked to the Minister, of what account could they be to a mere citizen returning to private life in New York?
in a serious manner
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
SupremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FALL OF LIVINGSTONE.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading However pleasant these things looked to the Minister, of what account could they be to a mere citizen returning to private life in New York?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading However pleasant these things looked to the Minister, of what account could they be to a mere citizen returning to private life in New York?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading True, his career at court had been delightful, from the English point of view even brilliant; the nobility had made much of him, if not as much as he had made of the nobility; the members of the government had seriously praised him, far as they stood from Lord Constantine's theory of American friendship.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading However pleasant these things looked to the Minister, of what account could they be to a mere citizen returning to private life in New York?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The ending of Quincy Livingstone's career in England promised to be like the setting of the sun: his glory fading on the hills of Albion only to burn with greater splendor in his native land: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!
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 However pleasant these things looked to the Minister, of what account could they be to a mere citizen returning to private life in New York?
