used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
how long something has existed
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
in a state of sleep
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
financial assistance in time of need
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
next to; at the side of
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
a youthful male person
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
cradlenounUS /ˈkreɪdəl/
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
descendantsnounUS /dɪˈsendənts/
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
set up or found
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
GallicadjectiveUS /ˈɡælɪk/
of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
gloriesnounUS /ˈɡlɔːriz/
plural of “glory” — a state of high honor
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
grandsonnounUS /ˈɡrændsʌn/
a male grandchild
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading VICTORIA THE GREAT.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
only a very short time before
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
illustriousadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈlʌstriəs/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
needleworknounUS /ˈniːdəlwɜːrk/
a creation created or assembled by needle and thread
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
profoundlyadverbUS /proʊˈfaʊndli/
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
purestadjectiveUS /ˈpjʊrəst/
superlative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
a male human offspring
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VICTORIA THE GREAT.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
thirty-eightadjective
being eight more than thirty
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
a just detectable amount
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
VICTORIAnounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading VICTORIA THE GREAT.
Victorinin
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From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Victoria had some needlework in her hands, and was busy sewing, agreeable to her custom as a good housekeeper.
which person or people
From this reading I found Victoria seated beside the cradle of her grandson Victorinin, a handsome boy of two who lay profoundly asleep.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
a late time of life
From this reading She was then, like myself, thirty-eight years of age, but she would have been hardly taken for thirty.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wish, my son, for your benefit and the benefit of our descendants, to trace here the portrait of that illustrious Gallic woman, one of the purest glories of our country.
