used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ariadne would much sooner consult the cook about such things.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
adviseverbUS /ædˈvaɪz/
give advice to
From this reading George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
(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 George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it is not nice to ask advice from a person who can oblige you to follow it!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
AriadnenounUS /ˌeriˈædni/
beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth
From this reading Ariadne would much sooner consult the cook about such things.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And it is not nice to ask advice from a person who can oblige you to follow it!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
blundersnounUS /ˈblʌndərz/
plural of “blunder” — an embarrassing mistake
From this reading George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
can't
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From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
consultverbUS /kənˈsʌlt/
get or ask advice from
From this reading Ariadne would much sooner consult the cook about such things.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading Ariadne would much sooner consult the cook about such things.
copiesnounUS /ˈkɑːpiz/
plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
fairnessnounUS /ˈfernəs/
conformity with rules or standards
From this reading George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading And it is not nice to ask advice from a person who can oblige you to follow it!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And it is not nice to ask advice from a person who can oblige you to follow it!
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
a young female
From this reading Poor girl, she only has me to consult.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Poor girl, she only has me to consult.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Ariadne would much sooner consult the cook about such things.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading And it is not nice to ask advice from a person who can oblige you to follow it!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And it is not nice to ask advice from a person who can oblige you to follow it!
novelistnounUS /ˈnɑːvələst/
one who writes novels
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
obligeverbUS /əˈblaɪdʒ/
force somebody to do something
From this reading And it is not nice to ask advice from a person who can oblige you to follow it!
not divisible by two
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
and nothing more
From this reading Poor girl, she only has me to consult.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
peculiarlyadverbUS /pɪˈkjuːljərli/
uniquely or characteristically
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
a human being
From this reading And it is not nice to ask advice from a person who can oblige you to follow it!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor girl, she only has me to consult.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading Ariadne would much sooner consult the cook about such things.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Ariadne would much sooner consult the cook about such things.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading George can't in fairness advise as an author and command as a father, so the result is that Ariadne makes blunders at all these parties she goes to now.
a special situation
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Ariadne would much sooner consult the cook about such things.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And it is not nice to ask advice from a person who can oblige you to follow it!
being of use or service
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
precisely as stated
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
which person or people
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ariadne would much sooner consult the cook about such things.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is a very odd thing that with a father a novelist, who can sell ten thousand copies of a book, you can't get any sort of useful advice on the subject he has made peculiarly his own.
