used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Modern Bayard.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
BayardnounUS /ˈbeɪərd/
French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)
From this reading A Modern Bayard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She honestly believed herself to be doing right.
have
From this reading She was ill and unable to bear the whirl of fashion and gaiety.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading She honestly believed herself to be doing right.
Carruthers
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not withdraw him from town to spend the gayest month of the year in seclusion.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading She honestly believed herself to be doing right.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She was ill and unable to bear the whirl of fashion and gaiety.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She could not withdraw him from town to spend the gayest month of the year in seclusion.
gaietynoun
a gay feeling
From this reading She was ill and unable to bear the whirl of fashion and gaiety.
gayest
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From this reading She could not withdraw him from town to spend the gayest month of the year in seclusion.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She honestly believed herself to be doing right.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She could not withdraw him from town to spend the gayest month of the year in seclusion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
honestlyadverbUS /ˈɑːnəstli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading She honestly believed herself to be doing right.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading She was ill and unable to bear the whirl of fashion and gaiety.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She could not withdraw him from town to spend the gayest month of the year in seclusion.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading A Modern Bayard.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading She could not withdraw him from town to spend the gayest month of the year in seclusion.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not withdraw him from town to spend the gayest month of the year in seclusion.
notionsnounUS /ˈnoʊʃənz/
plural of “notion” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was ill and unable to bear the whirl of fashion and gaiety.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She honestly believed herself to be doing right.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
seclusionnounUS /sɪˈkluːʒən/
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading She could not withdraw him from town to spend the gayest month of the year in seclusion.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
a male human offspring
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading She could not withdraw him from town to spend the gayest month of the year in seclusion.
temperamentnounUS /ˈtemprəmənt/
your usual mood
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was ill and unable to bear the whirl of fashion and gaiety.
a special situation
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading She could not withdraw him from town to spend the gayest month of the year in seclusion.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading She was ill and unable to bear the whirl of fashion and gaiety.
unwiseadjectiveUS /ənˈwaɪz/
showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was ill and unable to bear the whirl of fashion and gaiety.
at the time that
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
whirlverbUS /wɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading She was ill and unable to bear the whirl of fashion and gaiety.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps Lady Carruthers never did a more unwise thing than when she left her son, with his peculiar temperament and notions, to go through a London season alone.
withdrawverbUS /wɪðˈdrɔː/
pull back or move away or backward
From this reading She could not withdraw him from town to spend the gayest month of the year in seclusion.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading She could not withdraw him from town to spend the gayest month of the year in seclusion.
