used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
admirablyadverbUS /ˈædmərəbli/
in an admirable manner
From this reading He shook hands, and whatever delight he may have felt at seeing me was admirably controlled.
(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 Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He shook hands, and whatever delight he may have felt at seeing me was admirably controlled.
Avis
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From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
Bettie
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From this reading In the moonlighted garden I found Bettie.
botheringverbUS /ˈbɑːðərɪŋ/
-ing form of “bother” — take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
business-man
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From this reading But with her was Josiah Clarriker, Fairhaven's leading business-man.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But with her was Josiah Clarriker, Fairhaven's leading business-man.
bygonenounUS /ˈbaɪɡɔːn/
past events to be put aside
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
Clarriker
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From this reading But with her was Josiah Clarriker, Fairhaven's leading business-man.
controlledadjectiveUS /kənˈtroʊld/
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
From this reading He shook hands, and whatever delight he may have felt at seeing me was admirably controlled.
declamationnoun
vehement oratory
From this reading "Now don't let me interfere with your eloquence," I urged, "but go right on with the declamation."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading He shook hands, and whatever delight he may have felt at seeing me was admirably controlled.
don't
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From this reading "Now don't let me interfere with your eloquence," I urged, "but go right on with the declamation."
eloquencenounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading "Now don't let me interfere with your eloquence," I urged, "but go right on with the declamation."
Fairhaven's
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From this reading But with her was Josiah Clarriker, Fairhaven's leading business-man.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He shook hands, and whatever delight he may have felt at seeing me was admirably controlled.
set up or found
From this reading In the moonlighted garden I found Bettie.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading In the moonlighted garden I found Bettie.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Now don't let me interfere with your eloquence," I urged, "but go right on with the declamation."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He shook hands, and whatever delight he may have felt at seeing me was admirably controlled.
happeningsnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋz/
plural of “happening” — an event that happens
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shook hands, and whatever delight he may have felt at seeing me was admirably controlled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But with her was Josiah Clarriker, Fairhaven's leading business-man.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
interfereverbUS /ˌɪntərˈfɪr/
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading "Now don't let me interfere with your eloquence," I urged, "but go right on with the declamation."
Josiah
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From this reading But with her was Josiah Clarriker, Fairhaven's leading business-man.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading But with her was Josiah Clarriker, Fairhaven's leading business-man.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Now don't let me interfere with your eloquence," I urged, "but go right on with the declamation."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He shook hands, and whatever delight he may have felt at seeing me was admirably controlled.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He shook hands, and whatever delight he may have felt at seeing me was admirably controlled.
moonlighted
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From this reading In the moonlighted garden I found Bettie.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now don't let me interfere with your eloquence," I urged, "but go right on with the declamation."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Now don't let me interfere with your eloquence," I urged, "but go right on with the declamation."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
one of four equal parts
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
recallingverbUS /rɪˈkɔːlɪŋ/
-ing form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Now don't let me interfere with your eloquence," I urged, "but go right on with the declamation."
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading He shook hands, and whatever delight he may have felt at seeing me was admirably controlled.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He shook hands, and whatever delight he may have felt at seeing me was admirably controlled.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
ThereafteradverbUS /ðeˈræftər/
from that time on
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
unimportantadjectiveUS /ənɪmˈpɔːrtənt/
not important
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading "Now don't let me interfere with your eloquence," I urged, "but go right on with the declamation."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Thereafter I must have wasted a full quarter of an hour in recalling all sorts of bygone unimportant happenings, and I was not bothering one way or the other about Avis ...
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading He shook hands, and whatever delight he may have felt at seeing me was admirably controlled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But with her was Josiah Clarriker, Fairhaven's leading business-man.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now don't let me interfere with your eloquence," I urged, "but go right on with the declamation."
