used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The professor had ransacked his cellar and produced his best wine.
assiduousadjectiveUS /əˈsɪdwəs/
marked by care and persistent effort
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
attentionsnounUS /əˈtenʃənz/
plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The professor had ransacked his cellar and produced his best wine.
Bomford
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From this reading He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford.
brandnounUS /brænd/
a name given to a product or service
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
Bunsome
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From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
BurtonnounUS /ˈbɜːrtən/
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading Burton had been conscious of a sense of drifting.
celebrationnounUS /ˌseləˈbreɪʃən/
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
cellarnounUS /ˈselər/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading The professor had ransacked his cellar and produced his best wine.
champagnenounUS /ʃæmˈpeɪn/
a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
intentionally conceived
From this reading Burton had been conscious of a sense of drifting.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading Burton had been conscious of a sense of drifting.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford.
divisible by two
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The professor had ransacked his cellar and produced his best wine.
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
MENATOGEN
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From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
a form of address for a man
From this reading He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading The professor had ransacked his cellar and produced his best wine.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading The professor had ransacked his cellar and produced his best wine.
promoternounUS /prəˈmoʊtər/
someone who is an active supporter and advocate
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
ransackedadjectiveUS /ˈrænsækt/
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
From this reading The professor had ransacked his cellar and produced his best wine.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Burton had been conscious of a sense of drifting.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had drunk a good deal of it himself--so had Mr. Bomford.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MENATOGEN, THE MIND FOOD It had been a dinner of celebration.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
someone who visits
From this reading A third visitor, Mr. Horace Bunsome, a company promoter from the city, had been even more assiduous in his attentions to a particular brand of champagne.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading The professor had ransacked his cellar and produced his best wine.
