used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
adviseverbUS /ædˈvaɪz/
give advice to
From this reading "If I may advise you, I should say--tell me plainly what your trouble is."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
in the past
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be health.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Often I feel really as if I were not the same man, as if I were radically changed.
Chichester
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From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
curatenounUS /ˈkjʊrət/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading I was then a very different man from the man you see now.
falteringnounUS /ˈfɔːltərɪŋ/
the act of pausing uncertainly
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Often I feel really as if I were not the same man, as if I were radically changed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was then a very different man from the man you see now.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
HardingnounUS /ˈhɑːrdɪŋ/
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading It may be health.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I may advise you, I should say--tell me plainly what your trouble is."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I may advise you, I should say--tell me plainly what your trouble is."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If I may advise you, I should say--tell me plainly what your trouble is."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
Joseph'snounUS /ˈdʒoʊzəfs/
possessive form of “joseph” — leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I was then a very different man from the man you see now.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "If I may advise you, I should say--tell me plainly what your trouble is."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If I may advise you, I should say--tell me plainly what your trouble is."
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Often I feel really as if I were not the same man, as if I were radically changed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I was then a very different man from the man you see now.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Often I feel really as if I were not the same man, as if I were radically changed.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading "If I may advise you, I should say--tell me plainly what your trouble is."
radicallyadverbUS /ˈrædɪkli/
in a radical manner
From this reading Often I feel really as if I were not the same man, as if I were radically changed.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Often I feel really as if I were not the same man, as if I were radically changed.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Often I feel really as if I were not the same man, as if I were radically changed.
express in words
From this reading "If I may advise you, I should say--tell me plainly what your trouble is."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I was then a very different man from the man you see now.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "If I may advise you, I should say--tell me plainly what your trouble is."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
St
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From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
express in words
From this reading "If I may advise you, I should say--tell me plainly what your trouble is."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was then a very different man from the man you see now.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I was then a very different man from the man you see now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "If I may advise you, I should say--tell me plainly what your trouble is."
precisely as stated
From this reading I was then a very different man from the man you see now.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was then a very different man from the man you see now.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Often I feel really as if I were not the same man, as if I were radically changed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "If I may advise you, I should say--tell me plainly what your trouble is."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It began--" Mr. Harding spoke with a faltering voice--"it began a good while ago, some months after Mr. Chichester came as a curate to St. Joseph's.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If I may advise you, I should say--tell me plainly what your trouble is."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If I may advise you, I should say--tell me plainly what your trouble is."
