used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nannie wrote such a long letter to Mr. Bond, in her childish, unformed way.
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
(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 And the worthy bachelor read it all with as much delight as if it had been his pet-newspaper.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Wasn't it just what interested him, and he so far away from the spot where all his joys centered alone, and among a strange people!
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Wasn't it just what interested him, and he so far away from the spot where all his joys centered alone, and among a strange people!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the worthy bachelor read it all with as much delight as if it had been his pet-newspaper.
atticnounUS /ˈætɪk/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Wasn't it just what interested him, and he so far away from the spot where all his joys centered alone, and among a strange people!
bachelornounUS /ˈbætʃələr/
a man who has never been married
From this reading And the worthy bachelor read it all with as much delight as if it had been his pet-newspaper.
BatesverbUS /beɪts/
third-person singular of “bate” — moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And the worthy bachelor read it all with as much delight as if it had been his pet-newspaper.
BondnounUS /bɑːnd/
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading Nannie wrote such a long letter to Mr. Bond, in her childish, unformed way.
centeredadjectiveUS /ˈsentərd/
being or placed in the center
From this reading Wasn't it just what interested him, and he so far away from the spot where all his joys centered alone, and among a strange people!
a young person of either sex
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
childishadjectiveUS /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading Nannie wrote such a long letter to Mr. Bond, in her childish, unformed way.
compositionnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃən/
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
couldn't
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From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading And the worthy bachelor read it all with as much delight as if it had been his pet-newspaper.
characterized by great determination
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
ejectment
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From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
epistlenounUS /ɪˈpɪsəl/
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
divisible by two
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Wasn't it just what interested him, and he so far away from the spot where all his joys centered alone, and among a strange people!
Flin's
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From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
Flins
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From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the worthy bachelor read it all with as much delight as if it had been his pet-newspaper.
hadn't
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From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wasn't it just what interested him, and he so far away from the spot where all his joys centered alone, and among a strange people!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nannie wrote such a long letter to Mr. Bond, in her childish, unformed way.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the worthy bachelor read it all with as much delight as if it had been his pet-newspaper.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
a social unit living together
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And the worthy bachelor read it all with as much delight as if it had been his pet-newspaper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nannie wrote such a long letter to Mr. Bond, in her childish, unformed way.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading Wasn't it just what interested him, and he so far away from the spot where all his joys centered alone, and among a strange people!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And the worthy bachelor read it all with as much delight as if it had been his pet-newspaper.
joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Wasn't it just what interested him, and he so far away from the spot where all his joys centered alone, and among a strange people!
and nothing more
From this reading Wasn't it just what interested him, and he so far away from the spot where all his joys centered alone, and among a strange people!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Nannie wrote such a long letter to Mr. Bond, in her childish, unformed way.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Nannie wrote such a long letter to Mr. Bond, in her childish, unformed way.
engage in
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
metamorphosisnounUS /ˌmet.əˈmɔːr.fə.sɪs/
A change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one.
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
Minturns
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From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
misfortunesnounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Nannie wrote such a long letter to Mr. Bond, in her childish, unformed way.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And the worthy bachelor read it all with as much delight as if it had been his pet-newspaper.
Nannie
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From this reading Nannie wrote such a long letter to Mr. Bond, in her childish, unformed way.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
Pat'snounUS /pæts/
possessive form of “pat” — the sound made by a gentle blow
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Wasn't it just what interested him, and he so far away from the spot where all his joys centered alone, and among a strange people!
pet-newspaper
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From this reading And the worthy bachelor read it all with as much delight as if it had been his pet-newspaper.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading And the worthy bachelor read it all with as much delight as if it had been his pet-newspaper.
reinstalment
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From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Wasn't it just what interested him, and he so far away from the spot where all his joys centered alone, and among a strange people!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Wasn't it just what interested him, and he so far away from the spot where all his joys centered alone, and among a strange people!
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Wasn't it just what interested him, and he so far away from the spot where all his joys centered alone, and among a strange people!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Nannie wrote such a long letter to Mr. Bond, in her childish, unformed way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
a special situation
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nannie wrote such a long letter to Mr. Bond, in her childish, unformed way.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
uncommonadjectiveUS /ənˈkɑːmən/
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
unfinishedadjectiveUS /ənˈfɪnɪʃt/
not brought to the desired final state
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
unformedadjectiveUS /ənˈfɔːrmd/
not having form or shape
From this reading Nannie wrote such a long letter to Mr. Bond, in her childish, unformed way.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
Wasn't
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From this reading Wasn't it just what interested him, and he so far away from the spot where all his joys centered alone, and among a strange people!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Nannie wrote such a long letter to Mr. Bond, in her childish, unformed way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Wasn't it just what interested him, and he so far away from the spot where all his joys centered alone, and among a strange people!
in or at the place that
From this reading Wasn't it just what interested him, and he so far away from the spot where all his joys centered alone, and among a strange people!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She told him every little thing concerning their own household, and the Flins', and Pat's misfortunes, and their ejectment from, and reinstalment in, their attic home; and she dwelt a great while upon Mrs. Flin's metamorphosis, and upon her own new abode with the Minturns.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading What if it was a child's composition--wasn't that child Nannie Bates! and hadn't he determined to make something of her in the world! and couldn't he see an uncommon degree of intelligence even in that unfinished epistle!
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading And the worthy bachelor read it all with as much delight as if it had been his pet-newspaper.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Nannie wrote such a long letter to Mr. Bond, in her childish, unformed way.
