used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay Caird lived, it is needless to say, in a fashionable quarter of the town.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay Caird lived, it is needless to say, in a fashionable quarter of the town.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading They could not have lived in any other.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is known to vulgarians and common persons that there are buildings beyond Oxford-street on the north side; but it is not known to fashionable people.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Ramsay Caird at Home.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It is known to vulgarians and common persons that there are buildings beyond Oxford-street on the north side; but it is not known to fashionable people.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading It is known to vulgarians and common persons that there are buildings beyond Oxford-street on the north side; but it is not known to fashionable people.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is known to vulgarians and common persons that there are buildings beyond Oxford-street on the north side; but it is not known to fashionable people.
Caird
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From this reading Mrs. Ramsay Caird at Home.
put or send forth
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading It is known to vulgarians and common persons that there are buildings beyond Oxford-street on the north side; but it is not known to fashionable people.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could not have lived in any other.
essentiallyadverbUS /eˈsenʃəli/
in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay Caird lived, it is needless to say, in a fashionable quarter of the town.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They could not have lived in any other.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Mrs. Ramsay Caird at Home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay Caird lived, it is needless to say, in a fashionable quarter of the town.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay Caird lived, it is needless to say, in a fashionable quarter of the town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay Caird lived, it is needless to say, in a fashionable quarter of the town.
kennounUS /ken/
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading It is known to vulgarians and common persons that there are buildings beyond Oxford-street on the north side; but it is not known to fashionable people.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
limitedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətəd/
small in range or scope
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay Caird lived, it is needless to say, in a fashionable quarter of the town.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay Caird lived, it is needless to say, in a fashionable quarter of the town.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Ramsay Caird at Home.
absolutely essential
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
needlessadjectiveUS /ˈniːdləs/
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay Caird lived, it is needless to say, in a fashionable quarter of the town.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It is known to vulgarians and common persons that there are buildings beyond Oxford-street on the north side; but it is not known to fashionable people.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They could not have lived in any other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay Caird lived, it is needless to say, in a fashionable quarter of the town.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is known to vulgarians and common persons that there are buildings beyond Oxford-street on the north side; but it is not known to fashionable people.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They could not have lived in any other.
Oxford-street
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From this reading It is known to vulgarians and common persons that there are buildings beyond Oxford-street on the north side; but it is not known to fashionable people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
people'snounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading It is known to vulgarians and common persons that there are buildings beyond Oxford-street on the north side; but it is not known to fashionable people.
one of four equal parts
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay Caird lived, it is needless to say, in a fashionable quarter of the town.
Ramsay
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From this reading Mrs. Ramsay Caird at Home.
resideverbUS /rɪˈzaɪd/
make one's home in a particular place or community
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
express in words
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay Caird lived, it is needless to say, in a fashionable quarter of the town.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It is known to vulgarians and common persons that there are buildings beyond Oxford-street on the north side; but it is not known to fashionable people.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay Caird lived, it is needless to say, in a fashionable quarter of the town.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It is known to vulgarians and common persons that there are buildings beyond Oxford-street on the north side; but it is not known to fashionable people.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could not have lived in any other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay Caird lived, it is needless to say, in a fashionable quarter of the town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay Caird lived, it is needless to say, in a fashionable quarter of the town.
vulgarians
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From this reading It is known to vulgarians and common persons that there are buildings beyond Oxford-street on the north side; but it is not known to fashionable people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Their lot being essentially cast among fashionable people, it was necessary for them to reside somewhere within fashionable people's ken; and that ken is, to say the least of it, limited.
