used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mrs. Stevens gains a Triumph.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading At the South Mr. Garie had never borne the reputation of an active person.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
ampleadjectiveUS /ˈæmpəl/
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the South Mr. Garie had never borne the reputation of an active person.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the South Mr. Garie had never borne the reputation of an active person.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His newspaper in the morning, a good book, a stroll upon the fashionable promenade, and a ride at dusk, enabled him to dispose of his time without being oppressed with _ennui_.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading His newspaper in the morning, a good book, a stroll upon the fashionable promenade, and a ride at dusk, enabled him to dispose of his time without being oppressed with _ennui_.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading At the South Mr. Garie had never borne the reputation of an active person.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
disposalnounUS /dɪˈspoʊzəl/
the power to use something or someone
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
disposeverbUS /dɪˈspoʊz/
give, sell, or transfer to another
From this reading His newspaper in the morning, a good book, a stroll upon the fashionable promenade, and a ride at dusk, enabled him to dispose of his time without being oppressed with _ennui_.
distastenounUS /dɪˈsteɪst/
a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading His newspaper in the morning, a good book, a stroll upon the fashionable promenade, and a ride at dusk, enabled him to dispose of his time without being oppressed with _ennui_.
enabledverbUS /eˈneɪbəld/
past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task
From this reading His newspaper in the morning, a good book, a stroll upon the fashionable promenade, and a ride at dusk, enabled him to dispose of his time without being oppressed with _ennui_.
ennuinounUS /eˈnuːi/
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
From this reading His newspaper in the morning, a good book, a stroll upon the fashionable promenade, and a ride at dusk, enabled him to dispose of his time without being oppressed with _ennui_.
extensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstensɪv/
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading His newspaper in the morning, a good book, a stroll upon the fashionable promenade, and a ride at dusk, enabled him to dispose of his time without being oppressed with _ennui_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
set up or found
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
gainsnounUS /ɡeɪnz/
plural of “gain” — a quantity that is added
From this reading Mrs. Stevens gains a Triumph.
Garie
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From this reading At the South Mr. Garie had never borne the reputation of an active person.
Garies
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From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading His newspaper in the morning, a good book, a stroll upon the fashionable promenade, and a ride at dusk, enabled him to dispose of his time without being oppressed with _ennui_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His newspaper in the morning, a good book, a stroll upon the fashionable promenade, and a ride at dusk, enabled him to dispose of his time without being oppressed with _ennui_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
inconvenientadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənt/
not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading His newspaper in the morning, a good book, a stroll upon the fashionable promenade, and a ride at dusk, enabled him to dispose of his time without being oppressed with _ennui_.
a form of address for a man
From this reading At the South Mr. Garie had never borne the reputation of an active person.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Stevens gains a Triumph.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading At the South Mr. Garie had never borne the reputation of an active person.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading His newspaper in the morning, a good book, a stroll upon the fashionable promenade, and a ride at dusk, enabled him to dispose of his time without being oppressed with _ennui_.
not any; not one
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
oppressedadjectiveUS /əˈprest/
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading His newspaper in the morning, a good book, a stroll upon the fashionable promenade, and a ride at dusk, enabled him to dispose of his time without being oppressed with _ennui_.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
a human being
From this reading At the South Mr. Garie had never borne the reputation of an active person.
PhiladelphianounUS /ˌfɪləˈdelfiə/
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
promenadenounUS /ˌprɑːməˈneɪd/
a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
From this reading His newspaper in the morning, a good book, a stroll upon the fashionable promenade, and a ride at dusk, enabled him to dispose of his time without being oppressed with _ennui_.
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading At the South Mr. Garie had never borne the reputation of an active person.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading His newspaper in the morning, a good book, a stroll upon the fashionable promenade, and a ride at dusk, enabled him to dispose of his time without being oppressed with _ennui_.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading At the South Mr. Garie had never borne the reputation of an active person.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
StevensnounUS /ˈstiːvənz/
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading Mrs. Stevens gains a Triumph.
strollnounUS /stroʊl/
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading His newspaper in the morning, a good book, a stroll upon the fashionable promenade, and a ride at dusk, enabled him to dispose of his time without being oppressed with _ennui_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Mrs. Stevens gains a Triumph.
unpleasantadjectiveUS /ənˈplezənt/
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading Having an ample fortune and a thoroughly Southern distaste for labour, he found it by no means inconvenient or unpleasant to have so much time at his disposal.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His newspaper in the morning, a good book, a stroll upon the fashionable promenade, and a ride at dusk, enabled him to dispose of his time without being oppressed with _ennui_.
precisely as stated
From this reading The Garies had now become thoroughly settled in Philadelphia, and, amongst the people of colour, had obtained a very extensive and agreeable acquaintance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His newspaper in the morning, a good book, a stroll upon the fashionable promenade, and a ride at dusk, enabled him to dispose of his time without being oppressed with _ennui_.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His newspaper in the morning, a good book, a stroll upon the fashionable promenade, and a ride at dusk, enabled him to dispose of his time without being oppressed with _ennui_.
