used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For he knew that after all Stubbs was a good agent.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For he knew that after all Stubbs was a good agent.
agentnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənt/
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading For he knew that after all Stubbs was a good agent.
(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 For he knew that after all Stubbs was a good agent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
AngryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
Audley
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From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
biteverbUS /baɪt/
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
boroughnounUS /ˈbɜːroʊ/
one of the administrative divisions of a large city
From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
changingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
discardverbUS /dɪˈskɑːrd/
throw or cast away
From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
divisible by two
From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For he knew that after all Stubbs was a good agent.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading For he knew that after all Stubbs was a good agent.
only a very short time before
From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading For he knew that after all Stubbs was a good agent.
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 He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
Mottisfont
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From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
on one occasion
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
ponderedverbUS /ˈpɑːndərd/
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
pruningnounUS /ˈpruːnɪŋ/
something that has been pruned off of a plant
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
quarrelled
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From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
rehearsedverbUS /riˈhɜːrst/
past form of “rehearse” — engage in a rehearsal
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
express in words
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
StubbsnounUS /stʌbz/
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He was honest, he thought much and made much of the property, and nothing would be gained by changing him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
toningverbUS /ˈtoʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “tone” — utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading Then his influence in the borough was such that even if my lord quarrelled with him, Mottisfont would hardly venture to discard him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Angry with Stubbs as he was—and with some reason—Lord Audley was not the man to bite off his nose to spite his face.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He pondered long what he would say to him, and more than once he rehearsed the scene, toning down this phrase and pruning that.
