used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
(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 Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I should have kept my eyes for the many brilliant and interesting sights constantly offered me.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another girl would have done so.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading I should have kept my eyes for the many brilliant and interesting sights constantly offered me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading I should have kept my eyes for the many brilliant and interesting sights constantly offered me.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
dissipations
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From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
distinctadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɪŋkt/
(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Another girl would have done so.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I should have kept my eyes for the many brilliant and interesting sights constantly offered me.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading I was visiting in a house where fashionable people made life a perpetual holiday.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I should have kept my eyes for the many brilliant and interesting sights constantly offered me.
fosteredverbUS /ˈfɑːstərd/
past form of “foster” — promote the growth of
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
a young female
From this reading Another girl would have done so.
highest in quality
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have kept my eyes for the many brilliant and interesting sights constantly offered me.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading I was visiting in a house where fashionable people made life a perpetual holiday.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I was visiting in a house where fashionable people made life a perpetual holiday.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should have kept my eyes for the many brilliant and interesting sights constantly offered me.
impressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was visiting in a house where fashionable people made life a perpetual holiday.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading I should have kept my eyes for the many brilliant and interesting sights constantly offered me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading I should have kept my eyes for the many brilliant and interesting sights constantly offered me.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I was visiting in a house where fashionable people made life a perpetual holiday.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I should have kept my eyes for the many brilliant and interesting sights constantly offered me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should have kept my eyes for the many brilliant and interesting sights constantly offered me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I should have kept my eyes for the many brilliant and interesting sights constantly offered me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading I should have kept my eyes for the many brilliant and interesting sights constantly offered me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
and nothing more
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I was visiting in a house where fashionable people made life a perpetual holiday.
perpetualadjectiveUS /pərˈpetʃuːəl/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading I was visiting in a house where fashionable people made life a perpetual holiday.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
with speed
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
repressedadjectiveUS /riˈprest/
characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
separatingverbUS /ˈsepəreɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “separate” — act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have kept my eyes for the many brilliant and interesting sights constantly offered me.
sightsnounUS /saɪts/
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading I should have kept my eyes for the many brilliant and interesting sights constantly offered me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Another girl would have done so.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I should have kept my eyes for the many brilliant and interesting sights constantly offered me.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
uncongenialadjective
not suitable to your tastes or needs
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
unsympatheticadjectiveUS /ənˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
not sympathetic or disposed toward
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading I was visiting in a house where fashionable people made life a perpetual holiday.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was visiting in a house where fashionable people made life a perpetual holiday.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
in or at the place that
From this reading I myself might have done so, had I been over eighteen, or, had I not come from the country, where my natural love of romance had been fostered by uncongenial surroundings and a repressed life under the eyes of a severe and unsympathetic maiden aunt.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Another girl would have done so.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet of all the pleasures which followed so rapidly, one upon another, that I have difficulty now in separating them into distinct impressions, the greatest, the only one I never confounded with any other, was the hour I spent in my window after the day’s dissipations were all over, watching--what?
