used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading THE AFFAIR OF SIR GEORGE The irruption of Mrs. Oliver Boyce could not easily have been foretold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
Anville
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From this reading There is less excuse for him in the affair of Sir George Anville.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE AFFAIR OF SIR GEORGE The irruption of Mrs. Oliver Boyce could not easily have been foretold.
Boyce
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From this reading THE AFFAIR OF SIR GEORGE The irruption of Mrs. Oliver Boyce could not easily have been foretold.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
calculatedadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading The ugly quarrel which Mrs. Oliver Boyce had made for them was never composed.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
carefully weighed
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE AFFAIR OF SIR GEORGE The irruption of Mrs. Oliver Boyce could not easily have been foretold.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading THE AFFAIR OF SIR GEORGE The irruption of Mrs. Oliver Boyce could not easily have been foretold.
accept an excuse for
From this reading There is less excuse for him in the affair of Sir George Anville.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is less excuse for him in the affair of Sir George Anville.
foretoldverbUS /fɔːrˈtoʊld/
inflected form of “foretell” — foreshadow or presage
From this reading THE AFFAIR OF SIR GEORGE The irruption of Mrs. Oliver Boyce could not easily have been foretold.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading THE AFFAIR OF SIR GEORGE The irruption of Mrs. Oliver Boyce could not easily have been foretold.
GivenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
only a very short time before
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
hastyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪsti/
excessively quick
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE AFFAIR OF SIR GEORGE The irruption of Mrs. Oliver Boyce could not easily have been foretold.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is less excuse for him in the affair of Sir George Anville.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is less excuse for him in the affair of Sir George Anville.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
irruptionnoun
a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in
From this reading THE AFFAIR OF SIR GEORGE The irruption of Mrs. Oliver Boyce could not easily have been foretold.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is less excuse for him in the affair of Sir George Anville.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading There is less excuse for him in the affair of Sir George Anville.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The ugly quarrel which Mrs. Oliver Boyce had made for them was never composed.
malicenounUS /ˈmæləs/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE AFFAIR OF SIR GEORGE The irruption of Mrs. Oliver Boyce could not easily have been foretold.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The ugly quarrel which Mrs. Oliver Boyce had made for them was never composed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE AFFAIR OF SIR GEORGE The irruption of Mrs. Oliver Boyce could not easily have been foretold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AFFAIR OF SIR GEORGE The irruption of Mrs. Oliver Boyce could not easily have been foretold.
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading THE AFFAIR OF SIR GEORGE The irruption of Mrs. Oliver Boyce could not easily have been foretold.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
an angry dispute
From this reading The ugly quarrel which Mrs. Oliver Boyce had made for them was never composed.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
term of address for a man
From this reading THE AFFAIR OF SIR GEORGE The irruption of Mrs. Oliver Boyce could not easily have been foretold.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
a male human offspring
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AFFAIR OF SIR GEORGE The irruption of Mrs. Oliver Boyce could not easily have been foretold.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is less excuse for him in the affair of Sir George Anville.
propel through the air
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading The ugly quarrel which Mrs. Oliver Boyce had made for them was never composed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That the past life of Colonel Boyce was likely to throw shadows over his son Harry might have considered, but the nature of the lady and her care and the successful opportunity of her malice were hardly to be calculated.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Given the conditions of that hasty marriage and the state into which it had brought them and the society about them, some Sir George or other was a natural consequence.
