used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
baccaratnounUS /ˌbɑːkərˈɑː/
a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine
From this reading If his wife had been a good woman, or if she had loved him, he might have stayed his hand from baccarat.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If his wife had been a good woman, or if she had loved him, he might have stayed his hand from baccarat.
BenjaminnounUS /ˈbendʒəmən/
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
Bugbee
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From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
CAREY'S
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From this reading CAREY'S HUSBAND.
clergymannounUS /ˈklɜːrdʒimən/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
country-house
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From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
courtshipnounUS /ˈkɔːrtʃɪp/
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
Croesusnoun
last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC)
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
a female human offspring
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
disestablished
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From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
executornounUS /ɪɡˈzekjətər/
a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
familiarlyadverb
in an intimately familiar manner
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If his wife had been a good woman, or if she had loved him, he might have stayed his hand from baccarat.
gaming-table
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From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading If his wife had been a good woman, or if she had loved him, he might have stayed his hand from baccarat.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading If his wife had been a good woman, or if she had loved him, he might have stayed his hand from baccarat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If his wife had been a good woman, or if she had loved him, he might have stayed his hand from baccarat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
honeymoonnounUS /ˈhʌnimuːn/
a holiday taken by a newly married couple
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading CAREY'S HUSBAND.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If his wife had been a good woman, or if she had loved him, he might have stayed his hand from baccarat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
and nothing more
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
held dear
From this reading If his wife had been a good woman, or if she had loved him, he might have stayed his hand from baccarat.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If his wife had been a good woman, or if she had loved him, he might have stayed his hand from baccarat.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If his wife had been a good woman, or if she had loved him, he might have stayed his hand from baccarat.
OswaldnounUS /ˈɔːzwɔːld/
United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
pennilessadjectiveUS /ˈpeniləs/
not having enough money to pay for necessities
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
previouslyadverbUS /ˈpriːviəsli/
at an earlier time or formerly
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If his wife had been a good woman, or if she had loved him, he might have stayed his hand from baccarat.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
a male human offspring
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading If his wife had been a good woman, or if she had loved him, he might have stayed his hand from baccarat.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
a special situation
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
at the time that
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Oswald Carey's father had just died and left him a great fortune made upon the Stock Exchange when the son met his wife for the first time at the country-house of his father's old partner and his then executor--Benjamin Bugbee.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading If his wife had been a good woman, or if she had loved him, he might have stayed his hand from baccarat.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Young Croesus," as he was then familiarly called, fell head over heels in love with the beautiful daughter of the penniless and disestablished clergyman, and during the short space of his courtship and honeymoon he forgot the one thing which had previously absorbed his life--the gaming-table.
