used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a good fifteen years my senior, for one thing, though he hardly looked his forty-five years.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a boy, though, I had often stayed at Styles, his mother’s place in Essex.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As a boy, though, I had often stayed at Styles, his mother’s place in Essex.
a youthful male person
From this reading As a boy, though, I had often stayed at Styles, his mother’s place in Essex.
CavendishnounUS /ˈkævəndɪʃ/
British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
EssexnounUS /ˈesɪks/
a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
From this reading As a boy, though, I had often stayed at Styles, his mother’s place in Essex.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading He was a good fifteen years my senior, for one thing, though he hardly looked his forty-five years.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had seen very little of him for some years.
forty-fivenounUS /ˈfɔːrtifaɪv/
a .45-caliber pistol
From this reading He was a good fifteen years my senior, for one thing, though he hardly looked his forty-five years.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He was a good fifteen years my senior, for one thing, though he hardly looked his forty-five years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had seen very little of him for some years.
only a very short time before
From this reading He was a good fifteen years my senior, for one thing, though he hardly looked his forty-five years.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a good fifteen years my senior, for one thing, though he hardly looked his forty-five years.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had seen very little of him for some years.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a good fifteen years my senior, for one thing, though he hardly looked his forty-five years.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As a boy, though, I had often stayed at Styles, his mother’s place in Essex.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, I had never known him particularly well.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Indeed, I had never known him particularly well.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I had seen very little of him for some years.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He was a good fifteen years my senior, for one thing, though he hardly looked his forty-five years.
engage in
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading As a boy, though, I had often stayed at Styles, his mother’s place in Essex.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Indeed, I had never known him particularly well.
not any; not one
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had seen very little of him for some years.
many times at short intervals
From this reading As a boy, though, I had often stayed at Styles, his mother’s place in Essex.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was a good fifteen years my senior, for one thing, though he hardly looked his forty-five years.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Indeed, I had never known him particularly well.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading As a boy, though, I had often stayed at Styles, his mother’s place in Essex.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I had seen very little of him for some years.
senioradjectiveUS /ˈsiːnjər/
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading He was a good fifteen years my senior, for one thing, though he hardly looked his forty-five years.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I had seen very little of him for some years.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading As a boy, though, I had often stayed at Styles, his mother’s place in Essex.
StylesnounUS /staɪlz/
plural of “style” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As a boy, though, I had often stayed at Styles, his mother’s place in Essex.
a special situation
From this reading He was a good fifteen years my senior, for one thing, though he hardly looked his forty-five years.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was a good fifteen years my senior, for one thing, though he hardly looked his forty-five years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
hard to endure
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
precisely as stated
From this reading I had seen very little of him for some years.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Indeed, I had never known him particularly well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
at the time that
From this reading Having no near relations or friends, I was trying to make up my mind what to do, when I ran across John Cavendish.
a late time of life
From this reading I had seen very little of him for some years.
