used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
anew
From this reading Our eyes met again.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading We were quite close, almost touching.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had only met her once before, but she took it into her head to lionize me.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had only met her once before, but she took it into her head to lionize me.
chattered
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From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading We were quite close, almost touching.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Our eyes met again.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Suddenly I found myself face to face with the young man whose personality had so strangely stirred me.
set up or found
From this reading Suddenly I found myself face to face with the young man whose personality had so strangely stirred me.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had only met her once before, but she took it into her head to lionize me.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I had only met her once before, but she took it into her head to lionize me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had only met her once before, but she took it into her head to lionize me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had only met her once before, but she took it into her head to lionize me.
immortalitynounUS /ˌɪmɔːrˈtælɪti/
the quality or state of being immortal
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I had only met her once before, but she took it into her head to lionize me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had only met her once before, but she took it into her head to lionize me.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
lionizeverbUS /ˈlaɪənaɪz/
assign great social importance to
From this reading I had only met her once before, but she took it into her head to lionize me.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Suddenly I found myself face to face with the young man whose personality had so strangely stirred me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had only met her once before, but she took it into her head to lionize me.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I had only met her once before, but she took it into her head to lionize me.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Suddenly I found myself face to face with the young man whose personality had so strangely stirred me.
newspapersnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
nineteenth-century
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From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
on one occasion
From this reading I had only met her once before, but she took it into her head to lionize me.
and nothing more
From this reading I had only met her once before, but she took it into her head to lionize me.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our eyes met again.
pennynounUS /ˈpeni/
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading Suddenly I found myself face to face with the young man whose personality had so strangely stirred me.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading We were quite close, almost touching.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had only met her once before, but she took it into her head to lionize me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Suddenly I found myself face to face with the young man whose personality had so strangely stirred me.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
standardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Suddenly I found myself face to face with the young man whose personality had so strangely stirred me.
in a strange manner
From this reading Suddenly I found myself face to face with the young man whose personality had so strangely stirred me.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly I found myself face to face with the young man whose personality had so strangely stirred me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had only met her once before, but she took it into her head to lionize me.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I had only met her once before, but she took it into her head to lionize me.
arousing affect
From this reading We were quite close, almost touching.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were quite close, almost touching.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were quite close, almost touching.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I believe some picture of mine had made a great success at the time, at least had been chattered about in the penny newspapers, which is the nineteenth-century standard of immortality.
belonging to which person
From this reading Suddenly I found myself face to face with the young man whose personality had so strangely stirred me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly I found myself face to face with the young man whose personality had so strangely stirred me.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Suddenly I found myself face to face with the young man whose personality had so strangely stirred me.
