used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
(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 Still, they all did it if they had the chance, so you could hardly blame her.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
anglenounUS /ˈæŋɡəl/
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
aristocracynounUS /ˌerəˈstɑːkrəsi/
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading Still, they all did it if they had the chance, so you could hardly blame her.
Brighthelmstone
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From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Still, they all did it if they had the chance, so you could hardly blame her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Still, they all did it if they had the chance, so you could hardly blame her.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Still, they all did it if they had the chance, so you could hardly blame her.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
every person
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
excessnounUS /ˈekses/
a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
only a very short time before
From this reading Still, they all did it if they had the chance, so you could hardly blame her.
hatsnounUS /hæts/
plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Idol of the Profession ought never to have married a Toff.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Still, they all did it if they had the chance, so you could hardly blame her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
IdolnounUS /ˈaɪdəl/
a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading The Idol of the Profession ought never to have married a Toff.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Still, they all did it if they had the chance, so you could hardly blame her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
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 IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
joined in matrimony
From this reading The Idol of the Profession ought never to have married a Toff.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The Idol of the Profession ought never to have married a Toff.
not any; not one
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading The Idol of the Profession ought never to have married a Toff.
ParadenounUS /pərˈeɪd/
a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading The Idol of the Profession ought never to have married a Toff.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
RENEWSverbUS /rɪˈnuːz/
third-person singular of “renew” — reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
term of address for a man
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Still, they all did it if they had the chance, so you could hardly blame her.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still, they all did it if they had the chance, so you could hardly blame her.
talleradjectiveUS /ˈtɔːlər/
comparative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
ThackeraynounUS /ˈθækəri/
English writer (born in India) (1811-1863)
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
ToffnounUS /tɔːf/
informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person
From this reading The Idol of the Profession ought never to have married a Toff.
interact in a certain way
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
warrantedverbUS /ˈwɔːrəntɪd/
past form of “warrant” — provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action)
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
at the time that
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Certainly the girls of Brighthelmstone had a rare treat for the rest of the day, Johnny and Horace putting on wonderful “side,” and setting their hats at an angle warranted to kill at sight.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Everybody does, Sir, says Mr. Thackeray; and no one is a penny the worse for this national feeling, we venture to hope, provided it is not carried to excess.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Still, they all did it if they had the chance, so you could hardly blame her.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP RENEWS HIS YOUTH WHEN Horace and Johnny resumed their walk along the King’s Parade, they felt at least two inches taller for having rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy.
