used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
(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 That is all Randall’s history in connection with us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
Annie
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From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading He brought his book with him, and it was published, and very successful; then he came home, and sought my consent to his engagement with Menie.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He brought his book with him, and it was published, and very successful; then he came home, and sought my consent to his engagement with Menie.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
cadetsnounUS /kəˈdets/
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “It is two years now since Randall came to London.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
comparisonnounUS /kəmˈperəsən/
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading That is all Randall’s history in connection with us.
permission to do something
From this reading He brought his book with him, and it was published, and very successful; then he came home, and sought my consent to his engagement with Menie.
cottager's
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From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
Dumfriesshire
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From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading He brought his book with him, and it was published, and very successful; then he came home, and sought my consent to his engagement with Menie.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
set up or found
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He brought his book with him, and it was published, and very successful; then he came home, and sought my consent to his engagement with Menie.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He brought his book with him, and it was published, and very successful; then he came home, and sought my consent to his engagement with Menie.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading That is all Randall’s history in connection with us.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That is all Randall’s history in connection with us.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is two years now since Randall came to London.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is two years now since Randall came to London.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “It is two years now since Randall came to London.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
Menie
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From this reading He brought his book with him, and it was published, and very successful; then he came home, and sought my consent to his engagement with Menie.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He brought his book with him, and it was published, and very successful; then he came home, and sought my consent to his engagement with Menie.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “It is two years now since Randall came to London.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
and nothing more
From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading He brought his book with him, and it was published, and very successful; then he came home, and sought my consent to his engagement with Menie.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
Randall
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From this reading “It is two years now since Randall came to London.
Randall's
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From this reading That is all Randall’s history in connection with us.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It is two years now since Randall came to London.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
a male human offspring
From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
that is looked for
From this reading He brought his book with him, and it was published, and very successful; then he came home, and sought my consent to his engagement with Menie.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading He brought his book with him, and it was published, and very successful; then he came home, and sought my consent to his engagement with Menie.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is all Randall’s history in connection with us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He brought his book with him, and it was published, and very successful; then he came home, and sought my consent to his engagement with Menie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is two years now since Randall came to London.
to-night
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From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “It is two years now since Randall came to London.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That is all Randall’s history in connection with us.
precisely as stated
From this reading He brought his book with him, and it was published, and very successful; then he came home, and sought my consent to his engagement with Menie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He brought his book with him, and it was published, and very successful; then he came home, and sought my consent to his engagement with Menie.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
which person or people
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He brought his book with him, and it was published, and very successful; then he came home, and sought my consent to his engagement with Menie.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading From Dumfriesshire we send out a great many cadets into the world, Miss Annie; and some one who knew his father found a situation here for Randall Home.
a late time of life
From this reading “It is two years now since Randall came to London.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The other young man you expect to-night, Miss Annie, is only a cottager’s son--very clever, I hear, but not in any way, I fancy, to be put in comparison with Randall Home.”
