used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Captain Copp was a true sailor, gifted with more good nature than common sense.
equally
From this reading On the rare occasion of receiving a young lady visitor under his roof, his hospitality and his heart alike ran riot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the rare occasion of receiving a young lady visitor under his roof, his hospitality and his heart alike ran riot.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
appearancesnounUS /əˈpɪrənsəz/
plural of “appearance” — outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading A feast too, by appearances.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A feast too, by appearances.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Copp.
ChesternounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Captain Copp was a true sailor, gifted with more good nature than common sense.
Copp
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From this reading Captain Copp.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading A feast too, by appearances.
friendlessadjective
excluded from a society
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
fête
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From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
giftedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪftəd/
endowed with talent or talents
From this reading Captain Copp was a true sailor, gifted with more good nature than common sense.
a young female
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Captain Copp was a true sailor, gifted with more good nature than common sense.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading On the rare occasion of receiving a young lady visitor under his roof, his hospitality and his heart alike ran riot.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the rare occasion of receiving a young lady visitor under his roof, his hospitality and his heart alike ran riot.
hospitalitynounUS /ˌhɑːspəˈtæləti/
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading On the rare occasion of receiving a young lady visitor under his roof, his hospitality and his heart alike ran riot.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading On the rare occasion of receiving a young lady visitor under his roof, his hospitality and his heart alike ran riot.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Captain Copp was a true sailor, gifted with more good nature than common sense.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Captain Copp was a true sailor, gifted with more good nature than common sense.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
nursedadjectiveUS /nɜːrst/
(of an infant) breast-fed
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading On the rare occasion of receiving a young lady visitor under his roof, his hospitality and his heart alike ran riot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the rare occasion of receiving a young lady visitor under his roof, his hospitality and his heart alike ran riot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the rare occasion of receiving a young lady visitor under his roof, his hospitality and his heart alike ran riot.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading On the rare occasion of receiving a young lady visitor under his roof, his hospitality and his heart alike ran riot.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading On the rare occasion of receiving a young lady visitor under his roof, his hospitality and his heart alike ran riot.
receivingverbUS /rəˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading On the rare occasion of receiving a young lady visitor under his roof, his hospitality and his heart alike ran riot.
riotnounUS /ˈraɪət/
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading On the rare occasion of receiving a young lady visitor under his roof, his hospitality and his heart alike ran riot.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading On the rare occasion of receiving a young lady visitor under his roof, his hospitality and his heart alike ran riot.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading Captain Copp was a true sailor, gifted with more good nature than common sense.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Captain Copp was a true sailor, gifted with more good nature than common sense.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Captain Copp was a true sailor, gifted with more good nature than common sense.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the rare occasion of receiving a young lady visitor under his roof, his hospitality and his heart alike ran riot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading A feast too, by appearances.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Captain Copp was a true sailor, gifted with more good nature than common sense.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading On the rare occasion of receiving a young lady visitor under his roof, his hospitality and his heart alike ran riot.
someone who visits
From this reading On the rare occasion of receiving a young lady visitor under his roof, his hospitality and his heart alike ran riot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Copp was a true sailor, gifted with more good nature than common sense.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Anna Chester, the pretty, friendless girl whom he had heard of but never seen, was coming to him and his wife to be nursed into strength and health, and the captain anticipated the arrival as something to be made a fête of.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Captain Copp was a true sailor, gifted with more good nature than common sense.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading On the rare occasion of receiving a young lady visitor under his roof, his hospitality and his heart alike ran riot.
