used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I became a kind of friendly joke with them.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading At first I felt apart from them, above them, disdainful of their limitations.
anew
From this reading It was only on seeing them one by one called out of the pen, not to come back again, that I began to envy them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My impulse was to get away from them, as it had been to cut loose from Lydia Blair and Drinkwater.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading At first I felt apart from them, above them, disdainful of their limitations.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My impulse was to get away from them, as it had been to cut loose from Lydia Blair and Drinkwater.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first I felt apart from them, above them, disdainful of their limitations.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My impulse was to get away from them, as it had been to cut loose from Lydia Blair and Drinkwater.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was only on seeing them one by one called out of the pen, not to come back again, that I began to envy them.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading I became a kind of friendly joke with them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My impulse was to get away from them, as it had been to cut loose from Lydia Blair and Drinkwater.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It was only on seeing them one by one called out of the pen, not to come back again, that I began to envy them.
BlairnounUS /bler/
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading My impulse was to get away from them, as it had been to cut loose from Lydia Blair and Drinkwater.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sooner or later, every one went but me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was only on seeing them one by one called out of the pen, not to come back again, that I began to envy them.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was only on seeing them one by one called out of the pen, not to come back again, that I began to envy them.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was only on seeing them one by one called out of the pen, not to come back again, that I began to envy them.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading My impulse was to get away from them, as it had been to cut loose from Lydia Blair and Drinkwater.
disdainfuladjectiveUS /dɪsˈdeɪnfəl/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading At first I felt apart from them, above them, disdainful of their limitations.
Drinkwater
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From this reading My impulse was to get away from them, as it had been to cut loose from Lydia Blair and Drinkwater.
envynounUS /ˈenvi/
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading It was only on seeing them one by one called out of the pen, not to come back again, that I began to envy them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Sooner or later, every one went but me.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading At first I felt apart from them, above them, disdainful of their limitations.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first I felt apart from them, above them, disdainful of their limitations.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading I became a kind of friendly joke with them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At first I felt apart from them, above them, disdainful of their limitations.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading My impulse was to get away from them, as it had been to cut loose from Lydia Blair and Drinkwater.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My impulse was to get away from them, as it had been to cut loose from Lydia Blair and Drinkwater.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At first I felt apart from them, above them, disdainful of their limitations.
an instinctive motive
From this reading My impulse was to get away from them, as it had been to cut loose from Lydia Blair and Drinkwater.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My impulse was to get away from them, as it had been to cut loose from Lydia Blair and Drinkwater.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading I became a kind of friendly joke with them.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I became a kind of friendly joke with them.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Sooner or later, every one went but me.
limitationsnounUS /ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “limitation” — a principle that limits the extent of something
From this reading At first I felt apart from them, above them, disdainful of their limitations.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading My impulse was to get away from them, as it had been to cut loose from Lydia Blair and Drinkwater.
LydianounUS /ˈlɪdiə/
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading My impulse was to get away from them, as it had been to cut loose from Lydia Blair and Drinkwater.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sooner or later, every one went but me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My impulse was to get away from them, as it had been to cut loose from Lydia Blair and Drinkwater.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was only on seeing them one by one called out of the pen, not to come back again, that I began to envy them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At first I felt apart from them, above them, disdainful of their limitations.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was only on seeing them one by one called out of the pen, not to come back again, that I began to envy them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was only on seeing them one by one called out of the pen, not to come back again, that I began to envy them.
and nothing more
From this reading It was only on seeing them one by one called out of the pen, not to come back again, that I began to envy them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sooner or later, every one went but me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was only on seeing them one by one called out of the pen, not to come back again, that I began to envy them.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading It was only on seeing them one by one called out of the pen, not to come back again, that I began to envy them.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading It was only on seeing them one by one called out of the pen, not to come back again, that I began to envy them.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading Sooner or later, every one went but me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was only on seeing them one by one called out of the pen, not to come back again, that I began to envy them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was only on seeing them one by one called out of the pen, not to come back again, that I began to envy them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At first I felt apart from them, above them, disdainful of their limitations.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At first I felt apart from them, above them, disdainful of their limitations.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My impulse was to get away from them, as it had been to cut loose from Lydia Blair and Drinkwater.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My impulse was to get away from them, as it had been to cut loose from Lydia Blair and Drinkwater.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sooner or later, every one went but me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I became a kind of friendly joke with them.
