used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
acknowledgedadjectiveUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒd/
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading No engagement had ever been acknowledged.
anew
From this reading They had known and loved one another for six years as neither was ever likely to love again.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading They suited to a nicety in character, in tastes, but they were agreed, at last, that there must be an end to their philandering.
ambitiousadjectiveUS /æmˈbɪʃəs/
having a strong desire for success or achievement
From this reading They had been long of convincing that a marriage was impossible between two such poor young people--the one ambitious, the other fond of pleasure.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They suited to a nicety in character, in tastes, but they were agreed, at last, that there must be an end to their philandering.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading They had known and loved one another for six years as neither was ever likely to love again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had known and loved one another for six years as neither was ever likely to love again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They suited to a nicety in character, in tastes, but they were agreed, at last, that there must be an end to their philandering.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been long of convincing that a marriage was impossible between two such poor young people--the one ambitious, the other fond of pleasure.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They had been long of convincing that a marriage was impossible between two such poor young people--the one ambitious, the other fond of pleasure.
Burleigh
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From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They suited to a nicety in character, in tastes, but they were agreed, at last, that there must be an end to their philandering.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
Cecil
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From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading They suited to a nicety in character, in tastes, but they were agreed, at last, that there must be an end to their philandering.
convincingadjectiveUS /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/
causing one to believe the truth of something
From this reading They had been long of convincing that a marriage was impossible between two such poor young people--the one ambitious, the other fond of pleasure.
dearly loved
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
dissimulated
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either extremity of something that has length
From this reading They suited to a nicety in character, in tastes, but they were agreed, at last, that there must be an end to their philandering.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading No engagement had ever been acknowledged.
at any time
From this reading They had known and loved one another for six years as neither was ever likely to love again.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading They had been long of convincing that a marriage was impossible between two such poor young people--the one ambitious, the other fond of pleasure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had known and loved one another for six years as neither was ever likely to love again.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
GardinernounUS /ˈɡɑːrdnər/
British historian remembered for his ten-volume history of England (1829-1902)
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had known and loved one another for six years as neither was ever likely to love again.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading They had been long of convincing that a marriage was impossible between two such poor young people--the one ambitious, the other fond of pleasure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They suited to a nicety in character, in tastes, but they were agreed, at last, that there must be an end to their philandering.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
Julia
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From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading They had known and loved one another for six years as neither was ever likely to love again.
immediately past
From this reading They suited to a nicety in character, in tastes, but they were agreed, at last, that there must be an end to their philandering.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading They had known and loved one another for six years as neither was ever likely to love again.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They had been long of convincing that a marriage was impossible between two such poor young people--the one ambitious, the other fond of pleasure.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading They had known and loved one another for six years as neither was ever likely to love again.
held dear
From this reading They had known and loved one another for six years as neither was ever likely to love again.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading They had been long of convincing that a marriage was impossible between two such poor young people--the one ambitious, the other fond of pleasure.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
a form of address for a man
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading They had known and loved one another for six years as neither was ever likely to love again.
nicetynounUS /ˈnaɪsɪti/
conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety
From this reading They suited to a nicety in character, in tastes, but they were agreed, at last, that there must be an end to their philandering.
not any; not one
From this reading No engagement had ever been acknowledged.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had been long of convincing that a marriage was impossible between two such poor young people--the one ambitious, the other fond of pleasure.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had known and loved one another for six years as neither was ever likely to love again.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They had been long of convincing that a marriage was impossible between two such poor young people--the one ambitious, the other fond of pleasure.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading They had been long of convincing that a marriage was impossible between two such poor young people--the one ambitious, the other fond of pleasure.
philanderingverbUS /ˌfaɪˈlændərɪŋ/
-ing form of “philander” — have amorous affairs; of men
From this reading They suited to a nicety in character, in tastes, but they were agreed, at last, that there must be an end to their philandering.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading They had been long of convincing that a marriage was impossible between two such poor young people--the one ambitious, the other fond of pleasure.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading They had been long of convincing that a marriage was impossible between two such poor young people--the one ambitious, the other fond of pleasure.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading They had known and loved one another for six years as neither was ever likely to love again.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They had been long of convincing that a marriage was impossible between two such poor young people--the one ambitious, the other fond of pleasure.
suitedadjectiveUS /ˈsuːtɪd/
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading They suited to a nicety in character, in tastes, but they were agreed, at last, that there must be an end to their philandering.
tastesnounUS /teɪsts/
plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
From this reading They suited to a nicety in character, in tastes, but they were agreed, at last, that there must be an end to their philandering.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had been long of convincing that a marriage was impossible between two such poor young people--the one ambitious, the other fond of pleasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They suited to a nicety in character, in tastes, but they were agreed, at last, that there must be an end to their philandering.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They suited to a nicety in character, in tastes, but they were agreed, at last, that there must be an end to their philandering.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had known and loved one another for six years as neither was ever likely to love again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had known and loved one another for six years as neither was ever likely to love again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They had been long of convincing that a marriage was impossible between two such poor young people--the one ambitious, the other fond of pleasure.
precisely as stated
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had known and loved one another for six years as neither was ever likely to love again.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY._ It must not be dissimulated what very dear friends Mr. Cecil Burleigh and Miss Julia Gardiner were.
a late time of life
From this reading They had known and loved one another for six years as neither was ever likely to love again.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading They had been long of convincing that a marriage was impossible between two such poor young people--the one ambitious, the other fond of pleasure.
