used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
admiredadjectiveUS /ədˈmaɪərd/
regarded with admiration
From this reading He admired her exceedingly, and at one time had fancied himself in love with her.
admirersnounUS /ədˈmaɪrərz/
plural of “admirer” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading But Miss Lorry, experienced in admirers, laughed at him the moment she descried the early symptoms, and told him she was old enough to be his mother.
adoredadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrd/
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
ANTONIO
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From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He admired her exceedingly, and at one time had fancied himself in love with her.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Miss Lorry, experienced in admirers, laughed at him the moment she descried the early symptoms, and told him she was old enough to be his mother.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Miss Lorry, experienced in admirers, laughed at him the moment she descried the early symptoms, and told him she was old enough to be his mother.
CainnounUS /keɪn/
(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God
From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
creditableadjectiveUS /ˈkredətəbəl/
worthy of often limited commendation
From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
dark-eyed
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From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
a female human offspring
From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
descried
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From this reading But Miss Lorry, experienced in admirers, laughed at him the moment she descried the early symptoms, and told him she was old enough to be his mother.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading But Miss Lorry, experienced in admirers, laughed at him the moment she descried the early symptoms, and told him she was old enough to be his mother.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading But Miss Lorry, experienced in admirers, laughed at him the moment she descried the early symptoms, and told him she was old enough to be his mother.
divisible by two
From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
at any time
From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
to an extreme degree
From this reading He admired her exceedingly, and at one time had fancied himself in love with her.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading But Miss Lorry, experienced in admirers, laughed at him the moment she descried the early symptoms, and told him she was old enough to be his mother.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading He admired her exceedingly, and at one time had fancied himself in love with her.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He admired her exceedingly, and at one time had fancied himself in love with her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He admired her exceedingly, and at one time had fancied himself in love with her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Miss Lorry, experienced in admirers, laughed at him the moment she descried the early symptoms, and told him she was old enough to be his mother.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He admired her exceedingly, and at one time had fancied himself in love with her.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Miss Lorry, experienced in admirers, laughed at him the moment she descried the early symptoms, and told him she was old enough to be his mother.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He admired her exceedingly, and at one time had fancied himself in love with her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
Jane
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From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
a boy or man
From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
lad's
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From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading But Miss Lorry, experienced in admirers, laughed at him the moment she descried the early symptoms, and told him she was old enough to be his mother.
LorrynounUS /ˈlɔːri/
a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
From this reading But Miss Lorry, experienced in admirers, laughed at him the moment she descried the early symptoms, and told him she was old enough to be his mother.
Lorry's
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From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He admired her exceedingly, and at one time had fancied himself in love with her.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
a particular point in time
From this reading But Miss Lorry, experienced in admirers, laughed at him the moment she descried the early symptoms, and told him she was old enough to be his mother.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading But Miss Lorry, experienced in admirers, laughed at him the moment she descried the early symptoms, and told him she was old enough to be his mother.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
not any; not one
From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But Miss Lorry, experienced in admirers, laughed at him the moment she descried the early symptoms, and told him she was old enough to be his mother.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He admired her exceedingly, and at one time had fancied himself in love with her.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
petnounUS /pet/
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
policeman'snounUS /pəˈliːsmənz/
possessive form of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
scampnoun
one who is playfully mischievous
From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
an educational institution
From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Miss Lorry, experienced in admirers, laughed at him the moment she descried the early symptoms, and told him she was old enough to be his mother.
SIGNORnounUS /ˈsiːnjɔːr/
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
symptomsnounUS /ˈsɪmptəmz/
plural of “symptom” — (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
From this reading But Miss Lorry, experienced in admirers, laughed at him the moment she descried the early symptoms, and told him she was old enough to be his mother.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He admired her exceedingly, and at one time had fancied himself in love with her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But Miss Lorry, experienced in admirers, laughed at him the moment she descried the early symptoms, and told him she was old enough to be his mother.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SIGNOR ANTONIO Cain Merry was a particular pet of Miss Lorry's, and the lad felt grateful to her for the attention.
WaspnounUS /wɑːsp/
a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
which person or people
From this reading And after his passing fancy for Miss Lorry, the lad's love for the policeman's daughter became even more marked, much to the joy of Jane, who adored the dark-eyed scamp, and lost no opportunity of meeting him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was creditable to Cain that he took the hint thus given, and devoted himself to Jane Wasp, with whom he had been in love ever since they attended the same board school.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He admired her exceedingly, and at one time had fancied himself in love with her.
