used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Henry made that recognition now, and complicated though his own affairs were and very far from immediate happiness, he had no thought but for Millie.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
challengedverbUS /ˈtʃæləndʒd/
past form of “challenge” — take exception to
From this reading She, as was her way, at once challenged him:
complicatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpləkeɪtəd/
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading Henry made that recognition now, and complicated though his own affairs were and very far from immediate happiness, he had no thought but for Millie.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course you didn't like him," she said.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
didn't
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From this reading "Of course you didn't like him," she said.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Henry made that recognition now, and complicated though his own affairs were and very far from immediate happiness, he had no thought but for Millie.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Henry made that recognition now, and complicated though his own affairs were and very far from immediate happiness, he had no thought but for Millie.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Henry made that recognition now, and complicated though his own affairs were and very far from immediate happiness, he had no thought but for Millie.
half-past
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From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading Henry made that recognition now, and complicated though his own affairs were and very far from immediate happiness, he had no thought but for Millie.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Henry made that recognition now, and complicated though his own affairs were and very far from immediate happiness, he had no thought but for Millie.
healthyadjectiveUS /ˈhelθi/
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She, as was her way, at once challenged him:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She, as was her way, at once challenged him:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Henry made that recognition now, and complicated though his own affairs were and very far from immediate happiness, he had no thought but for Millie.
of the present time and place
From this reading Henry made that recognition now, and complicated though his own affairs were and very far from immediate happiness, he had no thought but for Millie.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
immenselyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmensli/
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
Knightsbridge
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From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Of course you didn't like him," she said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Henry made that recognition now, and complicated though his own affairs were and very far from immediate happiness, he had no thought but for Millie.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
Millie
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From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
not any; not one
From this reading Henry made that recognition now, and complicated though his own affairs were and very far from immediate happiness, he had no thought but for Millie.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Henry made that recognition now, and complicated though his own affairs were and very far from immediate happiness, he had no thought but for Millie.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
on one occasion
From this reading She, as was her way, at once challenged him:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Henry made that recognition now, and complicated though his own affairs were and very far from immediate happiness, he had no thought but for Millie.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
quarrelling
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From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
recognisedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
recognitionnounUS /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading Henry made that recognition now, and complicated though his own affairs were and very far from immediate happiness, he had no thought but for Millie.
restaurantnounUS /ˈrestərɑːnt/
a building where people go to eat
From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Of course you didn't like him," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, as was her way, at once challenged him:
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
in the near future
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
squabblesnounUS /ˈskwɑːbəlz/
plural of “squabble” — a quarrel about petty points
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
in or at that place or location
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Henry made that recognition now, and complicated though his own affairs were and very far from immediate happiness, he had no thought but for Millie.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Henry made that recognition now, and complicated though his own affairs were and very far from immediate happiness, he had no thought but for Millie.
a source of difficulty
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
precisely as stated
From this reading Henry made that recognition now, and complicated though his own affairs were and very far from immediate happiness, he had no thought but for Millie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She, as was her way, at once challenged him:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HENRY IN LOVE At half-past one next day Millie and Henry were sitting opposite one another at a little table in a Knightsbridge restaurant.
at the time that
From this reading This might easily have been an occasion for one of their old familiar squabbles--there was material sufficient--but it was a mark of the true depths of their affection that the one immediately recognised when the other was in real and earnest trouble--so soon as that was recognised any question of quarrelling--and they enjoyed immensely that healthy exercise--was put away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Of course you didn't like him," she said.
