used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
adoredadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrd/
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading Of the many conversations I had with the parents of this adored only child, one phrase alone hangs in my memory.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Of the many conversations I had with the parents of this adored only child, one phrase alone hangs in my memory.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The gallant Captain said to me in a voice strangely moved with feeling, “I want my little girl to grow up to be a noble woman.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Of the many conversations I had with the parents of this adored only child, one phrase alone hangs in my memory.
conversationsnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃənz/
plural of “conversation” — the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Of the many conversations I had with the parents of this adored only child, one phrase alone hangs in my memory.
a female human offspring
From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The gallant Captain said to me in a voice strangely moved with feeling, “I want my little girl to grow up to be a noble woman.”
moving swiftly
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My letters for the next year tell the story of our travels.
frequentverbUS /ˈfriːkwənt/
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading The gallant Captain said to me in a voice strangely moved with feeling, “I want my little girl to grow up to be a noble woman.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
a young female
From this reading The gallant Captain said to me in a voice strangely moved with feeling, “I want my little girl to grow up to be a noble woman.”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The gallant Captain said to me in a voice strangely moved with feeling, “I want my little girl to grow up to be a noble woman.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of the many conversations I had with the parents of this adored only child, one phrase alone hangs in my memory.
HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
hangsnounUS /hæŋz/
plural of “hang” — a special way of doing something
From this reading Of the many conversations I had with the parents of this adored only child, one phrase alone hangs in my memory.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
Isabel
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From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
the literary culture
From this reading My letters for the next year tell the story of our travels.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The gallant Captain said to me in a voice strangely moved with feeling, “I want my little girl to grow up to be a noble woman.”
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 A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Of the many conversations I had with the parents of this adored only child, one phrase alone hangs in my memory.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Of the many conversations I had with the parents of this adored only child, one phrase alone hangs in my memory.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The gallant Captain said to me in a voice strangely moved with feeling, “I want my little girl to grow up to be a noble woman.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading My letters for the next year tell the story of our travels.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading The gallant Captain said to me in a voice strangely moved with feeling, “I want my little girl to grow up to be a noble woman.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
and nothing more
From this reading Of the many conversations I had with the parents of this adored only child, one phrase alone hangs in my memory.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading Of the many conversations I had with the parents of this adored only child, one phrase alone hangs in my memory.
Perkins
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From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading Of the many conversations I had with the parents of this adored only child, one phrase alone hangs in my memory.
residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The gallant Captain said to me in a voice strangely moved with feeling, “I want my little girl to grow up to be a noble woman.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading My letters for the next year tell the story of our travels.
in a strange manner
From this reading The gallant Captain said to me in a voice strangely moved with feeling, “I want my little girl to grow up to be a noble woman.”
carry out
From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
express in words
From this reading My letters for the next year tell the story of our travels.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of the many conversations I had with the parents of this adored only child, one phrase alone hangs in my memory.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of the many conversations I had with the parents of this adored only child, one phrase alone hangs in my memory.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
travelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading My letters for the next year tell the story of our travels.
tripsnounUS /trɪps/
plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The gallant Captain said to me in a voice strangely moved with feeling, “I want my little girl to grow up to be a noble woman.”
visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The gallant Captain said to me in a voice strangely moved with feeling, “I want my little girl to grow up to be a noble woman.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading The gallant Captain said to me in a voice strangely moved with feeling, “I want my little girl to grow up to be a noble woman.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading On one of these visits my friends, Captain and Mrs. George Hamilton Perkins, asked me to take their daughter Isabel back with me to Europe.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The gallant Captain said to me in a voice strangely moved with feeling, “I want my little girl to grow up to be a noble woman.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading A YEAR OF TRAVEL During our long residence in Rome I made frequent flying trips to America to see my mother.
