Chapter XVI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Nothing else, at least, could account to me now for the regularity with which I conducted this mature trio to theatres and concerts.

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading Notwithstanding the disparity of our ages, my memory is very much at fault if I was not in love with all three of these ladies at once.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Notwithstanding the disparity of our ages, my memory is very much at fault if I was not in love with all three of these ladies at once.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Notwithstanding the disparity of our ages, my memory is very much at fault if I was not in love with all three of these ladies at once.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

plural of “concert” — a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging

From this reading Nothing else, at least, could account to me now for the regularity with which I conducted this mature trio to theatres and concerts.

past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading Nothing else, at least, could account to me now for the regularity with which I conducted this mature trio to theatres and concerts.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

inequality or difference in some respect

From this reading Notwithstanding the disparity of our ages, my memory is very much at fault if I was not in love with all three of these ladies at once.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

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From this reading Nothing else, at least, could account to me now for the regularity with which I conducted this mature trio to theatres and concerts.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

a social unit living together

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading Notwithstanding the disparity of our ages, my memory is very much at fault if I was not in love with all three of these ladies at once.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

a social unit living together

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Notwithstanding the disparity of our ages, my memory is very much at fault if I was not in love with all three of these ladies at once.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Notwithstanding the disparity of our ages, my memory is very much at fault if I was not in love with all three of these ladies at once.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading Notwithstanding the disparity of our ages, my memory is very much at fault if I was not in love with all three of these ladies at once.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Nothing else, at least, could account to me now for the regularity with which I conducted this mature trio to theatres and concerts.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Notwithstanding the disparity of our ages, my memory is very much at fault if I was not in love with all three of these ladies at once.

characteristic of maturity

From this reading Nothing else, at least, could account to me now for the regularity with which I conducted this mature trio to theatres and concerts.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Nothing else, at least, could account to me now for the regularity with which I conducted this mature trio to theatres and concerts.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Notwithstanding the disparity of our ages, my memory is very much at fault if I was not in love with all three of these ladies at once.

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From this reading “THE MITCHELLS.”

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Notwithstanding the disparity of our ages, my memory is very much at fault if I was not in love with all three of these ladies at once.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Notwithstanding the disparity of our ages, my memory is very much at fault if I was not in love with all three of these ladies at once.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Nothing else, at least, could account to me now for the regularity with which I conducted this mature trio to theatres and concerts.

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

From this reading Notwithstanding the disparity of our ages, my memory is very much at fault if I was not in love with all three of these ladies at once.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Nothing else, at least, could account to me now for the regularity with which I conducted this mature trio to theatres and concerts.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

on one occasion

From this reading Notwithstanding the disparity of our ages, my memory is very much at fault if I was not in love with all three of these ladies at once.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Notwithstanding the disparity of our ages, my memory is very much at fault if I was not in love with all three of these ladies at once.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles

From this reading Nothing else, at least, could account to me now for the regularity with which I conducted this mature trio to theatres and concerts.

characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “THE MITCHELLS.”

plural of “theatre” — a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

From this reading Nothing else, at least, could account to me now for the regularity with which I conducted this mature trio to theatres and concerts.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Notwithstanding the disparity of our ages, my memory is very much at fault if I was not in love with all three of these ladies at once.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Nothing else, at least, could account to me now for the regularity with which I conducted this mature trio to theatres and concerts.

being six more than twenty

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

not married or related to the unmarried state

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

precisely as stated

From this reading Notwithstanding the disparity of our ages, my memory is very much at fault if I was not in love with all three of these ladies at once.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading During the time I was waiting for another engagement I wandered to a large Western city, and took board in a respectable private family.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Nothing else, at least, could account to me now for the regularity with which I conducted this mature trio to theatres and concerts.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Notwithstanding the disparity of our ages, my memory is very much at fault if I was not in love with all three of these ladies at once.

a late time of life

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.

superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading There were three unmarried daughters in this household, the youngest of whom could not, I think, have been less than twenty-six years old.