used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
(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 It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
attainsverbUS /əˈteɪnz/
third-person singular of “attain” — to gain with effort
From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Mother," he began at breakfast next morning, in his loud cheery voice, "we must have something for the small tenants, and shopkeepers, and cottagers."
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Mother," he began at breakfast next morning, in his loud cheery voice, "we must have something for the small tenants, and shopkeepers, and cottagers."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
cheeryadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪri/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading "Mother," he began at breakfast next morning, in his loud cheery voice, "we must have something for the small tenants, and shopkeepers, and cottagers."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
cottagers
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From this reading "Mother," he began at breakfast next morning, in his loud cheery voice, "we must have something for the small tenants, and shopkeepers, and cottagers."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
dinner-parties
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From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
dinner-party
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From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean, Roderick?"
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Mother," he began at breakfast next morning, in his loud cheery voice, "we must have something for the small tenants, and shopkeepers, and cottagers."
hackneyedadjectiveUS /ˈhæknid/
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rorie has Plans of his own.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Mother," he began at breakfast next morning, in his loud cheery voice, "we must have something for the small tenants, and shopkeepers, and cottagers."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rorie has Plans of his own.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading "Mother," he began at breakfast next morning, in his loud cheery voice, "we must have something for the small tenants, and shopkeepers, and cottagers."
majoritynounUS /məˈdʒɔːrəti/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What do you mean, Roderick?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Mother," he began at breakfast next morning, in his loud cheery voice, "we must have something for the small tenants, and shopkeepers, and cottagers."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Mother," he began at breakfast next morning, in his loud cheery voice, "we must have something for the small tenants, and shopkeepers, and cottagers."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Mother," he began at breakfast next morning, in his loud cheery voice, "we must have something for the small tenants, and shopkeepers, and cottagers."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Mother," he began at breakfast next morning, in his loud cheery voice, "we must have something for the small tenants, and shopkeepers, and cottagers."
not any; not one
From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rorie has Plans of his own.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Rorie has Plans of his own.
patternnounUS /ˈpætərn/
a perceptual structure
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Rorie has Plans of his own.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
Roderick
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From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
Rorie
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From this reading Rorie has Plans of his own.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
shopkeepersnounUS /ˈʃɑːpkiːpərz/
plural of “shopkeeper” — a merchant who owns or manages a shop
From this reading "Mother," he began at breakfast next morning, in his loud cheery voice, "we must have something for the small tenants, and shopkeepers, and cottagers."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Mother," he began at breakfast next morning, in his loud cheery voice, "we must have something for the small tenants, and shopkeepers, and cottagers."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Mother," he began at breakfast next morning, in his loud cheery voice, "we must have something for the small tenants, and shopkeepers, and cottagers."
tenantsnounUS /ˈtenənts/
plural of “tenant” — someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading "Mother," he began at breakfast next morning, in his loud cheery voice, "we must have something for the small tenants, and shopkeepers, and cottagers."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
a special situation
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
tracksnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
Vawdrey's
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From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Mother," he began at breakfast next morning, in his loud cheery voice, "we must have something for the small tenants, and shopkeepers, and cottagers."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Mother," he began at breakfast next morning, in his loud cheery voice, "we must have something for the small tenants, and shopkeepers, and cottagers."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had been pleasant enough in its way, but far too much after the pattern of all other dinner-parties to please a young man who hated all common and hackneyed things, and all the beaten tracks of life--or who, at any rate, fancied he did, which comes to nearly the same thing.
which person or people
From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean, Roderick?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Roderick Vawdrey's ideas of what was due to a young man who attains his majority were in no wise satisfied by his birthday dinner-party.
