used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It came about thus.
afreshadverbUS /əˈfreʃ/
again but in a new or different way
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
(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 All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading My uncle had made me a present of an old book with pictures in it.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was called _The Preceptor_--one of Dodsley’s publications.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came about thus.
a person who is in charge
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
COBBLEverbUS /ˈkɑːbəl/
pave with cobblestones
From this reading I COBBLE.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
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From this reading It was called _The Preceptor_--one of Dodsley’s publications.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
employmentnounUS /emˈplɔɪmənt/
the state of being employed or having a job
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My uncle had made me a present of an old book with pictures in it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I COBBLE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My uncle had made me a present of an old book with pictures in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came about thus.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading My uncle had made me a present of an old book with pictures in it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
not divisible by two
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading My uncle had made me a present of an old book with pictures in it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was called _The Preceptor_--one of Dodsley’s publications.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading My uncle had made me a present of an old book with pictures in it.
Preceptornoun
teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
From this reading It was called _The Preceptor_--one of Dodsley’s publications.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading My uncle had made me a present of an old book with pictures in it.
publicationsnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃənz/
plural of “publication” — a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading It was called _The Preceptor_--one of Dodsley’s publications.
roundaboutadjectiveUS /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading It came about thus.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading My uncle had made me a present of an old book with pictures in it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was called _The Preceptor_--one of Dodsley’s publications.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
WintersnounUS /ˈwɪntərz/
plural of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading All this has led me, after a roundabout fashion, to what became for some time the chief delight of my Winters--an employment, moreover, which I have taken up afresh at odd times during my life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My uncle had made me a present of an old book with pictures in it.
