used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I SIN AND REPENT.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
attractionnounUS /əˈtrækʃən/
the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
betook
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From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
book-mending
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From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading I shall not dwell upon my school history.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
enlargedadjectiveUS /ˌenˈlɑːrdʒd/
(of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells
From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
divisible by two
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
at any time
From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
facultynounUS /ˈfækəlti/
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading I shall not dwell upon my school history.
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I SIN AND REPENT.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I shall not dwell upon my school history.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
the act of departing politely
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
with speed
From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
REPENTverbUS /rɪˈpent/
turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading I SIN AND REPENT.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
an educational institution
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall not dwell upon my school history.
estrangement from god
From this reading I SIN AND REPENT.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
tidyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪdi/
marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
in the direction of
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
uncle'snounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I shall not dwell upon my school history.
volumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Christmas holidays went by more rapidly than I had expected.
at the time that
From this reading When I returned to school, it was with real sorrow at parting from my uncle; and even towards my aunt I now felt a growing attraction.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I betook myself with enlarged faculty to my book-mending, and more than ever enjoyed making my uncle’s old volumes tidy.
