used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He mounted to his sitting-room on the second floor, avoiding the lounge and the lift and using a small side staircase instead of the great central one.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading That you will only learn afterwards and gradually."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That you will only learn afterwards and gradually."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
avoidingverbUS /əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading He mounted to his sitting-room on the second floor, avoiding the lounge and the lift and using a small side staircase instead of the great central one.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He had got what he had wanted--the career of distinction, and he wondered whether he was to begin now to learn its price.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
cannot
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From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading He had got what he had wanted--the career of distinction, and he wondered whether he was to begin now to learn its price.
Carruthers
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From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
centraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading He mounted to his sitting-room on the second floor, avoiding the lounge and the lift and using a small side staircase instead of the great central one.
power to direct or determine
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
dinner-party
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From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
distinctionnounUS /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading He had got what he had wanted--the career of distinction, and he wondered whether he was to begin now to learn its price.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading He mounted to his sitting-room on the second floor, avoiding the lounge and the lift and using a small side staircase instead of the great central one.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He had got what he had wanted--the career of distinction, and he wondered whether he was to begin now to learn its price.
in a gradual manner
From this reading That you will only learn afterwards and gradually."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He mounted to his sitting-room on the second floor, avoiding the lounge and the lift and using a small side staircase instead of the great central one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had got what he had wanted--the career of distinction, and he wondered whether he was to begin now to learn its price.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading He mounted to his sitting-room on the second floor, avoiding the lounge and the lift and using a small side staircase instead of the great central one.
INTERVENESverbUS /ˌɪntərˈviːnz/
third-person singular of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had got what he had wanted--the career of distinction, and he wondered whether he was to begin now to learn its price.
Jane
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From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading That you will only learn afterwards and gradually."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading He mounted to his sitting-room on the second floor, avoiding the lounge and the lift and using a small side staircase instead of the great central one.
loungeverbUS /laʊndʒ/
sit or recline comfortably
From this reading He mounted to his sitting-room on the second floor, avoiding the lounge and the lift and using a small side staircase instead of the great central one.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading He mounted to his sitting-room on the second floor, avoiding the lounge and the lift and using a small side staircase instead of the great central one.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had got what he had wanted--the career of distinction, and he wondered whether he was to begin now to learn its price.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had got what he had wanted--the career of distinction, and he wondered whether he was to begin now to learn its price.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He mounted to his sitting-room on the second floor, avoiding the lounge and the lift and using a small side staircase instead of the great central one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He mounted to his sitting-room on the second floor, avoiding the lounge and the lift and using a small side staircase instead of the great central one.
and nothing more
From this reading That you will only learn afterwards and gradually."
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
Repton
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From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
ringingnounUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He mounted to his sitting-room on the second floor, avoiding the lounge and the lift and using a small side staircase instead of the great central one.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He mounted to his sitting-room on the second floor, avoiding the lounge and the lift and using a small side staircase instead of the great central one.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
sitting-room
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From this reading He mounted to his sitting-room on the second floor, avoiding the lounge and the lift and using a small side staircase instead of the great central one.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He mounted to his sitting-room on the second floor, avoiding the lounge and the lift and using a small side staircase instead of the great central one.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading He mounted to his sitting-room on the second floor, avoiding the lounge and the lift and using a small side staircase instead of the great central one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That you will only learn afterwards and gradually."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
a special situation
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
THRESK
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From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
usingnounUS /ˈjuːzɪŋ/
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading He mounted to his sitting-room on the second floor, avoiding the lounge and the lift and using a small side staircase instead of the great central one.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He had got what he had wanted--the career of distinction, and he wondered whether he was to begin now to learn its price.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had got what he had wanted--the career of distinction, and he wondered whether he was to begin now to learn its price.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had got what he had wanted--the career of distinction, and he wondered whether he was to begin now to learn its price.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He had got what he had wanted--the career of distinction, and he wondered whether he was to begin now to learn its price.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading He had got what he had wanted--the career of distinction, and he wondered whether he was to begin now to learn its price.
the words that are spoken
From this reading THRESK INTERVENES Thresk reached his hotel with some words ringing in his head which Jane Repton had spoken to him at Mrs. Carruthers' dinner-party:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can get any single thing in life you want if you want it enough, but you cannot control the price you will have to pay for it.
