commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading THE ATTORNEY'S ADVENTURES ON THE WAY HOME.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Larkin was now moving alone, under the limbs of the Brandon trees.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
ATTORNEY'SnounUS /əˈtɜːrniz/
possessive form of “attorney” — a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading THE ATTORNEY'S ADVENTURES ON THE WAY HOME.
boastedverbUS /ˈboʊstəd/
past form of “boast” — show off
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
boyhoodnounUS /ˈbɔɪhʊd/
the childhood of a boy
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
Brandon
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From this reading Larkin was now moving alone, under the limbs of the Brandon trees.
Chelford
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From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
groovenounUS /ɡruːv/
a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE ATTORNEY'S ADVENTURES ON THE WAY HOME.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I wonder what his lordship thinks.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
Jos
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From this reading Mr. Jos.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
Larkin
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From this reading Larkin was now moving alone, under the limbs of the Brandon trees.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Larkin was now moving alone, under the limbs of the Brandon trees.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
lordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading 'I wonder what his lordship thinks.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
in motion
From this reading Larkin was now moving alone, under the limbs of the Brandon trees.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Jos.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Larkin was now moving alone, under the limbs of the Brandon trees.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Larkin was now moving alone, under the limbs of the Brandon trees.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ATTORNEY'S ADVENTURES ON THE WAY HOME.
a course of conduct
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
a person who is being chased
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
respectingverbUS /riˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “respect” — regard highly; think much of
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
speculationsnounUS /ˌspekjəˈleɪʃənz/
plural of “speculation” — a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ATTORNEY'S ADVENTURES ON THE WAY HOME.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading 'I wonder what his lordship thinks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Larkin was now moving alone, under the limbs of the Brandon trees.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Larkin was now moving alone, under the limbs of the Brandon trees.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
vagariesnounUS /ˈveɪɡəriz/
plural of “vagary” — an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.)
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Larkin was now moving alone, under the limbs of the Brandon trees.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE ATTORNEY'S ADVENTURES ON THE WAY HOME.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'I wonder what his lordship thinks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading 'I wonder what his lordship thinks.
Wylder
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From this reading He knew the path, as he had boasted to Lord Chelford, from his boyhood; and, as he pursued his way, his mind got upon the accustomed groove, and amused itself with speculations respecting the vagaries of Mark Wylder.
