used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
AlfrednounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
(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 I suppose all busy seaport places have a family likeness.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I always like this bit," remarked Mrs. Fellowes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "I always like this bit," remarked Mrs. Fellowes.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
bungalowsnounUS /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊz/
plural of “bungalow” — a small house with a single story
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading I suppose all busy seaport places have a family likeness.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
dearly loved
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
détour
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From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
a social unit living together
From this reading I suppose all busy seaport places have a family likeness.
Fellowes
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
a young female
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I suppose all busy seaport places have a family likeness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
Hester
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I always like this bit," remarked Mrs. Fellowes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
InfantrynounUS /ˈɪnfəntri/
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I always like this bit," remarked Mrs. Fellowes.
likenessnounUS /ˈlaɪknəs/
similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
From this reading I suppose all busy seaport places have a family likeness.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
NewcastlenounUS /ˈnuːkæsəl/
a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression “carry coals to Newcastle” meaning to do something unnecessary)
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I suppose all busy seaport places have a family likeness.
one of four equal parts
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
quaysnounUS /kiːz/
plural of “quay” — wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
Rayner
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "I always like this bit," remarked Mrs. Fellowes.
remindsverbUS /riˈmaɪndz/
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
residentialadjectiveUS /ˌrezɪˈdenʃəl/
used or designed for residence or limited to residences
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
Identical; not different.
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
seaportnounUS /ˈsiːpɔːrt/
a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
From this reading I suppose all busy seaport places have a family likeness.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose all busy seaport places have a family likeness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I always like this bit," remarked Mrs. Fellowes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
in the direction of
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
TruelovenounUS /ˈtruːlʌv/
a person loved by another person
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
Vepery
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From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
victorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
at the time that
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Somehow it reminds me of one of the quays of Newcastle where I used to visit a dear friend when I was a girl.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had made a slight _détour_ by the lines of the Native Infantry, which was some distance from the residential quarter, and had now left behind the quiet corner with the officers' bungalows and reached the First Line Beach.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the same day as Alfred Rayner made his call on Truelove Brothers, Mrs. Fellowes, with Hester seated by her side, was driving in her little victoria towards Vepery.
