used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He is away, and we can take a peep into his room without a living soul but ourselves knowing it."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "He is away, and we can take a peep into his room without a living soul but ourselves knowing it."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "He is away, and we can take a peep into his room without a living soul but ourselves knowing it."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "He is away, and we can take a peep into his room without a living soul but ourselves knowing it."
Cobb
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From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
Colchester
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From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
contrivancesnounUS /kənˈtraɪvənsɪz/
plural of “contrivance” — a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
From this reading "I wish I could see some of those peculiar contrivances which Mr. Cobb used in his sepulchre, in San Francisco."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I wish I could see some of those peculiar contrivances which Mr. Cobb used in his sepulchre, in San Francisco."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
Francisco
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From this reading "I wish I could see some of those peculiar contrivances which Mr. Cobb used in his sepulchre, in San Francisco."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
HathawaynounUS /ˈhæθəweɪ/
wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623)
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is away, and we can take a peep into his room without a living soul but ourselves knowing it."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I wish I could see some of those peculiar contrivances which Mr. Cobb used in his sepulchre, in San Francisco."
Hugh
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From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish I could see some of those peculiar contrivances which Mr. Cobb used in his sepulchre, in San Francisco."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I wish I could see some of those peculiar contrivances which Mr. Cobb used in his sepulchre, in San Francisco."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "He is away, and we can take a peep into his room without a living soul but ourselves knowing it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is away, and we can take a peep into his room without a living soul but ourselves knowing it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading "He is away, and we can take a peep into his room without a living soul but ourselves knowing it."
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "He is away, and we can take a peep into his room without a living soul but ourselves knowing it."
Marie
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From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "And why may we not?"
MollienounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I wish I could see some of those peculiar contrivances which Mr. Cobb used in his sepulchre, in San Francisco."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And why may we not?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I wish I could see some of those peculiar contrivances which Mr. Cobb used in his sepulchre, in San Francisco."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "He is away, and we can take a peep into his room without a living soul but ourselves knowing it."
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "I wish I could see some of those peculiar contrivances which Mr. Cobb used in his sepulchre, in San Francisco."
peepverbUS /piːp/
look furtively
From this reading "He is away, and we can take a peep into his room without a living soul but ourselves knowing it."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Mollie had returned.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "He is away, and we can take a peep into his room without a living soul but ourselves knowing it."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
San
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From this reading "I wish I could see some of those peculiar contrivances which Mr. Cobb used in his sepulchre, in San Francisco."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I wish I could see some of those peculiar contrivances which Mr. Cobb used in his sepulchre, in San Francisco."
sepulchrenoun
a chamber that is used as a grave
From this reading "I wish I could see some of those peculiar contrivances which Mr. Cobb used in his sepulchre, in San Francisco."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I wish I could see some of those peculiar contrivances which Mr. Cobb used in his sepulchre, in San Francisco."
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "He is away, and we can take a peep into his room without a living soul but ourselves knowing it."
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
carry out
From this reading "He is away, and we can take a peep into his room without a living soul but ourselves knowing it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I wish I could see some of those peculiar contrivances which Mr. Cobb used in his sepulchre, in San Francisco."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "I wish I could see some of those peculiar contrivances which Mr. Cobb used in his sepulchre, in San Francisco."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the third morning after Cobb and Hugh had started for America, that Marie Colchester, or, as she should be called, Marie Hathaway, had said to Mollie:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And why may we not?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I wish I could see some of those peculiar contrivances which Mr. Cobb used in his sepulchre, in San Francisco."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "And why may we not?"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish I could see some of those peculiar contrivances which Mr. Cobb used in his sepulchre, in San Francisco."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "He is away, and we can take a peep into his room without a living soul but ourselves knowing it."
