aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I guess you're about right," said Samantha.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading An hour after they arrived at Larchmont, every one had heard of Mrs. Jones and the baby, and her experience with the handsome stranger.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour after they arrived at Larchmont, every one had heard of Mrs. Jones and the baby, and her experience with the handsome stranger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There is nothing left but to get home and await results."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading They left word at the railroad station to at once bring up any telegram that might come for them.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading An hour after they arrived at Larchmont, every one had heard of Mrs. Jones and the baby, and her experience with the handsome stranger.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They left word at the railroad station to at once bring up any telegram that might come for them.
awaitverbUS /əˈweɪt/
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading "There is nothing left but to get home and await results."
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading An hour after they arrived at Larchmont, every one had heard of Mrs. Jones and the baby, and her experience with the handsome stranger.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "He has certainly been carried on to New York," said Widow Jones.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading They left word at the railroad station to at once bring up any telegram that might come for them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "There is nothing left but to get home and await results."
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "He has certainly been carried on to New York," said Widow Jones.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "He has certainly been carried on to New York," said Widow Jones.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They left word at the railroad station to at once bring up any telegram that might come for them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading An hour after they arrived at Larchmont, every one had heard of Mrs. Jones and the baby, and her experience with the handsome stranger.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading An hour after they arrived at Larchmont, every one had heard of Mrs. Jones and the baby, and her experience with the handsome stranger.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They left word at the railroad station to at once bring up any telegram that might come for them.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "There is nothing left but to get home and await results."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess you're about right," said Samantha.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An hour after they arrived at Larchmont, every one had heard of Mrs. Jones and the baby, and her experience with the handsome stranger.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading An hour after they arrived at Larchmont, every one had heard of Mrs. Jones and the baby, and her experience with the handsome stranger.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has certainly been carried on to New York," said Widow Jones.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He has certainly been carried on to New York," said Widow Jones.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading An hour after they arrived at Larchmont, every one had heard of Mrs. Jones and the baby, and her experience with the handsome stranger.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading An hour after they arrived at Larchmont, every one had heard of Mrs. Jones and the baby, and her experience with the handsome stranger.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "There is nothing left but to get home and await results."
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading An hour after they arrived at Larchmont, every one had heard of Mrs. Jones and the baby, and her experience with the handsome stranger.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess you're about right," said Samantha.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is nothing left but to get home and await results."
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading "He has certainly been carried on to New York," said Widow Jones.
Larchmont
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From this reading An hour after they arrived at Larchmont, every one had heard of Mrs. Jones and the baby, and her experience with the handsome stranger.
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 "There is nothing left but to get home and await results."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They left word at the railroad station to at once bring up any telegram that might come for them.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading An hour after they arrived at Larchmont, every one had heard of Mrs. Jones and the baby, and her experience with the handsome stranger.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "He has certainly been carried on to New York," said Widow Jones.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There is nothing left but to get home and await results."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An hour after they arrived at Larchmont, every one had heard of Mrs. Jones and the baby, and her experience with the handsome stranger.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "He has certainly been carried on to New York," said Widow Jones.
on one occasion
From this reading They left word at the railroad station to at once bring up any telegram that might come for them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading An hour after they arrived at Larchmont, every one had heard of Mrs. Jones and the baby, and her experience with the handsome stranger.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading They left word at the railroad station to at once bring up any telegram that might come for them.
resultsnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading "There is nothing left but to get home and await results."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I guess you're about right," said Samantha.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He has certainly been carried on to New York," said Widow Jones.
Samantha
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From this reading "I guess you're about right," said Samantha.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading They left word at the railroad station to at once bring up any telegram that might come for them.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading An hour after they arrived at Larchmont, every one had heard of Mrs. Jones and the baby, and her experience with the handsome stranger.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading They left word at the railroad station to at once bring up any telegram that might come for them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They left word at the railroad station to at once bring up any telegram that might come for them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They left word at the railroad station to at once bring up any telegram that might come for them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They left word at the railroad station to at once bring up any telegram that might come for them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is nothing left but to get home and await results."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They left word at the railroad station to at once bring up any telegram that might come for them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He has certainly been carried on to New York," said Widow Jones.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They left word at the railroad station to at once bring up any telegram that might come for them.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading "He has certainly been carried on to New York," said Widow Jones.
in the company of; together with
From this reading An hour after they arrived at Larchmont, every one had heard of Mrs. Jones and the baby, and her experience with the handsome stranger.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading They left word at the railroad station to at once bring up any telegram that might come for them.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading "He has certainly been carried on to New York," said Widow Jones.
you're
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From this reading "I guess you're about right," said Samantha.
