5th
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From this reading Accordingly, on their coming in at the station at 9 p.m., on the evening of the 5th, Lionel, all eagerness, met them.
9
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From this reading Accordingly, on their coming in at the station at 9 p.m., on the evening of the 5th, Lionel, all eagerness, met them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "So kind of you to meet us, Sir Lionel," said Lady Esmondet, for Madame Grandy was about.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading We shall not accompany our friends on their home-bound journey.
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading Accordingly, on their coming in at the station at 9 p.m., on the evening of the 5th, Lionel, all eagerness, met them.
(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 Accordingly, on their coming in at the station at 9 p.m., on the evening of the 5th, Lionel, all eagerness, met them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Accordingly, on their coming in at the station at 9 p.m., on the evening of the 5th, Lionel, all eagerness, met them.
eagernessnounUS /ˈiːɡərnəs/
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading Accordingly, on their coming in at the station at 9 p.m., on the evening of the 5th, Lionel, all eagerness, met them.
Esmondet
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From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Accordingly, on their coming in at the station at 9 p.m., on the evening of the 5th, Lionel, all eagerness, met them.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "So kind of you to meet us, Sir Lionel," said Lady Esmondet, for Madame Grandy was about.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We shall not accompany our friends on their home-bound journey.
Grandy
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From this reading "So kind of you to meet us, Sir Lionel," said Lady Esmondet, for Madame Grandy was about.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading HEART TO HEART.
home-bound
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From this reading We shall not accompany our friends on their home-bound journey.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Accordingly, on their coming in at the station at 9 p.m., on the evening of the 5th, Lionel, all eagerness, met them.
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading We shall not accompany our friends on their home-bound journey.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "So kind of you to meet us, Sir Lionel," said Lady Esmondet, for Madame Grandy was about.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
Lionel
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From this reading Accordingly, on their coming in at the station at 9 p.m., on the evening of the 5th, Lionel, all eagerness, met them.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Accordingly, on their coming in at the station at 9 p.m., on the evening of the 5th, Lionel, all eagerness, met them.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "So kind of you to meet us, Sir Lionel," said Lady Esmondet, for Madame Grandy was about.
come together
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Accordingly, on their coming in at the station at 9 p.m., on the evening of the 5th, Lionel, all eagerness, met them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We shall not accompany our friends on their home-bound journey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We shall not accompany our friends on their home-bound journey.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We shall not accompany our friends on their home-bound journey.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Accordingly, on their coming in at the station at 9 p.m., on the evening of the 5th, Lionel, all eagerness, met them.
relateverbUS /rɪˈleɪt/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "So kind of you to meet us, Sir Lionel," said Lady Esmondet, for Madame Grandy was about.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall not accompany our friends on their home-bound journey.
and nothing more
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
term of address for a man
From this reading "So kind of you to meet us, Sir Lionel," said Lady Esmondet, for Madame Grandy was about.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So kind of you to meet us, Sir Lionel," said Lady Esmondet, for Madame Grandy was about.
move hurridly
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Accordingly, on their coming in at the station at 9 p.m., on the evening of the 5th, Lionel, all eagerness, met them.
talksnounUS /tɔːks/
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
telegraphedverbUS /ˈteləɡræft/
past form of “telegraph” — send cables, wires, or telegrams
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We shall not accompany our friends on their home-bound journey.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HEART TO HEART.
Trevalyon
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From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So kind of you to meet us, Sir Lionel," said Lady Esmondet, for Madame Grandy was about.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So kind of you to meet us, Sir Lionel," said Lady Esmondet, for Madame Grandy was about.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall not accompany our friends on their home-bound journey.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Time will fly with greater speed if we relate not the talks and incidents by the way, but simply meet them at London, whither Lady Esmondet had telegraphed Trevalyon of their arrival.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So kind of you to meet us, Sir Lionel," said Lady Esmondet, for Madame Grandy was about.
