used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading REUNION AND HAPPINESS As the squire and Doctor Peters drew nearer, Henry Goodall advanced with extended hand towards them.
aeronauts
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From this reading You bring us tidings of my daughter and her companion as well as of the aeronauts.
(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 Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REUNION AND HAPPINESS As the squire and Doctor Peters drew nearer, Henry Goodall advanced with extended hand towards them.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading REUNION AND HAPPINESS As the squire and Doctor Peters drew nearer, Henry Goodall advanced with extended hand towards them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading You bring us tidings of my daughter and her companion as well as of the aeronauts.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading You bring us tidings of my daughter and her companion as well as of the aeronauts.
a female human offspring
From this reading You bring us tidings of my daughter and her companion as well as of the aeronauts.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading REUNION AND HAPPINESS As the squire and Doctor Peters drew nearer, Henry Goodall advanced with extended hand towards them.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading REUNION AND HAPPINESS As the squire and Doctor Peters drew nearer, Henry Goodall advanced with extended hand towards them.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading REUNION AND HAPPINESS As the squire and Doctor Peters drew nearer, Henry Goodall advanced with extended hand towards them.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading “Welcome back in the flesh,” said the squire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
GoodallnounUS /ˈɡʊdɔːl/
English zoologist noted for her studies of chimpanzees in the wild (born in 1934)
From this reading REUNION AND HAPPINESS As the squire and Doctor Peters drew nearer, Henry Goodall advanced with extended hand towards them.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading REUNION AND HAPPINESS As the squire and Doctor Peters drew nearer, Henry Goodall advanced with extended hand towards them.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading REUNION AND HAPPINESS As the squire and Doctor Peters drew nearer, Henry Goodall advanced with extended hand towards them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading REUNION AND HAPPINESS As the squire and Doctor Peters drew nearer, Henry Goodall advanced with extended hand towards them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You bring us tidings of my daughter and her companion as well as of the aeronauts.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Welcome back in the flesh,” said the squire.
a particular point in time
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You bring us tidings of my daughter and her companion as well as of the aeronauts.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading REUNION AND HAPPINESS As the squire and Doctor Peters drew nearer, Henry Goodall advanced with extended hand towards them.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “Welcome to Wedwell Park.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
PetersnounUS /ˈpiːtərz/
plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading REUNION AND HAPPINESS As the squire and Doctor Peters drew nearer, Henry Goodall advanced with extended hand towards them.
REUNIONnounUS /riˈuːnjən/
a party of former associates who have come together again
From this reading REUNION AND HAPPINESS As the squire and Doctor Peters drew nearer, Henry Goodall advanced with extended hand towards them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Welcome back in the flesh,” said the squire.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading REUNION AND HAPPINESS As the squire and Doctor Peters drew nearer, Henry Goodall advanced with extended hand towards them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REUNION AND HAPPINESS As the squire and Doctor Peters drew nearer, Henry Goodall advanced with extended hand towards them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading REUNION AND HAPPINESS As the squire and Doctor Peters drew nearer, Henry Goodall advanced with extended hand towards them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading You bring us tidings of my daughter and her companion as well as of the aeronauts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
in the direction of
From this reading REUNION AND HAPPINESS As the squire and Doctor Peters drew nearer, Henry Goodall advanced with extended hand towards them.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You bring us tidings of my daughter and her companion as well as of the aeronauts.
Wedwell
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From this reading “Welcome to Wedwell Park.
accept gladly
From this reading “Welcome back in the flesh,” said the squire.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading You bring us tidings of my daughter and her companion as well as of the aeronauts.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
in the company of; together with
From this reading REUNION AND HAPPINESS As the squire and Doctor Peters drew nearer, Henry Goodall advanced with extended hand towards them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Seeing this, his brother and the doctor held back for a moment, to notice what effect the unexpected appearance of Henry Goodall would have on their host, and then the party all shook hands heartily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You bring us tidings of my daughter and her companion as well as of the aeronauts.
