afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I hardly thought you'd get here so soon after your party-going last night," said her father.
anew
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had not gone far before she met her father, with whom she had made an appointment for that hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
appointmentnounUS /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading She had not gone far before she met her father, with whom she had made an appointment for that hour.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had not gone far before she met her father, with whom she had made an appointment for that hour.
broodedverbUS /ˈbruːdɪd/
past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I have come, you see, father."
CynthianounUS /ˈsɪnθiə/
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She had not gone far before she met her father, with whom she had made an appointment for that hour.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She had not gone far before she met her father, with whom she had made an appointment for that hour.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had not gone far before she met her father, with whom she had made an appointment for that hour.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I hardly thought you'd get here so soon after your party-going last night," said her father.
a young female
From this reading "Well, Cynthia, my girl?"
destroyed or killed
From this reading She had not gone far before she met her father, with whom she had made an appointment for that hour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not gone far before she met her father, with whom she had made an appointment for that hour.
only a very short time before
From this reading "I hardly thought you'd get here so soon after your party-going last night," said her father.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have come, you see, father."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had not gone far before she met her father, with whom she had made an appointment for that hour.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I hardly thought you'd get here so soon after your party-going last night," said her father.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading She had not gone far before she met her father, with whom she had made an appointment for that hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have come, you see, father."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
Kensington
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From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
immediately past
From this reading "I hardly thought you'd get here so soon after your party-going last night," said her father.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She had not gone far before she met her father, with whom she had made an appointment for that hour.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading She had not gone far before she met her father, with whom she had made an appointment for that hour.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, Cynthia, my girl?"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I hardly thought you'd get here so soon after your party-going last night," said her father.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not gone far before she met her father, with whom she had made an appointment for that hour.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
party-going
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From this reading "I hardly thought you'd get here so soon after your party-going last night," said her father.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I hardly thought you'd get here so soon after your party-going last night," said her father.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I have come, you see, father."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not gone far before she met her father, with whom she had made an appointment for that hour.
smokiest
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From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I hardly thought you'd get here so soon after your party-going last night," said her father.
in the near future
From this reading "I hardly thought you'd get here so soon after your party-going last night," said her father.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had not gone far before she met her father, with whom she had made an appointment for that hour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I hardly thought you'd get here so soon after your party-going last night," said her father.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
(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 "Well, Cynthia, my girl?"
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had not gone far before she met her father, with whom she had made an appointment for that hour.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had not gone far before she met her father, with whom she had made an appointment for that hour.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Early in the sweet June morning--sweet and fair although it brooded over London, the smokiest city in the world--Cynthia was again walking in Kensington Gardens.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have come, you see, father."
you'd
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From this reading "I hardly thought you'd get here so soon after your party-going last night," said her father.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I hardly thought you'd get here so soon after your party-going last night," said her father.
