used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She is particularly anxious to see him upon a matter of private business."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
eagerly desirous
From this reading She is particularly anxious to see him upon a matter of private business."
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading She is particularly anxious to see him upon a matter of private business."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
convenientadjectiveUS /kənˈviːnjənt/
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
Dalrymple
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From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
despatched
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From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
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 This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading READE MEETS HER MATCH.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is particularly anxious to see him upon a matter of private business."
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading READE MEETS HER MATCH.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading She is particularly anxious to see him upon a matter of private business."
MEETSnounUS /miːts/
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading READE MEETS HER MATCH.
Menzies
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From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
a brief written record
From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She is particularly anxious to see him upon a matter of private business."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading She is particularly anxious to see him upon a matter of private business."
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading She is particularly anxious to see him upon a matter of private business."
READE
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From this reading READE MEETS HER MATCH.
Roden
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From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She is particularly anxious to see him upon a matter of private business."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is particularly anxious to see him upon a matter of private business."
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
to-morrow
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From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will Mr. Roden Dalrymple do Mrs. Edward Reade the great favour to call upon her to-morrow (Thursday) morning, if convenient to him, between ten and twelve o'clock?
Yarra
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From this reading This note was despatched from South Yarra to Menzies on a certain night in the early part of December, a few weeks after the Town Hall ball.
