used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were from Tom and Statia Barton and from a club friend who had obtained my address from Tom.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Tom's was full of cheer, with wholesome advice about keeping well now I had got into that condition.
speak to
From this reading They were from Tom and Statia Barton and from a club friend who had obtained my address from Tom.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading Tom's was full of cheer, with wholesome advice about keeping well now I had got into that condition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were from Tom and Statia Barton and from a club friend who had obtained my address from Tom.
Barton
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From this reading They were from Tom and Statia Barton and from a club friend who had obtained my address from Tom.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Letters that came the next morning were hardly read, so interested was I in my plan to entrap my sly fellow passenger.
give encouragement to
From this reading Tom's was full of cheer, with wholesome advice about keeping well now I had got into that condition.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading They were from Tom and Statia Barton and from a club friend who had obtained my address from Tom.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Statia's had a tone of melancholy that she seemed trying to conceal.
a state at a particular time
From this reading Tom's was full of cheer, with wholesome advice about keeping well now I had got into that condition.
entrapverbUS /ɪnˈtræp/
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
From this reading Letters that came the next morning were hardly read, so interested was I in my plan to entrap my sly fellow passenger.
a boy or man
From this reading Letters that came the next morning were hardly read, so interested was I in my plan to entrap my sly fellow passenger.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading They were from Tom and Statia Barton and from a club friend who had obtained my address from Tom.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were from Tom and Statia Barton and from a club friend who had obtained my address from Tom.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Tom's was full of cheer, with wholesome advice about keeping well now I had got into that condition.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Tom's was full of cheer, with wholesome advice about keeping well now I had got into that condition.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were from Tom and Statia Barton and from a club friend who had obtained my address from Tom.
only a very short time before
From this reading Letters that came the next morning were hardly read, so interested was I in my plan to entrap my sly fellow passenger.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Letters that came the next morning were hardly read, so interested was I in my plan to entrap my sly fellow passenger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "YOU WERE IN MY ROOM."
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading Letters that came the next morning were hardly read, so interested was I in my plan to entrap my sly fellow passenger.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tom's was full of cheer, with wholesome advice about keeping well now I had got into that condition.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Tom's was full of cheer, with wholesome advice about keeping well now I had got into that condition.
the literary culture
From this reading Letters that came the next morning were hardly read, so interested was I in my plan to entrap my sly fellow passenger.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Statia's had a tone of melancholy that she seemed trying to conceal.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Letters that came the next morning were hardly read, so interested was I in my plan to entrap my sly fellow passenger.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "YOU WERE IN MY ROOM."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Letters that came the next morning were hardly read, so interested was I in my plan to entrap my sly fellow passenger.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Tom's was full of cheer, with wholesome advice about keeping well now I had got into that condition.
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading They were from Tom and Statia Barton and from a club friend who had obtained my address from Tom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Statia's had a tone of melancholy that she seemed trying to conceal.
passengernounUS /ˈpæsəndʒər/
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading Letters that came the next morning were hardly read, so interested was I in my plan to entrap my sly fellow passenger.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Letters that came the next morning were hardly read, so interested was I in my plan to entrap my sly fellow passenger.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Letters that came the next morning were hardly read, so interested was I in my plan to entrap my sly fellow passenger.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "YOU WERE IN MY ROOM."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Statia's had a tone of melancholy that she seemed trying to conceal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Statia's had a tone of melancholy that she seemed trying to conceal.
slyadjectiveUS /slaɪ/
marked by skill in deception
From this reading Letters that came the next morning were hardly read, so interested was I in my plan to entrap my sly fellow passenger.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Letters that came the next morning were hardly read, so interested was I in my plan to entrap my sly fellow passenger.
Statia
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From this reading They were from Tom and Statia Barton and from a club friend who had obtained my address from Tom.
Statia's
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From this reading Statia's had a tone of melancholy that she seemed trying to conceal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Letters that came the next morning were hardly read, so interested was I in my plan to entrap my sly fellow passenger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Letters that came the next morning were hardly read, so interested was I in my plan to entrap my sly fellow passenger.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were from Tom and Statia Barton and from a club friend who had obtained my address from Tom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Letters that came the next morning were hardly read, so interested was I in my plan to entrap my sly fellow passenger.
male cat
From this reading They were from Tom and Statia Barton and from a club friend who had obtained my address from Tom.
Tom'snounUS /tɑːmz/
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading Tom's was full of cheer, with wholesome advice about keeping well now I had got into that condition.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Statia's had a tone of melancholy that she seemed trying to conceal.
hard to endure
From this reading Statia's had a tone of melancholy that she seemed trying to conceal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Letters that came the next morning were hardly read, so interested was I in my plan to entrap my sly fellow passenger.
(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 Tom's was full of cheer, with wholesome advice about keeping well now I had got into that condition.
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "YOU WERE IN MY ROOM."
which person or people
From this reading They were from Tom and Statia Barton and from a club friend who had obtained my address from Tom.
wholesomeadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊlsəm/
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
From this reading Tom's was full of cheer, with wholesome advice about keeping well now I had got into that condition.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tom's was full of cheer, with wholesome advice about keeping well now I had got into that condition.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "YOU WERE IN MY ROOM."
