used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
Algernon
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From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
Calvert
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From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
cannot
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From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
cluenounUS /kluː/
a slight indication
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
conceiveverbUS /kənˈsiːv/
have the idea for
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
dearly loved
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
Drayton
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From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
apart from; not including
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
a boy or man
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
set up or found
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
a man of refinement
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
Hindostanee
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From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
how
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From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
kinsmannounUS /ˈkɪnzmæn/
a male relative
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
immediately past
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
mapverbUS /mæp/
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
modestynounUS /ˈmɑːdəsti/
freedom from vanity or conceit
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
musterverbUS /ˈmʌstər/
gather or bring together
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
overjoyedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈdʒɔɪd/
extremely joyful
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
Scarborough
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From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
scrupled
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From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
express in words
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
VillanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading “The Villa.
vocabularynounUS /voʊˈkæbjəleri/
a listing of the words used in some enterprise
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
