used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a printed card, and Ned Blackborough laid it down on the table, feeling that the world was getting beyond him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This was about a week or so after Aura's return, and he had intended to call on her that very afternoon.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This was about a week or so after Aura's return, and he had intended to call on her that very afternoon.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading This was about a week or so after Aura's return, and he had intended to call on her that very afternoon.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a printed card, and Ned Blackborough laid it down on the table, feeling that the world was getting beyond him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Mrs. Edward Cruttenden requests the pleasure of Lord Blackborough's company at dinner."
Aura's
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From this reading This was about a week or so after Aura's return, and he had intended to call on her that very afternoon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was a printed card, and Ned Blackborough laid it down on the table, feeling that the world was getting beyond him.
Blackborough
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From this reading It was a printed card, and Ned Blackborough laid it down on the table, feeling that the world was getting beyond him.
Blackborough's
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From this reading "Mrs. Edward Cruttenden requests the pleasure of Lord Blackborough's company at dinner."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This was about a week or so after Aura's return, and he had intended to call on her that very afternoon.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading It was a printed card, and Ned Blackborough laid it down on the table, feeling that the world was getting beyond him.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "Mrs. Edward Cruttenden requests the pleasure of Lord Blackborough's company at dinner."
Cruttenden
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From this reading "Mrs. Edward Cruttenden requests the pleasure of Lord Blackborough's company at dinner."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "Mrs. Edward Cruttenden requests the pleasure of Lord Blackborough's company at dinner."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was a printed card, and Ned Blackborough laid it down on the table, feeling that the world was getting beyond him.
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 "Mrs. Edward Cruttenden requests the pleasure of Lord Blackborough's company at dinner."
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It was a printed card, and Ned Blackborough laid it down on the table, feeling that the world was getting beyond him.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading It was a printed card, and Ned Blackborough laid it down on the table, feeling that the world was getting beyond him.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was about a week or so after Aura's return, and he had intended to call on her that very afternoon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was about a week or so after Aura's return, and he had intended to call on her that very afternoon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This was about a week or so after Aura's return, and he had intended to call on her that very afternoon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a printed card, and Ned Blackborough laid it down on the table, feeling that the world was getting beyond him.
Hirschs
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From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading This was about a week or so after Aura's return, and he had intended to call on her that very afternoon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a printed card, and Ned Blackborough laid it down on the table, feeling that the world was getting beyond him.
set down according to a plan
From this reading It was a printed card, and Ned Blackborough laid it down on the table, feeling that the world was getting beyond him.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Mrs. Edward Cruttenden requests the pleasure of Lord Blackborough's company at dinner."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Mrs. Edward Cruttenden requests the pleasure of Lord Blackborough's company at dinner."
Ned
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From this reading It was a printed card, and Ned Blackborough laid it down on the table, feeling that the world was getting beyond him.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now he refrained.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Mrs. Edward Cruttenden requests the pleasure of Lord Blackborough's company at dinner."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a printed card, and Ned Blackborough laid it down on the table, feeling that the world was getting beyond him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This was about a week or so after Aura's return, and he had intended to call on her that very afternoon.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "Mrs. Edward Cruttenden requests the pleasure of Lord Blackborough's company at dinner."
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading It was a printed card, and Ned Blackborough laid it down on the table, feeling that the world was getting beyond him.
refrainedverbUS /rɪˈfreɪnd/
past form of “refrain” — resist doing something
From this reading Now he refrained.
requestsnounUS /rɪˈkwests/
plural of “request” — a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
From this reading "Mrs. Edward Cruttenden requests the pleasure of Lord Blackborough's company at dinner."
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading This was about a week or so after Aura's return, and he had intended to call on her that very afternoon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This was about a week or so after Aura's return, and he had intended to call on her that very afternoon.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading It was a printed card, and Ned Blackborough laid it down on the table, feeling that the world was getting beyond him.
TednounUS /ted/
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a printed card, and Ned Blackborough laid it down on the table, feeling that the world was getting beyond him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Mrs. Edward Cruttenden requests the pleasure of Lord Blackborough's company at dinner."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was about a week or so after Aura's return, and he had intended to call on her that very afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was about a week or so after Aura's return, and he had intended to call on her that very afternoon.
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
precisely as stated
From this reading This was about a week or so after Aura's return, and he had intended to call on her that very afternoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a printed card, and Ned Blackborough laid it down on the table, feeling that the world was getting beyond him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading This was about a week or so after Aura's return, and he had intended to call on her that very afternoon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It was a printed card, and Ned Blackborough laid it down on the table, feeling that the world was getting beyond him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am so sorry we had to give you such short notice," said Ted, whom he met in the street next day, "but the Hirschs were coming down unexpectedly and it had to be hurried.
