used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
the state of being absent
From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Romaine received the news with a sardonic grin and many expressions of civil regret.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
cannot
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From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
casuallyadverbUS /ˈkæʒəwəli/
not methodically or according to plan
From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
Chessingham
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From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
civiladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading Mr. Romaine received the news with a sardonic grin and many expressions of civil regret.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
convenientadjectiveUS /kənˈviːnjənt/
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
dearly loved
From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
divisible by two
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
expressionsnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃənz/
plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Mr. Romaine received the news with a sardonic grin and many expressions of civil regret.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
gapnounUS /ɡæp/
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
grinnounUS /ɡrɪn/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Mr. Romaine received the news with a sardonic grin and many expressions of civil regret.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
engage in
From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Mr. Romaine received the news with a sardonic grin and many expressions of civil regret.
Maywood
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From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Romaine received the news with a sardonic grin and many expressions of civil regret.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading Mr. Romaine received the news with a sardonic grin and many expressions of civil regret.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Romaine received the news with a sardonic grin and many expressions of civil regret.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
provideverbUS /prəˈvaɪd/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Mr. Romaine received the news with a sardonic grin and many expressions of civil regret.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading Mr. Romaine received the news with a sardonic grin and many expressions of civil regret.
remindernounUS /riˈmaɪndər/
a message that helps you remember something
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
RomainenounUS /roʊˈmeɪn/
lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head
From this reading Mr. Romaine received the news with a sardonic grin and many expressions of civil regret.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
sardonicadjectiveUS /sɑːrˈdɑːnɪk/
disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking
From this reading Mr. Romaine received the news with a sardonic grin and many expressions of civil regret.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading However, since your decision is made, all I can do will be to provide as far as possible for your comfort during your journey back to England.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
carry out
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Romaine received the news with a sardonic grin and many expressions of civil regret.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Within a few days Chessingham mentioned to him casually that Miss Maywood would return to England at the first convenient opportunity.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading I will even let Chessingham off to take you to New York, and every day, while you are at sea, I will arrange that you shall have some reminder of those that you have left behind in Virginia.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear Miss Maywood,” he said, the next time he ran across her, “you cannot imagine what a gap your absence will make to me.
