used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
Amalfi
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
any person at all
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If he had never been told her mother's history, he would have stayed and would have tried to make her love him.
belongingsnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋz/
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
BrooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
Clare's
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From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
consultingverbUS /kənˈsʌltɪŋ/
-ing form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If he had never been told her mother's history, he would have stayed and would have tried to make her love him.
hesitateverbUS /ˈhezəteɪt/
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading If he had never been told her mother's history, he would have stayed and would have tried to make her love him.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
Johnstone
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From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
go away from a place
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
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 Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading If he had never been told her mother's history, he would have stayed and would have tried to make her love him.
held dear
From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
engage in
From this reading If he had never been told her mother's history, he would have stayed and would have tried to make her love him.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
moment'snounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading If he had never been told her mother's history, he would have stayed and would have tried to make her love him.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading If he had never been told her mother's history, he would have stayed and would have tried to make her love him.
not any; not one
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
on one occasion
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
and nothing more
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
oppositionnounUS /ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
refusalnounUS /rəˈfjuːzəl/
the act of refusing
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
a special situation
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
create by training and teaching
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading If he had never been told her mother's history, he would have stayed and would have tried to make her love him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Brook did not hesitate, for it seemed to him the only right thing to do, after Clare's refusal, and after what his father had told him.
at the time that
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
in or at the place that
From this reading It is a special advantage of places where there is no railway that one can go away at a moment's notice, without waiting tedious hours for a train.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Brook Johnstone had gone to his room when he had left his father, and was hastily packing his belongings, for he had made up his mind to leave Amalfi at once without consulting anybody.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If she had loved him, he would have stayed in spite of every opposition.
