used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
additionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/
a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
attainverbUS /əˈteɪn/
to gain with effort
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
calculatedadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪd/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
chatverbUS /tʃæt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
cross-road
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From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
Emon-a-knock
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From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
gratuitousadjectiveUS /ɡrəˈtuːətəs/
without cause
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
how
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From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
Kate
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From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
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 The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
loneadjectiveUS /loʊn/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
Murdock
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From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
with little or no delay
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
relieve from
From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
only a very short time before
From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
Shanvilla
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From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
carry out
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
male cat
From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Certainly they had not agreed that it should be "their lone;" this was as chance might have it; and it was a gratuitous addition of Winny's, as calculated to attain her object; and we have seen how promptly she succeeded.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The day was fine, and they now wandered along the road, so engaged in chat that they scarcely knew how far they were from home.
in or at the place that
From this reading They had turned down a cross-road before they came to Shanvilla, the little village where Emon-a-knock lived.
Winny
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From this reading Winny and Kate had agreed to take a long walk after mass on the day in question.
Winny's
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From this reading This was not a mere trick of Winny's to get rid of Tom Murdock.
