used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
(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 A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That often comforts when the dark days are upon us.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
BarstownounUS /ˈbɑːrstoʊ/
a town in southeastern California
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You remember that line in one of Richard Watson Gilder’s poems: ‘Now who can take from us what has been ours?’
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You remember that line in one of Richard Watson Gilder’s poems: ‘Now who can take from us what has been ours?’
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
comfortsnounUS /ˈkʌmfərts/
things that make you comfortable and at ease
From this reading That often comforts when the dark days are upon us.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading That often comforts when the dark days are upon us.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading That often comforts when the dark days are upon us.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “That visit has just made me over,” declared the good old man.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A royal time Jeremy had had with his old friend.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
Gilder'snounUS /ˈɡɪldərz/
possessive form of “gilder” — someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt
From this reading “You remember that line in one of Richard Watson Gilder’s poems: ‘Now who can take from us what has been ours?’
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “That visit has just made me over,” declared the good old man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That visit has just made me over,” declared the good old man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A royal time Jeremy had had with his old friend.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You remember that line in one of Richard Watson Gilder’s poems: ‘Now who can take from us what has been ours?’
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
Jeremy
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From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
and nothing more
From this reading “That visit has just made me over,” declared the good old man.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “You remember that line in one of Richard Watson Gilder’s poems: ‘Now who can take from us what has been ours?’
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 A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “That visit has just made me over,” declared the good old man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “That visit has just made me over,” declared the good old man.
MarshallnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəl/
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That visit has just made me over,” declared the good old man.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “You remember that line in one of Richard Watson Gilder’s poems: ‘Now who can take from us what has been ours?’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
many times at short intervals
From this reading That often comforts when the dark days are upon us.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A royal time Jeremy had had with his old friend.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You remember that line in one of Richard Watson Gilder’s poems: ‘Now who can take from us what has been ours?’
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “You remember that line in one of Richard Watson Gilder’s poems: ‘Now who can take from us what has been ours?’
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “That visit has just made me over,” declared the good old man.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “You remember that line in one of Richard Watson Gilder’s poems: ‘Now who can take from us what has been ours?’
ReednounUS /riːd/
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “You remember that line in one of Richard Watson Gilder’s poems: ‘Now who can take from us what has been ours?’
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
Richard
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From this reading “You remember that line in one of Richard Watson Gilder’s poems: ‘Now who can take from us what has been ours?’
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading A royal time Jeremy had had with his old friend.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
the season of growth
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
carry out
From this reading “You remember that line in one of Richard Watson Gilder’s poems: ‘Now who can take from us what has been ours?’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
up to a particular time
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A royal time Jeremy had had with his old friend.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
ToddnounUS /tɑːd/
Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That often comforts when the dark days are upon us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You remember that line in one of Richard Watson Gilder’s poems: ‘Now who can take from us what has been ours?’
violinnounUS /vaɪəˈlɪn/
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “That visit has just made me over,” declared the good old man.
someone who visits
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
WatsonnounUS /ˈwɑːtsən/
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading “You remember that line in one of Richard Watson Gilder’s poems: ‘Now who can take from us what has been ours?’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You remember that line in one of Richard Watson Gilder’s poems: ‘Now who can take from us what has been ours?’
at the time that
From this reading That often comforts when the dark days are upon us.
which person or people
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A royal time Jeremy had had with his old friend.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A SPRING VISITOR Long before all this Jeremy Todd had returned from the city to report that he had delivered the violin safely into the hands of Mr. Barstow, who would keep it till Reed Marshall came back to claim it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You remember that line in one of Richard Watson Gilder’s poems: ‘Now who can take from us what has been ours?’
