used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And he had, after a fashion, made his appeal also to the girl.
speak to
From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the day arranged, early on the morning after the dinner at Little Alresford Park, John Gordon went up to London.
Alresford
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From this reading On the day arranged, early on the morning after the dinner at Little Alresford Park, John Gordon went up to London.
in addition
From this reading And he had, after a fashion, made his appeal also to the girl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MR AND MRS TOOKEY.
react verbally
From this reading He had made his appeal to Mr Whittlestaff, and had received no answer whatever.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading He had made his appeal to Mr Whittlestaff, and had received no answer whatever.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading On the day arranged, early on the morning after the dinner at Little Alresford Park, John Gordon went up to London.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the day arranged, early on the morning after the dinner at Little Alresford Park, John Gordon went up to London.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the day arranged, early on the morning after the dinner at Little Alresford Park, John Gordon went up to London.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading On the day arranged, early on the morning after the dinner at Little Alresford Park, John Gordon went up to London.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading On the day arranged, early on the morning after the dinner at Little Alresford Park, John Gordon went up to London.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And he had, after a fashion, made his appeal also to the girl.
a young female
From this reading And he had, after a fashion, made his appeal also to the girl.
Gordon
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From this reading On the day arranged, early on the morning after the dinner at Little Alresford Park, John Gordon went up to London.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
intimationnounUS /ˌɪntəˈmeɪʃən/
an indirect suggestion
From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading On the day arranged, early on the morning after the dinner at Little Alresford Park, John Gordon went up to London.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the day arranged, early on the morning after the dinner at Little Alresford Park, John Gordon went up to London.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading On the day arranged, early on the morning after the dinner at Little Alresford Park, John Gordon went up to London.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the day arranged, early on the morning after the dinner at Little Alresford Park, John Gordon went up to London.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR AND MRS TOOKEY.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MR AND MRS TOOKEY.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
not any; not one
From this reading He had made his appeal to Mr Whittlestaff, and had received no answer whatever.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day arranged, early on the morning after the dinner at Little Alresford Park, John Gordon went up to London.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading On the day arranged, early on the morning after the dinner at Little Alresford Park, John Gordon went up to London.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He had made his appeal to Mr Whittlestaff, and had received no answer whatever.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the day arranged, early on the morning after the dinner at Little Alresford Park, John Gordon went up to London.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the day arranged, early on the morning after the dinner at Little Alresford Park, John Gordon went up to London.
TOOKEY
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From this reading MR AND MRS TOOKEY.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading On the day arranged, early on the morning after the dinner at Little Alresford Park, John Gordon went up to London.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On the day arranged, early on the morning after the dinner at Little Alresford Park, John Gordon went up to London.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading He had made his appeal to Mr Whittlestaff, and had received no answer whatever.
Whittlestaff
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From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading He had not been much moved by the intimation made to him by Mr Whittlestaff that some letter should be written to him at his London address.
