AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
the state of being absent
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
anew
From this reading AGAIN AT CROKER'S HALL.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AGAIN AT CROKER'S HALL.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
CROKER'S
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From this reading AGAIN AT CROKER'S HALL.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
greetverbUS /ɡriːt/
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading AGAIN AT CROKER'S HALL.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
a room where books are kept
From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
come together
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
a form of address for a man
From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
not any; not one
From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
occasionedverbUS /əˈkeɪʒənd/
past form of “occasion” — give occasion to
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
pony-carriage
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From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
purposelyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrpəsli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
move hurridly
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But he had no sooner taken his place in the library than he sent for her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The pony-carriage had gone to meet him, but Mary remained purposely out of the way.
Whittlestaff
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From this reading About three o'clock on that day Mr Whittlestaff came home.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She could not rush out to greet him, as she would have done had his absence been occasioned by any other cause.
