used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
alenounUS /eɪl/
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
Audouin
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From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
BathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
bunnounUS /bʌn/
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
ChurchillnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪl/
English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
Colin
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
delightfullyadverbUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəli/
in a delightful manner
From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
Don't
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From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
give expression to
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
gaudyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːdi/
tastelessly showy
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
and nothing more
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
LimenounUS /laɪm/
a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
take the midday meal
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
a form of address for a man
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Audouin nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
refreshment-room
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
remindverbUS /riˈmaɪnd/
put in the mind of someone
From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
St
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From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
We'd
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From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
