used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I have a little business to attend to here,” said Mr. Stackpole, “so if you don’t mind, we’ll stay over here a day.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I have never been in Albany, and shall be glad to go about and see the city.”
AlbanynounUS /ˈɔːlbəni/
state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
From this reading William Penrose kept on his way to New York, but Bernard and Mr. Stackpole stopped at Albany.
(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 “All right, sir; I have no pressing business to hurry me on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading William Penrose kept on his way to New York, but Bernard and Mr. Stackpole stopped at Albany.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading William Penrose kept on his way to New York, but Bernard and Mr. Stackpole stopped at Albany.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading “I have a little business to attend to here,” said Mr. Stackpole, “so if you don’t mind, we’ll stay over here a day.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have never been in Albany, and shall be glad to go about and see the city.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have never been in Albany, and shall be glad to go about and see the city.”
BernardnounUS /bərˈnɑːrd/
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading William Penrose kept on his way to New York, but Bernard and Mr. Stackpole stopped at Albany.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The next morning they took the day boat down the Hudson.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “I have a little business to attend to here,” said Mr. Stackpole, “so if you don’t mind, we’ll stay over here a day.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading William Penrose kept on his way to New York, but Bernard and Mr. Stackpole stopped at Albany.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading I have never been in Albany, and shall be glad to go about and see the city.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “I have a little business to attend to here,” said Mr. Stackpole, “so if you don’t mind, we’ll stay over here a day.”
don't
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From this reading “I have a little business to attend to here,” said Mr. Stackpole, “so if you don’t mind, we’ll stay over here a day.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The next morning they took the day boat down the Hudson.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I have never been in Albany, and shall be glad to go about and see the city.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I have never been in Albany, and shall be glad to go about and see the city.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have a little business to attend to here,” said Mr. Stackpole, “so if you don’t mind, we’ll stay over here a day.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I have a little business to attend to here,” said Mr. Stackpole, “so if you don’t mind, we’ll stay over here a day.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading William Penrose kept on his way to New York, but Bernard and Mr. Stackpole stopped at Albany.
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading The next morning they took the day boat down the Hudson.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “All right, sir; I have no pressing business to hurry me on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have a little business to attend to here,” said Mr. Stackpole, “so if you don’t mind, we’ll stay over here a day.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I have a little business to attend to here,” said Mr. Stackpole, “so if you don’t mind, we’ll stay over here a day.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have never been in Albany, and shall be glad to go about and see the city.”
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading William Penrose kept on his way to New York, but Bernard and Mr. Stackpole stopped at Albany.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I have a little business to attend to here,” said Mr. Stackpole, “so if you don’t mind, we’ll stay over here a day.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “All right, sir; I have no pressing business to hurry me on.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I have a little business to attend to here,” said Mr. Stackpole, “so if you don’t mind, we’ll stay over here a day.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning they took the day boat down the Hudson.
a form of address for a man
From this reading William Penrose kept on his way to New York, but Bernard and Mr. Stackpole stopped at Albany.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have never been in Albany, and shall be glad to go about and see the city.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading William Penrose kept on his way to New York, but Bernard and Mr. Stackpole stopped at Albany.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning they took the day boat down the Hudson.
not any; not one
From this reading “All right, sir; I have no pressing business to hurry me on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading William Penrose kept on his way to New York, but Bernard and Mr. Stackpole stopped at Albany.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “I have a little business to attend to here,” said Mr. Stackpole, “so if you don’t mind, we’ll stay over here a day.”
Penrose
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From this reading William Penrose kept on his way to New York, but Bernard and Mr. Stackpole stopped at Albany.
pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “All right, sir; I have no pressing business to hurry me on.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right, sir; I have no pressing business to hurry me on.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I have a little business to attend to here,” said Mr. Stackpole, “so if you don’t mind, we’ll stay over here a day.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have never been in Albany, and shall be glad to go about and see the city.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I have never been in Albany, and shall be glad to go about and see the city.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “All right, sir; I have no pressing business to hurry me on.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I have a little business to attend to here,” said Mr. Stackpole, “so if you don’t mind, we’ll stay over here a day.”
Stackpole
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From this reading William Penrose kept on his way to New York, but Bernard and Mr. Stackpole stopped at Albany.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “I have a little business to attend to here,” said Mr. Stackpole, “so if you don’t mind, we’ll stay over here a day.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading William Penrose kept on his way to New York, but Bernard and Mr. Stackpole stopped at Albany.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have never been in Albany, and shall be glad to go about and see the city.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning they took the day boat down the Hudson.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading William Penrose kept on his way to New York, but Bernard and Mr. Stackpole stopped at Albany.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The next morning they took the day boat down the Hudson.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading William Penrose kept on his way to New York, but Bernard and Mr. Stackpole stopped at Albany.
we'll
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From this reading “I have a little business to attend to here,” said Mr. Stackpole, “so if you don’t mind, we’ll stay over here a day.”
William
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From this reading William Penrose kept on his way to New York, but Bernard and Mr. Stackpole stopped at Albany.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading William Penrose kept on his way to New York, but Bernard and Mr. Stackpole stopped at Albany.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have a little business to attend to here,” said Mr. Stackpole, “so if you don’t mind, we’ll stay over here a day.”
