used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every day for a long time the little fellow expected the boy would come up the avenue at Woodlawn.
a line of approach
From this reading Every day for a long time the little fellow expected the boy would come up the avenue at Woodlawn.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But nothing had ever been seen or heard from him; and now more than a month had passed.
Bertie
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From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
a youthful male person
From this reading Every day for a long time the little fellow expected the boy would come up the avenue at Woodlawn.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But nothing had ever been seen or heard from him; and now more than a month had passed.
Cahart
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From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Every day for a long time the little fellow expected the boy would come up the avenue at Woodlawn.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every day for a long time the little fellow expected the boy would come up the avenue at Woodlawn.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
at any time
From this reading But nothing had ever been seen or heard from him; and now more than a month had passed.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day for a long time the little fellow expected the boy would come up the avenue at Woodlawn.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Every day for a long time the little fellow expected the boy would come up the avenue at Woodlawn.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading THE SORROWING FATHER.
a boy or man
From this reading Every day for a long time the little fellow expected the boy would come up the avenue at Woodlawn.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
granitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But nothing had ever been seen or heard from him; and now more than a month had passed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
hopingverbUS /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Every day for a long time the little fellow expected the boy would come up the avenue at Woodlawn.
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 Every day for a long time the little fellow expected the boy would come up the avenue at Woodlawn.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading But nothing had ever been seen or heard from him; and now more than a month had passed.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But nothing had ever been seen or heard from him; and now more than a month had passed.
a form of address for a man
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But nothing had ever been seen or heard from him; and now more than a month had passed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But nothing had ever been seen or heard from him; and now more than a month had passed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But nothing had ever been seen or heard from him; and now more than a month had passed.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading But nothing had ever been seen or heard from him; and now more than a month had passed.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
quarrynounUS /ˈkwɔːri/
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But nothing had ever been seen or heard from him; and now more than a month had passed.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
seriesnounUS /ˈsɪriz/
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
a male human offspring
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
SORROWINGadjective
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
From this reading THE SORROWING FATHER.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
carry out
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But nothing had ever been seen or heard from him; and now more than a month had passed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SORROWING FATHER.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Every day for a long time the little fellow expected the boy would come up the avenue at Woodlawn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
a source of difficulty
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Every day for a long time the little fellow expected the boy would come up the avenue at Woodlawn.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
which person or people
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
Woodlawn
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From this reading Every day for a long time the little fellow expected the boy would come up the avenue at Woodlawn.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had a son who gave him great trouble, and whom he promised that that he would send to Oxford for Bertie to take to his mamma, hoping she would do him good.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In another volume of this series, I have told you about Mr. Cahart who brought the stone steps from the granite quarry.
