used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then we heard that she must go to a warm country for two or three years.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doctor was often at the house, and the master looked grave and anxious.
eagerly desirous
From this reading The doctor was often at the house, and the master looked grave and anxious.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The doctor was often at the house, and the master looked grave and anxious.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Then we heard that she must go to a warm country for two or three years.
death-bell
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From this reading The news fell upon the household like the tolling of a death-bell.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor was often at the house, and the master looked grave and anxious.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The news fell upon the household like the tolling of a death-bell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then we heard that she must go to a warm country for two or three years.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then we heard that she must go to a warm country for two or three years.
death of a person
From this reading The doctor was often at the house, and the master looked grave and anxious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading We heard that our mistress was ill.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The doctor was often at the house, and the master looked grave and anxious.
a social unit living together
From this reading The news fell upon the household like the tolling of a death-bell.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading We heard that our mistress was ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The news fell upon the household like the tolling of a death-bell.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The doctor was often at the house, and the master looked grave and anxious.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The doctor was often at the house, and the master looked grave and anxious.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading We heard that our mistress was ill.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then we heard that she must go to a warm country for two or three years.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The news fell upon the household like the tolling of a death-bell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The news fell upon the household like the tolling of a death-bell.
many times at short intervals
From this reading The doctor was often at the house, and the master looked grave and anxious.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then we heard that she must go to a warm country for two or three years.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We heard that our mistress was ill.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
the act of departing politely
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then we heard that she must go to a warm country for two or three years.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We heard that our mistress was ill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then we heard that she must go to a warm country for two or three years.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
tollingverbUS /ˈtoʊlɪŋ/
-ing form of “toll” — ring slowly
From this reading The news fell upon the household like the tolling of a death-bell.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Then we heard that she must go to a warm country for two or three years.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The news fell upon the household like the tolling of a death-bell.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Then we heard that she must go to a warm country for two or three years.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We heard that our mistress was ill.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We heard that our mistress was ill.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
a late time of life
From this reading THE PARTING I had lived in this happy place three years, but sad changes were about to come over us.
