used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading About two weeks after Caleb Saylor and Rosamond were married, John Cornwall left Harlan on a business trip for Boston and Pittsburgh.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About two weeks after Caleb Saylor and Rosamond were married, John Cornwall left Harlan on a business trip for Boston and Pittsburgh.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading About two weeks after Caleb Saylor and Rosamond were married, John Cornwall left Harlan on a business trip for Boston and Pittsburgh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARY AND JOHN ARE MARRIED.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MARY AND JOHN ARE MARRIED.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he had never gone east over the C.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading & O., he concluded to travel that route, boarding the train at Winchester.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
boardingnounUS /ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading & O., he concluded to travel that route, boarding the train at Winchester.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading About two weeks after Caleb Saylor and Rosamond were married, John Cornwall left Harlan on a business trip for Boston and Pittsburgh.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading About two weeks after Caleb Saylor and Rosamond were married, John Cornwall left Harlan on a business trip for Boston and Pittsburgh.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading As he had never gone east over the C.
Caleb
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From this reading About two weeks after Caleb Saylor and Rosamond were married, John Cornwall left Harlan on a business trip for Boston and Pittsburgh.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading & O., he concluded to travel that route, boarding the train at Winchester.
CornwallnounUS /ˈkɔːrnwɔːl/
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading About two weeks after Caleb Saylor and Rosamond were married, John Cornwall left Harlan on a business trip for Boston and Pittsburgh.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
command with authority
From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading As he had never gone east over the C.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
executorsnounUS /ɪɡˈzekjətərz/
plural of “executor” — a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will
From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading About two weeks after Caleb Saylor and Rosamond were married, John Cornwall left Harlan on a business trip for Boston and Pittsburgh.
Giusto
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From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
destroyed or killed
From this reading As he had never gone east over the C.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he had never gone east over the C.
Harlan
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From this reading About two weeks after Caleb Saylor and Rosamond were married, John Cornwall left Harlan on a business trip for Boston and Pittsburgh.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he had never gone east over the C.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading MARY AND JOHN ARE MARRIED.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading About two weeks after Caleb Saylor and Rosamond were married, John Cornwall left Harlan on a business trip for Boston and Pittsburgh.
engage in
From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
joined in matrimony
From this reading MARY AND JOHN ARE MARRIED.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY AND JOHN ARE MARRIED.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading As he had never gone east over the C.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading & O., he concluded to travel that route, boarding the train at Winchester.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About two weeks after Caleb Saylor and Rosamond were married, John Cornwall left Harlan on a business trip for Boston and Pittsburgh.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As he had never gone east over the C.
PittsburghnounUS /ˈpɪtsbərɡ/
a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh
From this reading About two weeks after Caleb Saylor and Rosamond were married, John Cornwall left Harlan on a business trip for Boston and Pittsburgh.
Poggi
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From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
residentadjectiveUS /ˈrezɪdənt/
living in a particular place
From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
Rosamond
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From this reading About two weeks after Caleb Saylor and Rosamond were married, John Cornwall left Harlan on a business trip for Boston and Pittsburgh.
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading & O., he concluded to travel that route, boarding the train at Winchester.
Saylor
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From this reading About two weeks after Caleb Saylor and Rosamond were married, John Cornwall left Harlan on a business trip for Boston and Pittsburgh.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading & O., he concluded to travel that route, boarding the train at Winchester.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he had never gone east over the C.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading & O., he concluded to travel that route, boarding the train at Winchester.
create by training and teaching
From this reading & O., he concluded to travel that route, boarding the train at Winchester.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading & O., he concluded to travel that route, boarding the train at Winchester.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading About two weeks after Caleb Saylor and Rosamond were married, John Cornwall left Harlan on a business trip for Boston and Pittsburgh.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading About two weeks after Caleb Saylor and Rosamond were married, John Cornwall left Harlan on a business trip for Boston and Pittsburgh.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading About two weeks after Caleb Saylor and Rosamond were married, John Cornwall left Harlan on a business trip for Boston and Pittsburgh.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading About two weeks after Caleb Saylor and Rosamond were married, John Cornwall left Harlan on a business trip for Boston and Pittsburgh.
in or at the place that
From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
which person or people
From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
WinchesternounUS /ˈwɪntʃestər/
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading & O., he concluded to travel that route, boarding the train at Winchester.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His intention was to travel direct to Boston, where he was to make settlement with the executors of the estate of Giusto Poggi, who had died some months before, a resident of that city.
