used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How can that be unless she drowned herself?
the two together, not just one
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can that be unless she drowned herself?
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
a small house with a single story
From this reading |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
drownedverbUS /draʊnd/
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading How can that be unless she drowned herself?
DutchadjectiveUS /dʌtʃ/
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
set up or found
From this reading |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.
Gerald
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From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.
had'st
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From this reading Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia.
HamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading How can that be unless she drowned herself?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
How
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From this reading How can that be unless she drowned herself?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
Macnamara
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From this reading |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia.
nill
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From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
Ophelia
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From this reading Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
riddenverbUS /ˈrɪdən/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How can that be unless she drowned herself?
Simon'snounUS /ˈsaɪmənz/
possessive form of “simon” — one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
STANDISHnounUS /ˈstændɪʃ/
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
From this reading |STANDISH Macnamara had ridden to the Dutch cottage, but he found it deserted.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How can that be unless she drowned herself?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
except if; if not
From this reading How can that be unless she drowned herself?
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Too much of water had'st thou, poor Ophelia.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Colonel Gerald, one of the servants informed him, had early in the day driven to Simon's Town, and had taken Miss Gerald with him, but they would both return in the evening.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If the man go to this water... it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you that.--_Hamlet_.
