used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I’m afraid of London on a Sunday.”
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
intentionally conceived
From this reading “Do!” she said in her frank and very conscious way.
CravenadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪvən/
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do!” she said in her frank and very conscious way.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Do!” she said in her frank and very conscious way.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
Hyde
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From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m afraid of London on a Sunday.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do!” she said in her frank and very conscious way.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
the act of departing
From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “I’m afraid of London on a Sunday.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’m afraid of London on a Sunday.”
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
Portman
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From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
Sellingworth's
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From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
SeymournounUS /ˈsiːmɔːr/
Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
term of address for a man
From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “I’m afraid of London on a Sunday.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
Tuyn
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From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Do!” she said in her frank and very conscious way.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Van Tuyn was staying with a friend at the Hyde Park Hotel, and, as she said she wanted some air, Craven offered to accompany her there on foot.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Do!” she said in her frank and very conscious way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That day Craven walked away from Lady Sellingworth’s house with Miss Van Tuyn, leaving Sir Seymour Portman behind him.
