personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading On some future occasion, perhaps, I may have the great pleasure of renewing our acquaintance."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
Battisford
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From this reading "This is the Battisford road, I believe.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "This is the Battisford road, I believe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I should have gone up by the night train but for this unfortunate--this fortunate, rather should I call it--walk of mine.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I should have gone up by the night train but for this unfortunate--this fortunate, rather should I call it--walk of mine.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I should have gone up by the night train but for this unfortunate--this fortunate, rather should I call it--walk of mine.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading I should have gone up by the night train but for this unfortunate--this fortunate, rather should I call it--walk of mine.
yet to be or coming
From this reading On some future occasion, perhaps, I may have the great pleasure of renewing our acquaintance."
destroyed or killed
From this reading I should have gone up by the night train but for this unfortunate--this fortunate, rather should I call it--walk of mine.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading On some future occasion, perhaps, I may have the great pleasure of renewing our acquaintance."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have gone up by the night train but for this unfortunate--this fortunate, rather should I call it--walk of mine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This is the Battisford road, I believe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
Ingelow
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From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is the Battisford road, I believe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I should have gone up by the night train but for this unfortunate--this fortunate, rather should I call it--walk of mine.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Now, let me see," mused the stranger.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading On some future occasion, perhaps, I may have the great pleasure of renewing our acquaintance."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now, let me see," mused the stranger.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I should have gone up by the night train but for this unfortunate--this fortunate, rather should I call it--walk of mine.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
musedverbUS /mjuːzd/
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading "Now, let me see," mused the stranger.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I should have gone up by the night train but for this unfortunate--this fortunate, rather should I call it--walk of mine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, let me see," mused the stranger.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading On some future occasion, perhaps, I may have the great pleasure of renewing our acquaintance."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I should have gone up by the night train but for this unfortunate--this fortunate, rather should I call it--walk of mine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On some future occasion, perhaps, I may have the great pleasure of renewing our acquaintance."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
by chance
From this reading On some future occasion, perhaps, I may have the great pleasure of renewing our acquaintance."
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading On some future occasion, perhaps, I may have the great pleasure of renewing our acquaintance."
on the contrary
From this reading I should have gone up by the night train but for this unfortunate--this fortunate, rather should I call it--walk of mine.
renewingadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːɪŋ/
tending to impart new life and vigor to
From this reading On some future occasion, perhaps, I may have the great pleasure of renewing our acquaintance."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "This is the Battisford road, I believe.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Now, let me see," mused the stranger.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have gone up by the night train but for this unfortunate--this fortunate, rather should I call it--walk of mine.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading On some future occasion, perhaps, I may have the great pleasure of renewing our acquaintance."
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading "Now, let me see," mused the stranger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now, let me see," mused the stranger.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is the Battisford road, I believe.
to-day
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From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
create by training and teaching
From this reading I should have gone up by the night train but for this unfortunate--this fortunate, rather should I call it--walk of mine.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
unavoidablyadverbUS /ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbli/
by necessity
From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading I should have gone up by the night train but for this unfortunate--this fortunate, rather should I call it--walk of mine.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I should have gone up by the night train but for this unfortunate--this fortunate, rather should I call it--walk of mine.
precisely as stated
From this reading Do not think me very rude, Mr--Ingelow--but on turning things over I find I must unavoidably be back in London to-day.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I should have gone up by the night train but for this unfortunate--this fortunate, rather should I call it--walk of mine.
