used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Night Interview.
anew
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
Ann
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From this reading Mistress Ann Putnam herself met him on the street and he pulled up his horse at the side-path as she stopped, and greeted her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mistress Ann Putnam herself met him on the street and he pulled up his horse at the side-path as she stopped, and greeted her.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "So you have been to Boston?" she said.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading "So you have been to Boston?" she said.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
the act of departing
From this reading "Yes, I thought I would take a little turn and hear what was going on up there."
greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Mistress Ann Putnam herself met him on the street and he pulled up his horse at the side-path as she stopped, and greeted her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So you have been to Boston?" she said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Yes, I thought I would take a little turn and hear what was going on up there."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mistress Ann Putnam herself met him on the street and he pulled up his horse at the side-path as she stopped, and greeted her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mistress Ann Putnam herself met him on the street and he pulled up his horse at the side-path as she stopped, and greeted her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mistress Ann Putnam herself met him on the street and he pulled up his horse at the side-path as she stopped, and greeted her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mistress Ann Putnam herself met him on the street and he pulled up his horse at the side-path as she stopped, and greeted her.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Mistress Ann Putnam herself met him on the street and he pulled up his horse at the side-path as she stopped, and greeted her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I thought I would take a little turn and hear what was going on up there."
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading A Night Interview.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Yes, I thought I would take a little turn and hear what was going on up there."
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Mistress Ann Putnam herself met him on the street and he pulled up his horse at the side-path as she stopped, and greeted her.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A Night Interview.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mistress Ann Putnam herself met him on the street and he pulled up his horse at the side-path as she stopped, and greeted her.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Mistress Ann Putnam herself met him on the street and he pulled up his horse at the side-path as she stopped, and greeted her.
Putnam
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From this reading Mistress Ann Putnam herself met him on the street and he pulled up his horse at the side-path as she stopped, and greeted her.
Raymond
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From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "So you have been to Boston?" she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mistress Ann Putnam herself met him on the street and he pulled up his horse at the side-path as she stopped, and greeted her.
side-path
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From this reading Mistress Ann Putnam herself met him on the street and he pulled up his horse at the side-path as she stopped, and greeted her.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you have been to Boston?" she said.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Mistress Ann Putnam herself met him on the street and he pulled up his horse at the side-path as she stopped, and greeted her.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Mistress Ann Putnam herself met him on the street and he pulled up his horse at the side-path as she stopped, and greeted her.
carry out
From this reading "Yes, I thought I would take a little turn and hear what was going on up there."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Yes, I thought I would take a little turn and hear what was going on up there."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Yes, I thought I would take a little turn and hear what was going on up there."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So you have been to Boston?" she said.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Yes, I thought I would take a little turn and hear what was going on up there."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mistress Ann Putnam herself met him on the street and he pulled up his horse at the side-path as she stopped, and greeted her.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Yes, I thought I would take a little turn and hear what was going on up there."
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading A few days passed and Master Raymond was back again; with a pleasant word and smile for all he met, as he rode through the village.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Yes, I thought I would take a little turn and hear what was going on up there."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I thought I would take a little turn and hear what was going on up there."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you have been to Boston?" she said.
