18
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From this reading “January —, 18—.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
(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 They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
a young person of either sex
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
the specified day of the month
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
doorstepnounUS /ˈdɔːrstep/
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
put on clothes
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
Edith
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From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
set up or found
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
Heloisenoun
student and mistress and wife of Abelard (circa 1098-1164)
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
how
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From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “January —, 18—.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
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 They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
matronnounUS /ˈmeɪtrən/
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
nineteennounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
nursesnounUS /ˈnɜːrsəz/
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
pinnedverbUS /pɪnd/
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
St
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From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
up to a particular time
From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
at the time that
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
in or at the place that
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
a late time of life
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
