used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As my daughter was a member of the Albemarle Club, we invited several friends to dine with us there at different times.
accomplishingverbUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “accomplish” — put in effect
From this reading With reading, writing, going up to London, and receiving visitors, the months flew by without our accomplishing half the work we proposed.
Albemarle
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From this reading As my daughter was a member of the Albemarle Club, we invited several friends to dine with us there at different times.
(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 As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As my daughter was a member of the Albemarle Club, we invited several friends to dine with us there at different times.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We had lovely weather during the spring, but the summer was wet and cold.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With reading, writing, going up to London, and receiving visitors, the months flew by without our accomplishing half the work we proposed.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading As my daughter was a member of the Albemarle Club, we invited several friends to dine with us there at different times.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading We had lovely weather during the spring, but the summer was wet and cold.
a state at a particular time
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
a female human offspring
From this reading As my daughter was a member of the Albemarle Club, we invited several friends to dine with us there at different times.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading As my daughter was a member of the Albemarle Club, we invited several friends to dine with us there at different times.
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading As my daughter was a member of the Albemarle Club, we invited several friends to dine with us there at different times.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading We had lovely weather during the spring, but the summer was wet and cold.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading MY LAST VISIT TO ENGLAND.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading With reading, writing, going up to London, and receiving visitors, the months flew by without our accomplishing half the work we proposed.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading As my daughter was a member of the Albemarle Club, we invited several friends to dine with us there at different times.
the act of departing
From this reading With reading, writing, going up to London, and receiving visitors, the months flew by without our accomplishing half the work we proposed.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had lovely weather during the spring, but the summer was wet and cold.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading With reading, writing, going up to London, and receiving visitors, the months flew by without our accomplishing half the work we proposed.
Hattie
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From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading As my daughter was a member of the Albemarle Club, we invited several friends to dine with us there at different times.
immediately past
From this reading MY LAST VISIT TO ENGLAND.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading With reading, writing, going up to London, and receiving visitors, the months flew by without our accomplishing half the work we proposed.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading We had lovely weather during the spring, but the summer was wet and cold.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading As my daughter was a member of the Albemarle Club, we invited several friends to dine with us there at different times.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading With reading, writing, going up to London, and receiving visitors, the months flew by without our accomplishing half the work we proposed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY LAST VISIT TO ENGLAND.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As my daughter was a member of the Albemarle Club, we invited several friends to dine with us there at different times.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading With reading, writing, going up to London, and receiving visitors, the months flew by without our accomplishing half the work we proposed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading With reading, writing, going up to London, and receiving visitors, the months flew by without our accomplishing half the work we proposed.
receivingverbUS /rəˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading With reading, writing, going up to London, and receiving visitors, the months flew by without our accomplishing half the work we proposed.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading As my daughter was a member of the Albemarle Club, we invited several friends to dine with us there at different times.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
the season of growth
From this reading We had lovely weather during the spring, but the summer was wet and cold.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading We had lovely weather during the spring, but the summer was wet and cold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
in or at that place or location
From this reading As my daughter was a member of the Albemarle Club, we invited several friends to dine with us there at different times.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading As my daughter was a member of the Albemarle Club, we invited several friends to dine with us there at different times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY LAST VISIT TO ENGLAND.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With reading, writing, going up to London, and receiving visitors, the months flew by without our accomplishing half the work we proposed.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As my daughter was a member of the Albemarle Club, we invited several friends to dine with us there at different times.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading MY LAST VISIT TO ENGLAND.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading With reading, writing, going up to London, and receiving visitors, the months flew by without our accomplishing half the work we proposed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had lovely weather during the spring, but the summer was wet and cold.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading We had lovely weather during the spring, but the summer was wet and cold.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading We had lovely weather during the spring, but the summer was wet and cold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With reading, writing, going up to London, and receiving visitors, the months flew by without our accomplishing half the work we proposed.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading With reading, writing, going up to London, and receiving visitors, the months flew by without our accomplishing half the work we proposed.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading With reading, writing, going up to London, and receiving visitors, the months flew by without our accomplishing half the work we proposed.
the act of creating written works
From this reading With reading, writing, going up to London, and receiving visitors, the months flew by without our accomplishing half the work we proposed.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading As soon as we got our carriage put together Hattie and I drove out every day, as the roads in England are in fine condition all the year round.