used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "What, is that you, Jack Simpson!" the schoolmaster said, holding the candle so that its light fell upon the boy before him.
a youthful male person
From this reading "What, is that you, Jack Simpson!" the schoolmaster said, holding the candle so that its light fell upon the boy before him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Please, Mr. Merton, can I speak to 'ee?"
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading "What, is that you, Jack Simpson!" the schoolmaster said, holding the candle so that its light fell upon the boy before him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Yes, come in, my boy."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
eenounUS /iː/
the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication
From this reading "Please, Mr. Merton, can I speak to 'ee?"
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading "What, is that you, Jack Simpson!" the schoolmaster said, holding the candle so that its light fell upon the boy before him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What, is that you, Jack Simpson!" the schoolmaster said, holding the candle so that its light fell upon the boy before him.
the act of retaining something
From this reading "What, is that you, Jack Simpson!" the schoolmaster said, holding the candle so that its light fell upon the boy before him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Please, Mr. Merton, can I speak to 'ee?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What, is that you, Jack Simpson!" the schoolmaster said, holding the candle so that its light fell upon the boy before him.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "What, is that you, Jack Simpson!" the schoolmaster said, holding the candle so that its light fell upon the boy before him.
a small worthless amount
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "What, is that you, Jack Simpson!" the schoolmaster said, holding the candle so that its light fell upon the boy before him.
MertonnounUS /ˈmɜːrtən/
United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
From this reading "Please, Mr. Merton, can I speak to 'ee?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Please, Mr. Merton, can I speak to 'ee?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, come in, my boy."
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please, Mr. Merton, can I speak to 'ee?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What, is that you, Jack Simpson!" the schoolmaster said, holding the candle so that its light fell upon the boy before him.
an educational institution
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
schoolmasternounUS /ˈskuːlmæstər/
presiding officer of a school
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading SETTING TO WORK.
SimpsonnounUS /ˈsɪmpsən/
United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What, is that you, Jack Simpson!" the schoolmaster said, holding the candle so that its light fell upon the boy before him.
express in speech
From this reading "Please, Mr. Merton, can I speak to 'ee?"
Stokebridge
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From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What, is that you, Jack Simpson!" the schoolmaster said, holding the candle so that its light fell upon the boy before him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SETTING TO WORK.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "What, is that you, Jack Simpson!" the schoolmaster said, holding the candle so that its light fell upon the boy before him.
VaughannounUS /vɔːn/
United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week after Jack Simpson had gone to work in the "Vaughan" there was a knock one evening at the door of the schoolmaster of the Stokebridge National School.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What, is that you, Jack Simpson!" the schoolmaster said, holding the candle so that its light fell upon the boy before him.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading SETTING TO WORK.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, come in, my boy."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What, is that you, Jack Simpson!" the schoolmaster said, holding the candle so that its light fell upon the boy before him.
