used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Fenton discovered the Bruce family in Boundary-road, St. John's-wood, after a good deal of trouble.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading JOHN SALTRAM'S ADVICE.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Fenton discovered the Bruce family in Boundary-road, St. John's-wood, after a good deal of trouble.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had never seen her since they had left the school at Lidford, where they had been boarders, and she a daily pupil.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had never seen her since they had left the school at Lidford, where they had been boarders, and she a daily pupil.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had never seen her since they had left the school at Lidford, where they had been boarders, and she a daily pupil.
boardersnounUS /ˈbɔːrdərz/
plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading They had never seen her since they had left the school at Lidford, where they had been boarders, and she a daily pupil.
Boundary-road
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From this reading Mr. Fenton discovered the Bruce family in Boundary-road, St. John's-wood, after a good deal of trouble.
BrucenounUS /bruːs/
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Mr. Fenton discovered the Bruce family in Boundary-road, St. John's-wood, after a good deal of trouble.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they could tell him nothing of their dear friend Miss Nowell, of whom they spoke with the warmest regard.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading They had not even heard of Captain Sedgewick's death.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But they could tell him nothing of their dear friend Miss Nowell, of whom they spoke with the warmest regard.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading They had never seen her since they had left the school at Lidford, where they had been boarders, and she a daily pupil.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Mr. Fenton discovered the Bruce family in Boundary-road, St. John's-wood, after a good deal of trouble.
dearly loved
From this reading But they could tell him nothing of their dear friend Miss Nowell, of whom they spoke with the warmest regard.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading They had not even heard of Captain Sedgewick's death.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Mr. Fenton discovered the Bruce family in Boundary-road, St. John's-wood, after a good deal of trouble.
divisible by two
From this reading They had not even heard of Captain Sedgewick's death.
a social unit living together
From this reading Mr. Fenton discovered the Bruce family in Boundary-road, St. John's-wood, after a good deal of trouble.
Fenton
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From this reading Mr. Fenton discovered the Bruce family in Boundary-road, St. John's-wood, after a good deal of trouble.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading But they could tell him nothing of their dear friend Miss Nowell, of whom they spoke with the warmest regard.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Mr. Fenton discovered the Bruce family in Boundary-road, St. John's-wood, after a good deal of trouble.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had never seen her since they had left the school at Lidford, where they had been boarders, and she a daily pupil.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading They had not even heard of Captain Sedgewick's death.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They had never seen her since they had left the school at Lidford, where they had been boarders, and she a daily pupil.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But they could tell him nothing of their dear friend Miss Nowell, of whom they spoke with the warmest regard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Fenton discovered the Bruce family in Boundary-road, St. John's-wood, after a good deal of trouble.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN SALTRAM'S ADVICE.
John's-wood
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From this reading Mr. Fenton discovered the Bruce family in Boundary-road, St. John's-wood, after a good deal of trouble.
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 had never seen her since they had left the school at Lidford, where they had been boarders, and she a daily pupil.
Lidford
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From this reading They had never seen her since they had left the school at Lidford, where they had been boarders, and she a daily pupil.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading But they could tell him nothing of their dear friend Miss Nowell, of whom they spoke with the warmest regard.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Fenton discovered the Bruce family in Boundary-road, St. John's-wood, after a good deal of trouble.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They had never seen her since they had left the school at Lidford, where they had been boarders, and she a daily pupil.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not even heard of Captain Sedgewick's death.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But they could tell him nothing of their dear friend Miss Nowell, of whom they spoke with the warmest regard.
Nowell
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From this reading But they could tell him nothing of their dear friend Miss Nowell, of whom they spoke with the warmest regard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Fenton discovered the Bruce family in Boundary-road, St. John's-wood, after a good deal of trouble.
pupilnounUS /ˈpjuːpəl/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading They had never seen her since they had left the school at Lidford, where they had been boarders, and she a daily pupil.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading But they could tell him nothing of their dear friend Miss Nowell, of whom they spoke with the warmest regard.
SALTRAM'S
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From this reading JOHN SALTRAM'S ADVICE.
an educational institution
From this reading They had never seen her since they had left the school at Lidford, where they had been boarders, and she a daily pupil.
Sedgewick's
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From this reading They had not even heard of Captain Sedgewick's death.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They had never seen her since they had left the school at Lidford, where they had been boarders, and she a daily pupil.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had never seen her since they had left the school at Lidford, where they had been boarders, and she a daily pupil.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading They had never seen her since they had left the school at Lidford, where they had been boarders, and she a daily pupil.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading But they could tell him nothing of their dear friend Miss Nowell, of whom they spoke with the warmest regard.
St
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From this reading Mr. Fenton discovered the Bruce family in Boundary-road, St. John's-wood, after a good deal of trouble.
express in words
From this reading But they could tell him nothing of their dear friend Miss Nowell, of whom they spoke with the warmest regard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Fenton discovered the Bruce family in Boundary-road, St. John's-wood, after a good deal of trouble.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But they could tell him nothing of their dear friend Miss Nowell, of whom they spoke with the warmest regard.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they could tell him nothing of their dear friend Miss Nowell, of whom they spoke with the warmest regard.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Mr. Fenton discovered the Bruce family in Boundary-road, St. John's-wood, after a good deal of trouble.
warmestadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːrməst/
superlative of “warm” — having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading But they could tell him nothing of their dear friend Miss Nowell, of whom they spoke with the warmest regard.
in or at the place that
From this reading They had never seen her since they had left the school at Lidford, where they had been boarders, and she a daily pupil.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But they could tell him nothing of their dear friend Miss Nowell, of whom they spoke with the warmest regard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But they could tell him nothing of their dear friend Miss Nowell, of whom they spoke with the warmest regard.
