used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Pray tell her that I shall send Lauson over to the Craigs: indeed that I shall go there myself, after the races.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Julia and Frances now entered.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
Arandale
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From this reading “Oh yes!” said Lord Arandale.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
commandsnounUS /kəˈmændz/
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
Craigs
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From this reading “Pray tell her that I shall send Lauson over to the Craigs: indeed that I shall go there myself, after the races.”
Cromla
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From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
Edmund
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From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Julia and Frances now entered.
FrancesnounUS /ˈfrænsɪs/
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Julia and Frances now entered.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Pray tell her that I shall send Lauson over to the Craigs: indeed that I shall go there myself, after the races.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Pray tell her that I shall send Lauson over to the Craigs: indeed that I shall go there myself, after the races.”
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
huntressnounUS /ˈhʌntrɪs/
a woman hunter
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Pray tell her that I shall send Lauson over to the Craigs: indeed that I shall go there myself, after the races.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
Julia
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From this reading Julia and Frances now entered.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
Lauson
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From this reading “Pray tell her that I shall send Lauson over to the Craigs: indeed that I shall go there myself, after the races.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
MontgomerynounUS /mɑːntˈɡʌmri/
Canadian novelist (1874-1942)
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
used to form the superlative
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
mourn'd
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From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Pray tell her that I shall send Lauson over to the Craigs: indeed that I shall go there myself, after the races.”
not any; not one
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Julia and Frances now entered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh yes!” said Lord Arandale.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Pray tell her that I shall send Lauson over to the Craigs: indeed that I shall go there myself, after the races.”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Pray tell her that I shall send Lauson over to the Craigs: indeed that I shall go there myself, after the races.”
racesnounUS /ˈreɪsəz/
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading “Pray tell her that I shall send Lauson over to the Craigs: indeed that I shall go there myself, after the races.”
move upward
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh yes!” said Lord Arandale.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “Pray tell her that I shall send Lauson over to the Craigs: indeed that I shall go there myself, after the races.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Pray tell her that I shall send Lauson over to the Craigs: indeed that I shall go there myself, after the races.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
stranger'snounUS /ˈstreɪndʒərz/
possessive form of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
sunbeamnounUS /ˈsʌnbiːm/
a ray of sunlight
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
express in words
From this reading “Pray tell her that I shall send Lauson over to the Craigs: indeed that I shall go there myself, after the races.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Pray tell her that I shall send Lauson over to the Craigs: indeed that I shall go there myself, after the races.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Pray tell her that I shall send Lauson over to the Craigs: indeed that I shall go there myself, after the races.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
which person or people
From this reading “I mourn’d the huntress of Cromla, the sunbeam Of beauty; who must no more on our hills appear, But rise on the waves of the north, to light The stranger’s hall.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
the act of creating written works
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh yes!” said Lord Arandale.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you any commands to Mrs. Montgomery, my Lord?” inquired Edmund, who was writing at a small table, while most of our party were engaged at a larger one with breakfast.
