used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I dined in my lodging, sending Lashmer to the tavern for a quart of claret.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The food and the wine must have put new heart in me; for after they were done I sallied forth alone, resolved to prosecute my search.
(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 Next day I stayed within all the morning.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The food and the wine must have put new heart in me; for after they were done I sallied forth alone, resolved to prosecute my search.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Still dreading success, I wandered eastward along the Strand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
claretnoun
a dark purplish-red color
From this reading I dined in my lodging, sending Lashmer to the tavern for a quart of claret.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Next day I stayed within all the morning.
dinedverbUS /daɪnd/
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading I dined in my lodging, sending Lashmer to the tavern for a quart of claret.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The food and the wine must have put new heart in me; for after they were done I sallied forth alone, resolved to prosecute my search.
dreadingverbUS /ˈdredɪŋ/
-ing form of “dread” — be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
From this reading Still dreading success, I wandered eastward along the Strand.
eastwardadjectiveUS /ˈiːstwərd/
moving toward the east
From this reading Still dreading success, I wandered eastward along the Strand.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading The food and the wine must have put new heart in me; for after they were done I sallied forth alone, resolved to prosecute my search.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The food and the wine must have put new heart in me; for after they were done I sallied forth alone, resolved to prosecute my search.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The food and the wine must have put new heart in me; for after they were done I sallied forth alone, resolved to prosecute my search.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The food and the wine must have put new heart in me; for after they were done I sallied forth alone, resolved to prosecute my search.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next day I stayed within all the morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
Lashmer
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From this reading I dined in my lodging, sending Lashmer to the tavern for a quart of claret.
lodgingnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading I dined in my lodging, sending Lashmer to the tavern for a quart of claret.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The food and the wine must have put new heart in me; for after they were done I sallied forth alone, resolved to prosecute my search.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next day I stayed within all the morning.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The food and the wine must have put new heart in me; for after they were done I sallied forth alone, resolved to prosecute my search.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I dined in my lodging, sending Lashmer to the tavern for a quart of claret.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The food and the wine must have put new heart in me; for after they were done I sallied forth alone, resolved to prosecute my search.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next day I stayed within all the morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
prosecuteverbUS /ˈprɑːsəkjuːt/
conduct a prosecution in a court of law
From this reading The food and the wine must have put new heart in me; for after they were done I sallied forth alone, resolved to prosecute my search.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The food and the wine must have put new heart in me; for after they were done I sallied forth alone, resolved to prosecute my search.
quartnounUS /kwɔːrt/
a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
From this reading I dined in my lodging, sending Lashmer to the tavern for a quart of claret.
determined
From this reading The food and the wine must have put new heart in me; for after they were done I sallied forth alone, resolved to prosecute my search.
sallied
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From this reading The food and the wine must have put new heart in me; for after they were done I sallied forth alone, resolved to prosecute my search.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The food and the wine must have put new heart in me; for after they were done I sallied forth alone, resolved to prosecute my search.
try to get or reach
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading I dined in my lodging, sending Lashmer to the tavern for a quart of claret.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Next day I stayed within all the morning.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still dreading success, I wandered eastward along the Strand.
move an implement through
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
StrandnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading Still dreading success, I wandered eastward along the Strand.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Still dreading success, I wandered eastward along the Strand.
tavernnounUS /ˈtævərn/
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading I dined in my lodging, sending Lashmer to the tavern for a quart of claret.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next day I stayed within all the morning.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The food and the wine must have put new heart in me; for after they were done I sallied forth alone, resolved to prosecute my search.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Still dreading success, I wandered eastward along the Strand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harry was in London, and though I had come thither to seek him, I dared not stir abroad for fear of meeting him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The food and the wine must have put new heart in me; for after they were done I sallied forth alone, resolved to prosecute my search.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading The food and the wine must have put new heart in me; for after they were done I sallied forth alone, resolved to prosecute my search.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Next day I stayed within all the morning.
