used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
the act of breaking something
From this reading He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
travel across or pass over
From this reading He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
ELMSnounUS /elmz/
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading UNDER THE ELMS.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
FrancesnounUS /ˈfrænsɪs/
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
Kane
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From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
immediately past
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
easily agitated
From this reading He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.
information about recent and important events
From this reading He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.
not any; not one
From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
and nothing more
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
Spens
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From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER THE ELMS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THE ELMS.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading Squire Kane had spent by no means an unhappy day.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Only last week Mr. Spens had told him that he might expect some such letter as had been put into his hands that morning.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The misfortune, which came like a sudden crash upon Frances, he had been long prepared for.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had been a little nervous while breaking his news to Frances--a little nervous and a little cross.
