used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was necessary that he should arrange to close his residence there and remove his effects with a view to beginning married life in London.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an exceptionally cold spring.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was necessary that he should arrange to close his residence there and remove his effects with a view to beginning married life in London.
arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading It was necessary that he should arrange to close his residence there and remove his effects with a view to beginning married life in London.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Gerald Eversley went back to Oxford.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading It was necessary that he should arrange to close his residence there and remove his effects with a view to beginning married life in London.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But everybody said the warm weather would come in time for the marriage.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading It was necessary that he should arrange to close his residence there and remove his effects with a view to beginning married life in London.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was an exceptionally cold spring.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But everybody said the warm weather would come in time for the marriage.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE VALLEY OF THE DARK SHADOW There were yet three weeks--three weeks only--to the marriage.
effectsnounUS /ɪˈfekts/
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading It was necessary that he should arrange to close his residence there and remove his effects with a view to beginning married life in London.
Eversley
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From this reading Gerald Eversley went back to Oxford.
every person
From this reading But everybody said the warm weather would come in time for the marriage.
exceptionallyadverbUS /ɪkˈsepʃənəli/
to an exceptional degree
From this reading It was an exceptionally cold spring.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But everybody said the warm weather would come in time for the marriage.
Gerald
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From this reading Gerald Eversley went back to Oxford.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was necessary that he should arrange to close his residence there and remove his effects with a view to beginning married life in London.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was necessary that he should arrange to close his residence there and remove his effects with a view to beginning married life in London.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But everybody said the warm weather would come in time for the marriage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an exceptionally cold spring.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It was necessary that he should arrange to close his residence there and remove his effects with a view to beginning married life in London.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading It was necessary that he should arrange to close his residence there and remove his effects with a view to beginning married life in London.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading THE VALLEY OF THE DARK SHADOW There were yet three weeks--three weeks only--to the marriage.
joined in matrimony
From this reading It was necessary that he should arrange to close his residence there and remove his effects with a view to beginning married life in London.
absolutely essential
From this reading It was necessary that he should arrange to close his residence there and remove his effects with a view to beginning married life in London.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VALLEY OF THE DARK SHADOW There were yet three weeks--three weeks only--to the marriage.
and nothing more
From this reading THE VALLEY OF THE DARK SHADOW There were yet three weeks--three weeks only--to the marriage.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading Gerald Eversley went back to Oxford.
removeverbUS /riˈmuːv/
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading It was necessary that he should arrange to close his residence there and remove his effects with a view to beginning married life in London.
residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading It was necessary that he should arrange to close his residence there and remove his effects with a view to beginning married life in London.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But everybody said the warm weather would come in time for the marriage.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE VALLEY OF THE DARK SHADOW There were yet three weeks--three weeks only--to the marriage.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was necessary that he should arrange to close his residence there and remove his effects with a view to beginning married life in London.
the season of growth
From this reading It was an exceptionally cold spring.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was necessary that he should arrange to close his residence there and remove his effects with a view to beginning married life in London.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VALLEY OF THE DARK SHADOW There were yet three weeks--three weeks only--to the marriage.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE VALLEY OF THE DARK SHADOW There were yet three weeks--three weeks only--to the marriage.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE VALLEY OF THE DARK SHADOW There were yet three weeks--three weeks only--to the marriage.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But everybody said the warm weather would come in time for the marriage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VALLEY OF THE DARK SHADOW There were yet three weeks--three weeks only--to the marriage.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading THE VALLEY OF THE DARK SHADOW There were yet three weeks--three weeks only--to the marriage.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading It was necessary that he should arrange to close his residence there and remove his effects with a view to beginning married life in London.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading But everybody said the warm weather would come in time for the marriage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an exceptionally cold spring.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading But everybody said the warm weather would come in time for the marriage.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE VALLEY OF THE DARK SHADOW There were yet three weeks--three weeks only--to the marriage.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Gerald Eversley went back to Oxford.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE VALLEY OF THE DARK SHADOW There were yet three weeks--three weeks only--to the marriage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was necessary that he should arrange to close his residence there and remove his effects with a view to beginning married life in London.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But everybody said the warm weather would come in time for the marriage.
but in spite of that
From this reading THE VALLEY OF THE DARK SHADOW There were yet three weeks--three weeks only--to the marriage.
