used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
BrookenounUS /brʊk/
English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
Brookford
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From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left.
CONSULTATIONnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəlˈteɪʃən/
a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The whole world seemed to have changed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
Keith
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From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
LancasternounUS /ˈlænkæstər/
a city in northwestern England
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
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 New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
Lois
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From this reading New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left.
niecenounUS /niːs/
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The day after he reached New York, Keith received a letter from Miss Brooke.
express the need or desire for
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The whole world seemed to have changed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE CONSULTATION Keith had been making up his mind for some time to go to Brookford.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
which person or people
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole world seemed to have changed.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The whole world seemed to have changed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
produce a literary work
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading She wrote that her niece was ill and had asked her to write and request him to see Mrs. Lancaster, who would explain something to him.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York had changed utterly for him since Lois left.
