used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Each day they looked for a telegram saying what train would bring him to their city, but none came.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Edward had not written because a letter would travel no faster than themselves, and did not telegraph because so little could be said in that way.
for the reason that
From this reading Edward had not written because a letter would travel no faster than themselves, and did not telegraph because so little could be said in that way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
BenedictnounUS /ˈbenədɪkt/
United States anthropologist (1887-1948)
From this reading "Benedict the married man."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Each day they looked for a telegram saying what train would bring him to their city, but none came.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Each day they looked for a telegram saying what train would bring him to their city, but none came.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Each day they looked for a telegram saying what train would bring him to their city, but none came.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Each day they looked for a telegram saying what train would bring him to their city, but none came.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Edward had not written because a letter would travel no faster than themselves, and did not telegraph because so little could be said in that way.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Each day they looked for a telegram saying what train would bring him to their city, but none came.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Edward had not written because a letter would travel no faster than themselves, and did not telegraph because so little could be said in that way.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each day they looked for a telegram saying what train would bring him to their city, but none came.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
fasteradverbUS /ˈfæstər/
more quickly
From this reading Edward had not written because a letter would travel no faster than themselves, and did not telegraph because so little could be said in that way.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Each day they looked for a telegram saying what train would bring him to their city, but none came.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Each day they looked for a telegram saying what train would bring him to their city, but none came.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Edward had not written because a letter would travel no faster than themselves, and did not telegraph because so little could be said in that way.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Edward had not written because a letter would travel no faster than themselves, and did not telegraph because so little could be said in that way.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Each day they looked for a telegram saying what train would bring him to their city, but none came.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Benedict the married man."
joined in matrimony
From this reading "Benedict the married man."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
not any; not one
From this reading Edward had not written because a letter would travel no faster than themselves, and did not telegraph because so little could be said in that way.
not one, and not any
From this reading Each day they looked for a telegram saying what train would bring him to their city, but none came.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Edward had not written because a letter would travel no faster than themselves, and did not telegraph because so little could be said in that way.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Each day they looked for a telegram saying what train would bring him to their city, but none came.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
Shakspeare
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From this reading --_Shakspeare_.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Edward had not written because a letter would travel no faster than themselves, and did not telegraph because so little could be said in that way.
not in physical motion
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Each day they looked for a telegram saying what train would bring him to their city, but none came.
telegraphnounUS /ˈteləɡræf/
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading Edward had not written because a letter would travel no faster than themselves, and did not telegraph because so little could be said in that way.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Edward had not written because a letter would travel no faster than themselves, and did not telegraph because so little could be said in that way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Edward had not written because a letter would travel no faster than themselves, and did not telegraph because so little could be said in that way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Benedict the married man."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Each day they looked for a telegram saying what train would bring him to their city, but none came.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Edward had not written because a letter would travel no faster than themselves, and did not telegraph because so little could be said in that way.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each day they looked for a telegram saying what train would bring him to their city, but none came.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Each day they looked for a telegram saying what train would bring him to their city, but none came.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Edward had not written because a letter would travel no faster than themselves, and did not telegraph because so little could be said in that way.
Violet's
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From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
wedding-day
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From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Each day they looked for a telegram saying what train would bring him to their city, but none came.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Edward had not written because a letter would travel no faster than themselves, and did not telegraph because so little could be said in that way.
but in spite of that
From this reading Violet's wedding-day was drawing near and Edward had not been heard from, still they hoped he was on his way home and would yet arrive in season.
