used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eve was tempted of Satan, and fell.
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So have been her children.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was a great contrast between this and the home where we visited him in Centre street.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading There was a great contrast between this and the home where we visited him in Centre street.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading So have been her children.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
contrastnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading There was a great contrast between this and the home where we visited him in Centre street.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading Eve was tempted of Satan, and fell.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading THE TEMPTATION.--THE FALL.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Eve was tempted of Satan, and fell.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was a great contrast between this and the home where we visited him in Centre street.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So have been her children.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So have been her children.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading There was a great contrast between this and the home where we visited him in Centre street.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
immediately past
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
MulberrynounUS /ˈmʌlberi/
any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
absolutely essential
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eve was tempted of Satan, and fell.
procuredverbUS /proʊˈkjʊrd/
past form of “procure” — get by special effort
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
ReagannounUS /ˈreɪɡən/
40th President of the United States (1911-2004)
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
SatannounUS /ˈseɪtən/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Eve was tempted of Satan, and fell.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So have been her children.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
TEMPTATIONnounUS /temˈteɪʃən/
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading THE TEMPTATION.--THE FALL.
temptedverbUS /ˈtemptɪd/
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading Eve was tempted of Satan, and fell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TEMPTATION.--THE FALL.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a great contrast between this and the home where we visited him in Centre street.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was a great contrast between this and the home where we visited him in Centre street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading There was a great contrast between this and the home where we visited him in Centre street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eve was tempted of Satan, and fell.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There was a great contrast between this and the home where we visited him in Centre street.
in or at the place that
From this reading There was a great contrast between this and the home where we visited him in Centre street.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading About two months after the events of the last chapter, a few of the new friends of James Reagan joined together, procured a comfortable room in Mulberry street, and put in the necessary articles of furniture, and his wife, faithful to her promise, came to live with him.
