2,973
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From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had had a longing to visit New York and Hoboken again.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
anew
From this reading I had had a longing to visit New York and Hoboken again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
beckonverbUS /ˈbekən/
signal with the hands or nod
From this reading This ticket seemed to me to beckon me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she went on.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "I watched with this poor Miss Stillingfleet the night she died.
distributionnounUS /ˌdɪstrəˈbjuːʃən/
(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
Hoboken
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From this reading I had had a longing to visit New York and Hoboken again.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I watched with this poor Miss Stillingfleet the night she died.
indorsementnoun
a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading I had had a longing to visit New York and Hoboken again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I watched with this poor Miss Stillingfleet the night she died.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I had had a longing to visit New York and Hoboken again.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I watched with this poor Miss Stillingfleet the night she died.
not any; not one
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But she went on.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "I watched with this poor Miss Stillingfleet the night she died.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This ticket seemed to me to beckon me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she went on.
Stillingfleet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I watched with this poor Miss Stillingfleet the night she died.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I watched with this poor Miss Stillingfleet the night she died.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I watched with this poor Miss Stillingfleet the night she died.
ticketnounUS /ˈtɪkət/
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
up to a particular time
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
transferredverbUS /trænˈsfɜːrd/
inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading I had had a longing to visit New York and Hoboken again.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading "I watched with this poor Miss Stillingfleet the night she died.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But she went on.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I watched with this poor Miss Stillingfleet the night she died.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
the act of creating written works
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
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 I had had a longing to visit New York and Hoboken again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This absurd 'distribution' had got hold of her, and she would not be satisfied till she had transferred that strange ticket, No. 2,973, to me, writing the indorsement which you have heard.
