used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I found Miss Rossano and her father in the vestry of a Wesleyan Methodist chapel.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading My visitor of that afternoon immediately preceded Miss Rossano and the count, and I followed on their heels.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I found Miss Rossano and her father in the vestry of a Wesleyan Methodist chapel.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading As we reached the platform the gaunt phantom swung round upon us, and in a voice like the call of a trumpet announced “The Exile.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we reached the platform the gaunt phantom swung round upon us, and in a voice like the call of a trumpet announced “The Exile.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The way was cleared at last, and a score or so of us filed on to the platform, which was erected at one end of the crowded hall.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading As we reached the platform the gaunt phantom swung round upon us, and in a voice like the call of a trumpet announced “The Exile.”
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading I found Miss Rossano and her father in the vestry of a Wesleyan Methodist chapel.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading The way was cleared at last, and a score or so of us filed on to the platform, which was erected at one end of the crowded hall.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading My visitor of that afternoon immediately preceded Miss Rossano and the count, and I followed on their heels.
crammedverbUS /kræmd/
inflected form of “cram” — crowd or pack to capacity
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading The way was cleared at last, and a score or so of us filed on to the platform, which was erected at one end of the crowded hall.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The way was cleared at last, and a score or so of us filed on to the platform, which was erected at one end of the crowded hall.
erectedverbUS /ɪˈrektəd/
past form of “erect” — construct, build, or erect
From this reading The way was cleared at last, and a score or so of us filed on to the platform, which was erected at one end of the crowded hall.
ExileverbUS /ˈeɡzaɪl/
expel from a country
From this reading As we reached the platform the gaunt phantom swung round upon us, and in a voice like the call of a trumpet announced “The Exile.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I found Miss Rossano and her father in the vestry of a Wesleyan Methodist chapel.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
filedverbUS /faɪld/
past form of “file” — record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading The way was cleared at last, and a score or so of us filed on to the platform, which was erected at one end of the crowded hall.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading My visitor of that afternoon immediately preceded Miss Rossano and the count, and I followed on their heels.
set up or found
From this reading I found Miss Rossano and her father in the vestry of a Wesleyan Methodist chapel.
gauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading As we reached the platform the gaunt phantom swung round upon us, and in a voice like the call of a trumpet announced “The Exile.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The way was cleared at last, and a score or so of us filed on to the platform, which was erected at one end of the crowded hall.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading My visitor of that afternoon immediately preceded Miss Rossano and the count, and I followed on their heels.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I found Miss Rossano and her father in the vestry of a Wesleyan Methodist chapel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found Miss Rossano and her father in the vestry of a Wesleyan Methodist chapel.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading My visitor of that afternoon immediately preceded Miss Rossano and the count, and I followed on their heels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I found Miss Rossano and her father in the vestry of a Wesleyan Methodist chapel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
immediately past
From this reading The way was cleared at last, and a score or so of us filed on to the platform, which was erected at one end of the crowded hall.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading As we reached the platform the gaunt phantom swung round upon us, and in a voice like the call of a trumpet announced “The Exile.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
MethodistadjectiveUS /ˈmeθədəst/
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley
From this reading I found Miss Rossano and her father in the vestry of a Wesleyan Methodist chapel.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I found Miss Rossano and her father in the vestry of a Wesleyan Methodist chapel.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My visitor of that afternoon immediately preceded Miss Rossano and the count, and I followed on their heels.
neighboringadjectiveUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I found Miss Rossano and her father in the vestry of a Wesleyan Methodist chapel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The way was cleared at last, and a score or so of us filed on to the platform, which was erected at one end of the crowded hall.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The way was cleared at last, and a score or so of us filed on to the platform, which was erected at one end of the crowded hall.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The way was cleared at last, and a score or so of us filed on to the platform, which was erected at one end of the crowded hall.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading As we reached the platform the gaunt phantom swung round upon us, and in a voice like the call of a trumpet announced “The Exile.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading The way was cleared at last, and a score or so of us filed on to the platform, which was erected at one end of the crowded hall.
precededverbUS /prɪˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading My visitor of that afternoon immediately preceded Miss Rossano and the count, and I followed on their heels.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading As we reached the platform the gaunt phantom swung round upon us, and in a voice like the call of a trumpet announced “The Exile.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
Rossano
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From this reading I found Miss Rossano and her father in the vestry of a Wesleyan Methodist chapel.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading As we reached the platform the gaunt phantom swung round upon us, and in a voice like the call of a trumpet announced “The Exile.”
school-room
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From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading The way was cleared at last, and a score or so of us filed on to the platform, which was erected at one end of the crowded hall.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The way was cleared at last, and a score or so of us filed on to the platform, which was erected at one end of the crowded hall.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
suffocationnounUS /ˌsʌfəˈkeɪʃən/
killing by depriving of oxygen
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading As we reached the platform the gaunt phantom swung round upon us, and in a voice like the call of a trumpet announced “The Exile.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I found Miss Rossano and her father in the vestry of a Wesleyan Methodist chapel.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My visitor of that afternoon immediately preceded Miss Rossano and the count, and I followed on their heels.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
trumpetverbUS /ˈtrʌmpət/
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading As we reached the platform the gaunt phantom swung round upon us, and in a voice like the call of a trumpet announced “The Exile.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As we reached the platform the gaunt phantom swung round upon us, and in a voice like the call of a trumpet announced “The Exile.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
vestrynoun
in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
From this reading I found Miss Rossano and her father in the vestry of a Wesleyan Methodist chapel.
someone who visits
From this reading My visitor of that afternoon immediately preceded Miss Rossano and the count, and I followed on their heels.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading As we reached the platform the gaunt phantom swung round upon us, and in a voice like the call of a trumpet announced “The Exile.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The way was cleared at last, and a score or so of us filed on to the platform, which was erected at one end of the crowded hall.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we reached the platform the gaunt phantom swung round upon us, and in a voice like the call of a trumpet announced “The Exile.”
WesleyannounUS /ˈwezliən/
a follower of Wesleyanism
From this reading I found Miss Rossano and her father in the vestry of a Wesleyan Methodist chapel.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The room was crammed almost to suffocation, and there was such a crowd outside that it took us ten minutes' hard fighting to reach the neighboring school-room in which the public meeting was to be held.
