used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He left Bayport a raw boy, and now, after six months, he represented a wealthy merchant in Bombay, was worth a considerable sum in money, and had a prospect of continued employment at a good salary.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would not have liked to feel that his journeyings were over, and he was to go back there permanently.
any thing at all
From this reading He had been some months away from his home in Bayport, and during this time he had not heard anything from his father or the friends he left behind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He left Bayport a raw boy, and now, after six months, he represented a wealthy merchant in Bombay, was worth a considerable sum in money, and had a prospect of continued employment at a good salary.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had been some months away from his home in Bayport, and during this time he had not heard anything from his father or the friends he left behind.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He would not have liked to feel that his journeyings were over, and he was to go back there permanently.
BAYPORT
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From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been some months away from his home in Bayport, and during this time he had not heard anything from his father or the friends he left behind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He had been some months away from his home in Bayport, and during this time he had not heard anything from his father or the friends he left behind.
BombaynounUS /bɑːmˈbeɪ/
a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India
From this reading He left Bayport a raw boy, and now, after six months, he represented a wealthy merchant in Bombay, was worth a considerable sum in money, and had a prospect of continued employment at a good salary.
a youthful male person
From this reading He left Bayport a raw boy, and now, after six months, he represented a wealthy merchant in Bombay, was worth a considerable sum in money, and had a prospect of continued employment at a good salary.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He left Bayport a raw boy, and now, after six months, he represented a wealthy merchant in Bombay, was worth a considerable sum in money, and had a prospect of continued employment at a good salary.
without stop or interruption
From this reading He left Bayport a raw boy, and now, after six months, he represented a wealthy merchant in Bombay, was worth a considerable sum in money, and had a prospect of continued employment at a good salary.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had been some months away from his home in Bayport, and during this time he had not heard anything from his father or the friends he left behind.
employmentnounUS /emˈplɔɪmənt/
the state of being employed or having a job
From this reading He left Bayport a raw boy, and now, after six months, he represented a wealthy merchant in Bombay, was worth a considerable sum in money, and had a prospect of continued employment at a good salary.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He had been some months away from his home in Bayport, and during this time he had not heard anything from his father or the friends he left behind.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading He would not have liked to feel that his journeyings were over, and he was to go back there permanently.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt that he had been remarkably successful.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He had been some months away from his home in Bayport, and during this time he had not heard anything from his father or the friends he left behind.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had been some months away from his home in Bayport, and during this time he had not heard anything from his father or the friends he left behind.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He would not have liked to feel that his journeyings were over, and he was to go back there permanently.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He left Bayport a raw boy, and now, after six months, he represented a wealthy merchant in Bombay, was worth a considerable sum in money, and had a prospect of continued employment at a good salary.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been some months away from his home in Bayport, and during this time he had not heard anything from his father or the friends he left behind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would not have liked to feel that his journeyings were over, and he was to go back there permanently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would not have liked to feel that his journeyings were over, and he was to go back there permanently.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He had been some months away from his home in Bayport, and during this time he had not heard anything from his father or the friends he left behind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would not have liked to feel that his journeyings were over, and he was to go back there permanently.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He had been some months away from his home in Bayport, and during this time he had not heard anything from his father or the friends he left behind.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
journeyings
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From this reading He would not have liked to feel that his journeyings were over, and he was to go back there permanently.
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 He had been some months away from his home in Bayport, and during this time he had not heard anything from his father or the friends he left behind.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading He would not have liked to feel that his journeyings were over, and he was to go back there permanently.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading He left Bayport a raw boy, and now, after six months, he represented a wealthy merchant in Bombay, was worth a considerable sum in money, and had a prospect of continued employment at a good salary.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading He left Bayport a raw boy, and now, after six months, he represented a wealthy merchant in Bombay, was worth a considerable sum in money, and had a prospect of continued employment at a good salary.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading He had been some months away from his home in Bayport, and during this time he had not heard anything from his father or the friends he left behind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not have liked to feel that his journeyings were over, and he was to go back there permanently.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He left Bayport a raw boy, and now, after six months, he represented a wealthy merchant in Bombay, was worth a considerable sum in money, and had a prospect of continued employment at a good salary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had been some months away from his home in Bayport, and during this time he had not heard anything from his father or the friends he left behind.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He would not have liked to feel that his journeyings were over, and he was to go back there permanently.
permanentlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrmənəntli/
for a long time without essential change
From this reading He would not have liked to feel that his journeyings were over, and he was to go back there permanently.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
the possibility of future success
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
rawadjectiveUS /rɑː/
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading He left Bayport a raw boy, and now, after six months, he represented a wealthy merchant in Bombay, was worth a considerable sum in money, and had a prospect of continued employment at a good salary.
remarkablyadverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading He felt that he had been remarkably successful.
representedadjectiveUS /ˌreprɪˈzentɪd/
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading He left Bayport a raw boy, and now, after six months, he represented a wealthy merchant in Bombay, was worth a considerable sum in money, and had a prospect of continued employment at a good salary.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
salarynounUS /ˈsæləri/
something that remunerates
From this reading He left Bayport a raw boy, and now, after six months, he represented a wealthy merchant in Bombay, was worth a considerable sum in money, and had a prospect of continued employment at a good salary.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading He left Bayport a raw boy, and now, after six months, he represented a wealthy merchant in Bombay, was worth a considerable sum in money, and had a prospect of continued employment at a good salary.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had been some months away from his home in Bayport, and during this time he had not heard anything from his father or the friends he left behind.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading He felt that he had been remarkably successful.
a quantity of money
From this reading He left Bayport a raw boy, and now, after six months, he represented a wealthy merchant in Bombay, was worth a considerable sum in money, and had a prospect of continued employment at a good salary.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He would not have liked to feel that his journeyings were over, and he was to go back there permanently.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He would not have liked to feel that his journeyings were over, and he was to go back there permanently.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had been some months away from his home in Bayport, and during this time he had not heard anything from his father or the friends he left behind.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
wealthyadjectiveUS /ˈwelθi/
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading He left Bayport a raw boy, and now, after six months, he represented a wealthy merchant in Bombay, was worth a considerable sum in money, and had a prospect of continued employment at a good salary.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He would not have liked to feel that his journeyings were over, and he was to go back there permanently.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT ON IN BAYPORT Guy was pleased with the prospect of a return to America, especially as it was but for a short time.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading He left Bayport a raw boy, and now, after six months, he represented a wealthy merchant in Bombay, was worth a considerable sum in money, and had a prospect of continued employment at a good salary.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not have liked to feel that his journeyings were over, and he was to go back there permanently.
