used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Years have passed since we parted, years in which I have vainly tried to get a trace of you and have been baffled, but I have found you at last!"
highly skilled
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
anew
From this reading Clasping her hand in his, he continued, "I would it were so that I should never lose you again!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading On the eve of his departure from the city of P----, Dr. Gresham called on Iola, and found her alone.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the eve of his departure from the city of P----, Dr. Gresham called on Iola, and found her alone.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Years have passed since we parted, years in which I have vainly tried to get a trace of you and have been baffled, but I have found you at last!"
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
bafflednounUS /ˈbæfəld/
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading Years have passed since we parted, years in which I have vainly tried to get a trace of you and have been baffled, but I have found you at last!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Years have passed since we parted, years in which I have vainly tried to get a trace of you and have been baffled, but I have found you at last!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Years have passed since we parted, years in which I have vainly tried to get a trace of you and have been baffled, but I have found you at last!"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading On the eve of his departure from the city of P----, Dr. Gresham called on Iola, and found her alone.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading On the eve of his departure from the city of P----, Dr. Gresham called on Iola, and found her alone.
Clasping
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From this reading Clasping her hand in his, he continued, "I would it were so that I should never lose you again!
without stop or interruption
From this reading Clasping her hand in his, he continued, "I would it were so that I should never lose you again!
the act of departing
From this reading On the eve of his departure from the city of P----, Dr. Gresham called on Iola, and found her alone.
DIVERGINGadjectiveUS /daɪˈvɜːrdʒɪŋ/
tending to move apart in different directions
From this reading DIVERGING PATHS.
Dr
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From this reading On the eve of his departure from the city of P----, Dr. Gresham called on Iola, and found her alone.
(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 On the eve of his departure from the city of P----, Dr. Gresham called on Iola, and found her alone.
set up or found
From this reading On the eve of his departure from the city of P----, Dr. Gresham called on Iola, and found her alone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the eve of his departure from the city of P----, Dr. Gresham called on Iola, and found her alone.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Years have passed since we parted, years in which I have vainly tried to get a trace of you and have been baffled, but I have found you at last!"
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
GreshamnounUS /ˈɡreʃəm/
English financier (1519-1579)
From this reading On the eve of his departure from the city of P----, Dr. Gresham called on Iola, and found her alone.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Clasping her hand in his, he continued, "I would it were so that I should never lose you again!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clasping her hand in his, he continued, "I would it were so that I should never lose you again!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the eve of his departure from the city of P----, Dr. Gresham called on Iola, and found her alone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the eve of his departure from the city of P----, Dr. Gresham called on Iola, and found her alone.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Years have passed since we parted, years in which I have vainly tried to get a trace of you and have been baffled, but I have found you at last!"
Iola
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From this reading On the eve of his departure from the city of P----, Dr. Gresham called on Iola, and found her alone.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Clasping her hand in his, he continued, "I would it were so that I should never lose you again!
immediately past
From this reading Years have passed since we parted, years in which I have vainly tried to get a trace of you and have been baffled, but I have found you at last!"
Leroy
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From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Clasping her hand in his, he continued, "I would it were so that I should never lose you again!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Clasping her hand in his, he continued, "I would it were so that I should never lose you again!
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the eve of his departure from the city of P----, Dr. Gresham called on Iola, and found her alone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the eve of his departure from the city of P----, Dr. Gresham called on Iola, and found her alone.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading On the eve of his departure from the city of P----, Dr. Gresham called on Iola, and found her alone.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading Years have passed since we parted, years in which I have vainly tried to get a trace of you and have been baffled, but I have found you at last!"
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Years have passed since we parted, years in which I have vainly tried to get a trace of you and have been baffled, but I have found you at last!"
PATHSnounUS /pæðz/
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading DIVERGING PATHS.
relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
reminiscencesnounUS /ˌreməˈnɪsənsɪz/
plural of “reminiscence” — a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Clasping her hand in his, he continued, "I would it were so that I should never lose you again!
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Years have passed since we parted, years in which I have vainly tried to get a trace of you and have been baffled, but I have found you at last!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Clasping her hand in his, he continued, "I would it were so that I should never lose you again!
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the eve of his departure from the city of P----, Dr. Gresham called on Iola, and found her alone.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Years have passed since we parted, years in which I have vainly tried to get a trace of you and have been baffled, but I have found you at last!"
a just detectable amount
From this reading Years have passed since we parted, years in which I have vainly tried to get a trace of you and have been baffled, but I have found you at last!"
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Years have passed since we parted, years in which I have vainly tried to get a trace of you and have been baffled, but I have found you at last!"
vainlyadverbUS /ˈveɪnli/
to no avail
From this reading Years have passed since we parted, years in which I have vainly tried to get a trace of you and have been baffled, but I have found you at last!"
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Years have passed since we parted, years in which I have vainly tried to get a trace of you and have been baffled, but I have found you at last!"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Clasping her hand in his, he continued, "I would it were so that I should never lose you again!
at the time that
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Years have passed since we parted, years in which I have vainly tried to get a trace of you and have been baffled, but I have found you at last!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Clasping her hand in his, he continued, "I would it were so that I should never lose you again!
a late time of life
From this reading Years have passed since we parted, years in which I have vainly tried to get a trace of you and have been baffled, but I have found you at last!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They talked awhile of reminiscences of the war and hospital life, when Dr. Gresham, approaching Iola, said:-- "Miss Leroy, I am glad the great object of your life is accomplished, and that you have found all your relatives.
