used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the whole, she thought, it would probably have been a mistake to speak to him beforehand.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last it came.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
beforehandadjectiveUS /bɪˈfɔːrhænd/
being ahead of time or need
From this reading On the whole, she thought, it would probably have been a mistake to speak to him beforehand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had felt a strong temptation to do so, but it had not been the part of wisdom.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At last it came.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
without stop or interruption
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She had felt a strong temptation to do so, but it had not been the part of wisdom.
divisible by two
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She had felt a strong temptation to do so, but it had not been the part of wisdom.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the whole, she thought, it would probably have been a mistake to speak to him beforehand.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
Katharine
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From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
immediately past
From this reading At last it came.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
Lauderdale
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From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
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 The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading On the whole, she thought, it would probably have been a mistake to speak to him beforehand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had felt a strong temptation to do so, but it had not been the part of wisdom.
a brief written record
From this reading She waited for Ralston’s note.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had felt a strong temptation to do so, but it had not been the part of wisdom.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the whole, she thought, it would probably have been a mistake to speak to him beforehand.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading She had felt a strong temptation to do so, but it had not been the part of wisdom.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading On the whole, she thought, it would probably have been a mistake to speak to him beforehand.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
Ralston's
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From this reading She waited for Ralston’s note.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the whole, she thought, it would probably have been a mistake to speak to him beforehand.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had felt a strong temptation to do so, but it had not been the part of wisdom.
express in speech
From this reading On the whole, she thought, it would probably have been a mistake to speak to him beforehand.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading She had felt a strong temptation to do so, but it had not been the part of wisdom.
temptationnounUS /temˈteɪʃən/
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading She had felt a strong temptation to do so, but it had not been the part of wisdom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading On the whole, she thought, it would probably have been a mistake to speak to him beforehand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She waited for Ralston’s note.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading On the whole, she thought, it would probably have been a mistake to speak to him beforehand.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading She had felt a strong temptation to do so, but it had not been the part of wisdom.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The rain continued to fall, and even if the weather had changed it would have been too late for Katharine to go and see Robert Lauderdale after her sister had left her.
