used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once he went off and stayed away from them for a whole week.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading THE ACCIDENT THE Hall was closed for two months.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But he found he missed them quite as much as they missed him, and on the whole they were very good friends.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Once he went off and stayed away from them for a whole week.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he found he missed them quite as much as they missed him, and on the whole they were very good friends.
Charlie
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From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading THE ACCIDENT THE Hall was closed for two months.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE ACCIDENT THE Hall was closed for two months.
set up or found
From this reading But he found he missed them quite as much as they missed him, and on the whole they were very good friends.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading But he found he missed them quite as much as they missed him, and on the whole they were very good friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once he went off and stayed away from them for a whole week.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But he found he missed them quite as much as they missed him, and on the whole they were very good friends.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE ACCIDENT THE Hall was closed for two months.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once he went off and stayed away from them for a whole week.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They quarrelled with him occasionally.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
MelvillenounUS /ˈmelvɪl/
United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891)
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading But he found he missed them quite as much as they missed him, and on the whole they were very good friends.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading THE ACCIDENT THE Hall was closed for two months.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But he found he missed them quite as much as they missed him, and on the whole they were very good friends.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading They quarrelled with him occasionally.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Once he went off and stayed away from them for a whole week.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But he found he missed them quite as much as they missed him, and on the whole they were very good friends.
on one occasion
From this reading Once he went off and stayed away from them for a whole week.
quarrelled
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From this reading They quarrelled with him occasionally.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But he found he missed them quite as much as they missed him, and on the whole they were very good friends.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Once he went off and stayed away from them for a whole week.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ACCIDENT THE Hall was closed for two months.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Once he went off and stayed away from them for a whole week.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They quarrelled with him occasionally.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE ACCIDENT THE Hall was closed for two months.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
precisely as stated
From this reading But he found he missed them quite as much as they missed him, and on the whole they were very good friends.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ACCIDENT THE Hall was closed for two months.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Once he went off and stayed away from them for a whole week.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Once he went off and stayed away from them for a whole week.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sir George and Lady Melville had taken their boys to Scotland, so the little girls were shut up entirely to Charlie for society.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Once he went off and stayed away from them for a whole week.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They quarrelled with him occasionally.
