used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading YOU THINK I HAVE A SECRET.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A week or so after Anstruthers’ departure Georgie decided that her visit must come to an end.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A week or so after Anstruthers’ departure Georgie decided that her visit must come to an end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
Anstruthers
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From this reading A week or so after Anstruthers’ departure Georgie decided that her visit must come to an end.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Did not Lisbeth think that they had better return to London, even though Pen’yllan was still as delightful as ever?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Did not Lisbeth think that they had better return to London, even though Pen’yllan was still as delightful as ever?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A week or so after Anstruthers’ departure Georgie decided that her visit must come to an end.
recognizable; marked
From this reading A week or so after Anstruthers’ departure Georgie decided that her visit must come to an end.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Did not Lisbeth think that they had better return to London, even though Pen’yllan was still as delightful as ever?
the act of departing
From this reading A week or so after Anstruthers’ departure Georgie decided that her visit must come to an end.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did not Lisbeth think that they had better return to London, even though Pen’yllan was still as delightful as ever?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A week or so after Anstruthers’ departure Georgie decided that her visit must come to an end.
an opposing military force
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
divisible by two
From this reading Did not Lisbeth think that they had better return to London, even though Pen’yllan was still as delightful as ever?
at any time
From this reading Did not Lisbeth think that they had better return to London, even though Pen’yllan was still as delightful as ever?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
Georgie
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From this reading A week or so after Anstruthers’ departure Georgie decided that her visit must come to an end.
goutnounUS /ɡaʊt/
a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading YOU THINK I HAVE A SECRET.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A week or so after Anstruthers’ departure Georgie decided that her visit must come to an end.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading YOU THINK I HAVE A SECRET.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Then they had a surprise indeed.
Lisbeth
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From this reading Did not Lisbeth think that they had better return to London, even though Pen’yllan was still as delightful as ever?
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Did not Lisbeth think that they had better return to London, even though Pen’yllan was still as delightful as ever?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A week or so after Anstruthers’ departure Georgie decided that her visit must come to an end.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A week or so after Anstruthers’ departure Georgie decided that her visit must come to an end.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
Pen'yllan
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From this reading Did not Lisbeth think that they had better return to London, even though Pen’yllan was still as delightful as ever?
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Did not Lisbeth think that they had better return to London, even though Pen’yllan was still as delightful as ever?
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading YOU THINK I HAVE A SECRET.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A week or so after Anstruthers’ departure Georgie decided that her visit must come to an end.
not in physical motion
From this reading Did not Lisbeth think that they had better return to London, even though Pen’yllan was still as delightful as ever?
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Then they had a surprise indeed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A week or so after Anstruthers’ departure Georgie decided that her visit must come to an end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they had a surprise indeed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did not Lisbeth think that they had better return to London, even though Pen’yllan was still as delightful as ever?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading YOU THINK I HAVE A SECRET.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Did not Lisbeth think that they had better return to London, even though Pen’yllan was still as delightful as ever?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A week or so after Anstruthers’ departure Georgie decided that her visit must come to an end.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A week or so after Anstruthers’ departure Georgie decided that her visit must come to an end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week or so after Anstruthers’ departure Georgie decided that her visit must come to an end.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Mamma was not so very well, and poor papa had a touch of his old enemy, the gout; and, really she had been away from home a long time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading YOU THINK I HAVE A SECRET.
