alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Had news of any sort reached him?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading I paid but little attention to this, however, but rather set to wondering why he was going to see Hugh Boscawen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So unlike were they, indeed, that no one on seeing them together would suspect them to be related.
Boscawen
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From this reading I paid but little attention to this, however, but rather set to wondering why he was going to see Hugh Boscawen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading HOW JANUARY CHANGED TO JUNE.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
the act of departing
From this reading I paid but little attention to this, however, but rather set to wondering why he was going to see Hugh Boscawen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I paid but little attention to this, however, but rather set to wondering why he was going to see Hugh Boscawen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had news of any sort reached him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
HOW
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From this reading HOW JANUARY CHANGED TO JUNE.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I paid but little attention to this, however, but rather set to wondering why he was going to see Hugh Boscawen.
Hugh
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From this reading I paid but little attention to this, however, but rather set to wondering why he was going to see Hugh Boscawen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading So unlike were they, indeed, that no one on seeing them together would suspect them to be related.
JANUARYnounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading HOW JANUARY CHANGED TO JUNE.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading HOW JANUARY CHANGED TO JUNE.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I paid but little attention to this, however, but rather set to wondering why he was going to see Hugh Boscawen.
the force of workers available
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Had news of any sort reached him?
not any; not one
From this reading So unlike were they, indeed, that no one on seeing them together would suspect them to be related.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had news of any sort reached him?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So unlike were they, indeed, that no one on seeing them together would suspect them to be related.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So unlike were they, indeed, that no one on seeing them together would suspect them to be related.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading I paid but little attention to this, however, but rather set to wondering why he was going to see Hugh Boscawen.
Polperro
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From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
on the contrary
From this reading I paid but little attention to this, however, but rather set to wondering why he was going to see Hugh Boscawen.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Had news of any sort reached him?
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading So unlike were they, indeed, that no one on seeing them together would suspect them to be related.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I paid but little attention to this, however, but rather set to wondering why he was going to see Hugh Boscawen.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading So unlike were they, indeed, that no one on seeing them together would suspect them to be related.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I paid but little attention to this, however, but rather set to wondering why he was going to see Hugh Boscawen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So unlike were they, indeed, that no one on seeing them together would suspect them to be related.
a male human offspring
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Had news of any sort reached him?
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading So unlike were they, indeed, that no one on seeing them together would suspect them to be related.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So unlike were they, indeed, that no one on seeing them together would suspect them to be related.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So unlike were they, indeed, that no one on seeing them together would suspect them to be related.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So unlike were they, indeed, that no one on seeing them together would suspect them to be related.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I paid but little attention to this, however, but rather set to wondering why he was going to see Hugh Boscawen.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW JANUARY CHANGED TO JUNE.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading So unlike were they, indeed, that no one on seeing them together would suspect them to be related.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I paid but little attention to this, however, but rather set to wondering why he was going to see Hugh Boscawen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now I had never seen the elder John Polperro, but I remembered his son, and as I rode along I thought how unlike the two men were.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I paid but little attention to this, however, but rather set to wondering why he was going to see Hugh Boscawen.
showing curiosity
From this reading I paid but little attention to this, however, but rather set to wondering why he was going to see Hugh Boscawen.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So unlike were they, indeed, that no one on seeing them together would suspect them to be related.
