afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had brought him to Tretton Park when Florence was there, and Harry had since made his own way to Cheltenham, and had endeavored to plead his own cause after his own fashion.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
ANNESLEY
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From this reading HARRY ANNESLEY.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
AugustusnounUS /ɑːˈɡʌstəs/
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This he had done after the good old English plan, which is said to be somewhat loutish, but is not without its efficacy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Harry Annesley had been introduced to the captain by his brother, and an intimacy had grown up between them.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He had brought him to Tretton Park when Florence was there, and Harry had since made his own way to Cheltenham, and had endeavored to plead his own cause after his own fashion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This he had done after the good old English plan, which is said to be somewhat loutish, but is not without its efficacy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Harry Annesley had been introduced to the captain by his brother, and an intimacy had grown up between them.
CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading He had brought him to Tretton Park when Florence was there, and Harry had since made his own way to Cheltenham, and had endeavored to plead his own cause after his own fashion.
Cheltenham
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From this reading He had brought him to Tretton Park when Florence was there, and Harry had since made his own way to Cheltenham, and had endeavored to plead his own cause after his own fashion.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading This he had done after the good old English plan, which is said to be somewhat loutish, but is not without its efficacy.
efficacynounUS /ˈefɪkæsi/
capacity or power to produce a desired effect
From this reading This he had done after the good old English plan, which is said to be somewhat loutish, but is not without its efficacy.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
endeavoredverbUS /ɪnˈdevərd/
past form of “endeavor” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading He had brought him to Tretton Park when Florence was there, and Harry had since made his own way to Cheltenham, and had endeavored to plead his own cause after his own fashion.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading This he had done after the good old English plan, which is said to be somewhat loutish, but is not without its efficacy.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He had brought him to Tretton Park when Florence was there, and Harry had since made his own way to Cheltenham, and had endeavored to plead his own cause after his own fashion.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading He had brought him to Tretton Park when Florence was there, and Harry had since made his own way to Cheltenham, and had endeavored to plead his own cause after his own fashion.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading This he had done after the good old English plan, which is said to be somewhat loutish, but is not without its efficacy.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Harry Annesley had been introduced to the captain by his brother, and an intimacy had grown up between them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading HARRY ANNESLEY.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
intimacynounUS /ˈɪntəməsi/
close or warm friendship
From this reading Harry Annesley had been introduced to the captain by his brother, and an intimacy had grown up between them.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading Harry Annesley had been introduced to the captain by his brother, and an intimacy had grown up between them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This he had done after the good old English plan, which is said to be somewhat loutish, but is not without its efficacy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This he had done after the good old English plan, which is said to be somewhat loutish, but is not without its efficacy.
loutishadjective
ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
From this reading This he had done after the good old English plan, which is said to be somewhat loutish, but is not without its efficacy.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had brought him to Tretton Park when Florence was there, and Harry had since made his own way to Cheltenham, and had endeavored to plead his own cause after his own fashion.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This he had done after the good old English plan, which is said to be somewhat loutish, but is not without its efficacy.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading This he had done after the good old English plan, which is said to be somewhat loutish, but is not without its efficacy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He had brought him to Tretton Park when Florence was there, and Harry had since made his own way to Cheltenham, and had endeavored to plead his own cause after his own fashion.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading He had brought him to Tretton Park when Florence was there, and Harry had since made his own way to Cheltenham, and had endeavored to plead his own cause after his own fashion.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading This he had done after the good old English plan, which is said to be somewhat loutish, but is not without its efficacy.
pleadverbUS /pliːd/
appeal or request earnestly
From this reading He had brought him to Tretton Park when Florence was there, and Harry had since made his own way to Cheltenham, and had endeavored to plead his own cause after his own fashion.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading This he had done after the good old English plan, which is said to be somewhat loutish, but is not without its efficacy.
Scarborough
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From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had brought him to Tretton Park when Florence was there, and Harry had since made his own way to Cheltenham, and had endeavored to plead his own cause after his own fashion.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading This he had done after the good old English plan, which is said to be somewhat loutish, but is not without its efficacy.
swornadjectiveUS /swɔːrn/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Harry Annesley had been introduced to the captain by his brother, and an intimacy had grown up between them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He had brought him to Tretton Park when Florence was there, and Harry had since made his own way to Cheltenham, and had endeavored to plead his own cause after his own fashion.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This he had done after the good old English plan, which is said to be somewhat loutish, but is not without its efficacy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
Tretton
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From this reading He had brought him to Tretton Park when Florence was there, and Harry had since made his own way to Cheltenham, and had endeavored to plead his own cause after his own fashion.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Harry Annesley had been introduced to the captain by his brother, and an intimacy had grown up between them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He had brought him to Tretton Park when Florence was there, and Harry had since made his own way to Cheltenham, and had endeavored to plead his own cause after his own fashion.
at the time that
From this reading He had brought him to Tretton Park when Florence was there, and Harry had since made his own way to Cheltenham, and had endeavored to plead his own cause after his own fashion.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This he had done after the good old English plan, which is said to be somewhat loutish, but is not without its efficacy.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading This he had done after the good old English plan, which is said to be somewhat loutish, but is not without its efficacy.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading Together with Augustus Scarborough at Cambridge had been one Harry Annesley, and he it was to whom the captain in his wrath had sworn to put an end if he should come between him and his love.