used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GRANTLEY MONTAGUE AND DOROTHEA.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Why, it was after twelve last night before they gave us a chance to sleep.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The through sleeper from Chicago and Cincinnati is half full of school-girls and Harvard boys, who have kept up such a row.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Why, it was after twelve last night before they gave us a chance to sleep.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
CincinnatinounUS /ˌsɪnsəˈnæti/
a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
From this reading The through sleeper from Chicago and Cincinnati is half full of school-girls and Harvard boys, who have kept up such a row.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
DOROTHEA
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From this reading GRANTLEY MONTAGUE AND DOROTHEA.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
formerlyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrmərli/
at a previous time
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The through sleeper from Chicago and Cincinnati is half full of school-girls and Harvard boys, who have kept up such a row.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The through sleeper from Chicago and Cincinnati is half full of school-girls and Harvard boys, who have kept up such a row.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Why, it was after twelve last night before they gave us a chance to sleep.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
a young female
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
the act of departing
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
GRANTLEY
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From this reading GRANTLEY MONTAGUE AND DOROTHEA.
greetingsnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋz/
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The through sleeper from Chicago and Cincinnati is half full of school-girls and Harvard boys, who have kept up such a row.
HarvardnounUS /ˈhɑːrvərd/
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading The through sleeper from Chicago and Cincinnati is half full of school-girls and Harvard boys, who have kept up such a row.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The through sleeper from Chicago and Cincinnati is half full of school-girls and Harvard boys, who have kept up such a row.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The through sleeper from Chicago and Cincinnati is half full of school-girls and Harvard boys, who have kept up such a row.
immediately past
From this reading Why, it was after twelve last night before they gave us a chance to sleep.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
Lucy'snounUS /ˈluːsiz/
possessive form of “lucy” — incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
Meadowbrook
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From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
MONTAGUE
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From this reading GRANTLEY MONTAGUE AND DOROTHEA.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The through sleeper from Chicago and Cincinnati is half full of school-girls and Harvard boys, who have kept up such a row.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
PierceverbUS /pɪrs/
cut or make a way through
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading The through sleeper from Chicago and Cincinnati is half full of school-girls and Harvard boys, who have kept up such a row.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
cut with a saw
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
school-girls
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From this reading The through sleeper from Chicago and Cincinnati is half full of school-girls and Harvard boys, who have kept up such a row.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Why, it was after twelve last night before they gave us a chance to sleep.
sleepernounUS /ˈsliːpər/
a rester who is sleeping
From this reading The through sleeper from Chicago and Cincinnati is half full of school-girls and Harvard boys, who have kept up such a row.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
in the near future
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
express in speech
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The through sleeper from Chicago and Cincinnati is half full of school-girls and Harvard boys, who have kept up such a row.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, it was after twelve last night before they gave us a chance to sleep.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The through sleeper from Chicago and Cincinnati is half full of school-girls and Harvard boys, who have kept up such a row.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
create by training and teaching
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Why, it was after twelve last night before they gave us a chance to sleep.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The through sleeper from Chicago and Cincinnati is half full of school-girls and Harvard boys, who have kept up such a row.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
Wellesley
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From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
at the time that
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
in or at the place that
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
which person or people
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, it was after twelve last night before they gave us a chance to sleep.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a lovely morning in September when, with Lucy Pierce, a girl friend, I took the train for Boston, where I was to spend the night with Lucy’s aunt, who lived there, and the next day go to Wellesley.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Soon after we were seated, a young man who had formerly lived in Meadowbrook, but was now a clerk in some house in Chicago and was going to Boston on business, entered the car, and after the first greetings were over, said to us, “I saw you get in at Meadowbrook, and have come to speak with you and have a little rest.
