used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Strictly speaking I never had a brother Henry, and yet I cannot say that Henry was an impostor.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Strictly speaking I never had a brother Henry, and yet I cannot say that Henry was an impostor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Strictly speaking I never had a brother Henry, and yet I cannot say that Henry was an impostor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He came into existence in a curious way, and I can think of him now without malice as a child of smoke.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first I heard of Henry was at Pettigrew's house, which is in a London suburb, so conveniently situated that I can go there and back in one day.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The first I heard of Henry was at Pettigrew's house, which is in a London suburb, so conveniently situated that I can go there and back in one day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was testing some new Cabanas, I remember, when Pettigrew remarked that he had been lunching with a man who knew my brother Henry.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading MY BROTHER HENRY.
CabanasnounUS /kəˈbænəz/
plural of “cabana” — a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool
From this reading I was testing some new Cabanas, I remember, when Pettigrew remarked that he had been lunching with a man who knew my brother Henry.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came into existence in a curious way, and I can think of him now without malice as a child of smoke.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He came into existence in a curious way, and I can think of him now without malice as a child of smoke.
cannot
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From this reading Strictly speaking I never had a brother Henry, and yet I cannot say that Henry was an impostor.
a young person of either sex
From this reading He came into existence in a curious way, and I can think of him now without malice as a child of smoke.
convenientlyadverbUS /kənˈviːnjəntli/
in a convenient manner
From this reading The first I heard of Henry was at Pettigrew's house, which is in a London suburb, so conveniently situated that I can go there and back in one day.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading He came into existence in a curious way, and I can think of him now without malice as a child of smoke.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The first I heard of Henry was at Pettigrew's house, which is in a London suburb, so conveniently situated that I can go there and back in one day.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading He came into existence in a curious way, and I can think of him now without malice as a child of smoke.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first I heard of Henry was at Pettigrew's house, which is in a London suburb, so conveniently situated that I can go there and back in one day.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The first I heard of Henry was at Pettigrew's house, which is in a London suburb, so conveniently situated that I can go there and back in one day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Strictly speaking I never had a brother Henry, and yet I cannot say that Henry was an impostor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came into existence in a curious way, and I can think of him now without malice as a child of smoke.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The first I heard of Henry was at Pettigrew's house, which is in a London suburb, so conveniently situated that I can go there and back in one day.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading MY BROTHER HENRY.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He came into existence in a curious way, and I can think of him now without malice as a child of smoke.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The first I heard of Henry was at Pettigrew's house, which is in a London suburb, so conveniently situated that I can go there and back in one day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Strictly speaking I never had a brother Henry, and yet I cannot say that Henry was an impostor.
impostornounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːstər/
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
From this reading Strictly speaking I never had a brother Henry, and yet I cannot say that Henry was an impostor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He came into existence in a curious way, and I can think of him now without malice as a child of smoke.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He came into existence in a curious way, and I can think of him now without malice as a child of smoke.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first I heard of Henry was at Pettigrew's house, which is in a London suburb, so conveniently situated that I can go there and back in one day.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I was testing some new Cabanas, I remember, when Pettigrew remarked that he had been lunching with a man who knew my brother Henry.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The first I heard of Henry was at Pettigrew's house, which is in a London suburb, so conveniently situated that I can go there and back in one day.
lunchingnounUS /ˈlʌntʃɪŋ/
the act of eating lunch
From this reading I was testing some new Cabanas, I remember, when Pettigrew remarked that he had been lunching with a man who knew my brother Henry.
malicenounUS /ˈmæləs/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading He came into existence in a curious way, and I can think of him now without malice as a child of smoke.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I was testing some new Cabanas, I remember, when Pettigrew remarked that he had been lunching with a man who knew my brother Henry.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY BROTHER HENRY.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Strictly speaking I never had a brother Henry, and yet I cannot say that Henry was an impostor.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I was testing some new Cabanas, I remember, when Pettigrew remarked that he had been lunching with a man who knew my brother Henry.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He came into existence in a curious way, and I can think of him now without malice as a child of smoke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He came into existence in a curious way, and I can think of him now without malice as a child of smoke.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The first I heard of Henry was at Pettigrew's house, which is in a London suburb, so conveniently situated that I can go there and back in one day.
Pettigrew
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From this reading I was testing some new Cabanas, I remember, when Pettigrew remarked that he had been lunching with a man who knew my brother Henry.
Pettigrew's
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From this reading The first I heard of Henry was at Pettigrew's house, which is in a London suburb, so conveniently situated that I can go there and back in one day.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading I was testing some new Cabanas, I remember, when Pettigrew remarked that he had been lunching with a man who knew my brother Henry.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I was testing some new Cabanas, I remember, when Pettigrew remarked that he had been lunching with a man who knew my brother Henry.
express in words
From this reading Strictly speaking I never had a brother Henry, and yet I cannot say that Henry was an impostor.
situatedadjectiveUS /ˈsɪtʃuːeɪtɪd/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading The first I heard of Henry was at Pettigrew's house, which is in a London suburb, so conveniently situated that I can go there and back in one day.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading He came into existence in a curious way, and I can think of him now without malice as a child of smoke.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The first I heard of Henry was at Pettigrew's house, which is in a London suburb, so conveniently situated that I can go there and back in one day.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I was testing some new Cabanas, I remember, when Pettigrew remarked that he had been lunching with a man who knew my brother Henry.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Strictly speaking I never had a brother Henry, and yet I cannot say that Henry was an impostor.
StrictlyadverbUS /ˈstrɪktli/
restricted to something
From this reading Strictly speaking I never had a brother Henry, and yet I cannot say that Henry was an impostor.
suburbnounUS /ˈsʌbərb/
a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
From this reading The first I heard of Henry was at Pettigrew's house, which is in a London suburb, so conveniently situated that I can go there and back in one day.
testingnounUS /ˈtestɪŋ/
the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works
From this reading I was testing some new Cabanas, I remember, when Pettigrew remarked that he had been lunching with a man who knew my brother Henry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Strictly speaking I never had a brother Henry, and yet I cannot say that Henry was an impostor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first I heard of Henry was at Pettigrew's house, which is in a London suburb, so conveniently situated that I can go there and back in one day.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The first I heard of Henry was at Pettigrew's house, which is in a London suburb, so conveniently situated that I can go there and back in one day.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading He came into existence in a curious way, and I can think of him now without malice as a child of smoke.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Strictly speaking I never had a brother Henry, and yet I cannot say that Henry was an impostor.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He came into existence in a curious way, and I can think of him now without malice as a child of smoke.
at the time that
From this reading I was testing some new Cabanas, I remember, when Pettigrew remarked that he had been lunching with a man who knew my brother Henry.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first I heard of Henry was at Pettigrew's house, which is in a London suburb, so conveniently situated that I can go there and back in one day.
which person or people
From this reading I was testing some new Cabanas, I remember, when Pettigrew remarked that he had been lunching with a man who knew my brother Henry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was testing some new Cabanas, I remember, when Pettigrew remarked that he had been lunching with a man who knew my brother Henry.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He came into existence in a curious way, and I can think of him now without malice as a child of smoke.
but in spite of that
From this reading Strictly speaking I never had a brother Henry, and yet I cannot say that Henry was an impostor.
