used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE ROMANCE OF A PIPE-CLEANER.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Marriot's love affairs I pushed from me with a wave of my pipe, but Gilray's second case was serious.
anew
From this reading In other words, he was in love again, and this time she lived at Cookham.
in addition
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
ArcadianounUS /ɑːrˈkeɪdiə/
a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Marriot's love affairs I pushed from me with a wave of my pipe, but Gilray's second case was serious.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Marriot's love affairs I pushed from me with a wave of my pipe, but Gilray's second case was serious.
without stop or interruption
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
Cookham
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From this reading In other words, he was in love again, and this time she lived at Cookham.
many times at short intervals
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Marriot's love affairs I pushed from me with a wave of my pipe, but Gilray's second case was serious.
Gilray
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From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
Gilray's
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From this reading Marriot's love affairs I pushed from me with a wave of my pipe, but Gilray's second case was serious.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In other words, he was in love again, and this time she lived at Cookham.
house-boat
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From this reading In time, however, he returned to the Arcadia Mixture, though not until the house-boat was in its winter quarters.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In time, however, he returned to the Arcadia Mixture, though not until the house-boat was in its winter quarters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Marriot's love affairs I pushed from me with a wave of my pipe, but Gilray's second case was serious.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In other words, he was in love again, and this time she lived at Cookham.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In time, however, he returned to the Arcadia Mixture, though not until the house-boat was in its winter quarters.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In other words, he was in love again, and this time she lived at Cookham.
longestadverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡəst/
for the most time
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading In other words, he was in love again, and this time she lived at Cookham.
Marriot's
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From this reading Marriot's love affairs I pushed from me with a wave of my pipe, but Gilray's second case was serious.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marriot's love affairs I pushed from me with a wave of my pipe, but Gilray's second case was serious.
MixturenounUS /ˈmɪkstʃər/
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
From this reading In time, however, he returned to the Arcadia Mixture, though not until the house-boat was in its winter quarters.
used to form the superlative
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Marriot's love affairs I pushed from me with a wave of my pipe, but Gilray's second case was serious.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In time, however, he returned to the Arcadia Mixture, though not until the house-boat was in its winter quarters.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ROMANCE OF A PIPE-CLEANER.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
and nothing more
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In other words, he was in love again, and this time she lived at Cookham.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Marriot's love affairs I pushed from me with a wave of my pipe, but Gilray's second case was serious.
PIPE-CLEANER
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From this reading THE ROMANCE OF A PIPE-CLEANER.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Marriot's love affairs I pushed from me with a wave of my pipe, but Gilray's second case was serious.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading In time, however, he returned to the Arcadia Mixture, though not until the house-boat was in its winter quarters.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading In time, however, he returned to the Arcadia Mixture, though not until the house-boat was in its winter quarters.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading THE ROMANCE OF A PIPE-CLEANER.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Marriot's love affairs I pushed from me with a wave of my pipe, but Gilray's second case was serious.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Marriot's love affairs I pushed from me with a wave of my pipe, but Gilray's second case was serious.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In other words, he was in love again, and this time she lived at Cookham.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROMANCE OF A PIPE-CLEANER.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In other words, he was in love again, and this time she lived at Cookham.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In time, however, he returned to the Arcadia Mixture, though not until the house-boat was in its winter quarters.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In other words, he was in love again, and this time she lived at Cookham.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Marriot's love affairs I pushed from me with a wave of my pipe, but Gilray's second case was serious.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
which person or people
From this reading We continued to visit the _Arcadia_, though only one at a time now, and Gilray, who went most frequently, also remained longest.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading In time, however, he returned to the Arcadia Mixture, though not until the house-boat was in its winter quarters.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marriot's love affairs I pushed from me with a wave of my pipe, but Gilray's second case was serious.
the words that are spoken
From this reading In other words, he was in love again, and this time she lived at Cookham.
