used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And to the elder man England made its insistent call, as it always did in March.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And to the elder man England made its insistent call, as it always did in March.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They spent Christmas in Egypt, the winter months in the desert, and at last spring came, with its remembrance of duties to be done.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He must go back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They spent Christmas in Egypt, the winter months in the desert, and at last spring came, with its remembrance of duties to be done.
betook
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From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
brought into existence
From this reading For was it not in England, and in March, the tidings reached him that unto him a son was born?
a youthful male person
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And to the elder man England made its insistent call, as it always did in March.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They spent Christmas in Egypt, the winter months in the desert, and at last spring came, with its remembrance of duties to be done.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading They spent Christmas in Egypt, the winter months in the desert, and at last spring came, with its remembrance of duties to be done.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
consolationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃən/
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
well in the past; former
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading They spent Christmas in Egypt, the winter months in the desert, and at last spring came, with its remembrance of duties to be done.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And to the elder man England made its insistent call, as it always did in March.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading They spent Christmas in Egypt, the winter months in the desert, and at last spring came, with its remembrance of duties to be done.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading They spent Christmas in Egypt, the winter months in the desert, and at last spring came, with its remembrance of duties to be done.
EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading They spent Christmas in Egypt, the winter months in the desert, and at last spring came, with its remembrance of duties to be done.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading And to the elder man England made its insistent call, as it always did in March.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading And to the elder man England made its insistent call, as it always did in March.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He must go back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must go back.
Henrietta
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From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For was it not in England, and in March, the tidings reached him that unto him a son was born?
an instinctive motive
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They spent Christmas in Egypt, the winter months in the desert, and at last spring came, with its remembrance of duties to be done.
IndianounUS /ˈɪndiə/
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
insistentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstənt/
repetitive and persistent
From this reading And to the elder man England made its insistent call, as it always did in March.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They spent Christmas in Egypt, the winter months in the desert, and at last spring came, with its remembrance of duties to be done.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
immediately past
From this reading They spent Christmas in Egypt, the winter months in the desert, and at last spring came, with its remembrance of duties to be done.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And to the elder man England made its insistent call, as it always did in March.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And to the elder man England made its insistent call, as it always did in March.
march in a procession
From this reading And to the elder man England made its insistent call, as it always did in March.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading They spent Christmas in Egypt, the winter months in the desert, and at last spring came, with its remembrance of duties to be done.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must go back.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For was it not in England, and in March, the tidings reached him that unto him a son was born?
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They spent Christmas in Egypt, the winter months in the desert, and at last spring came, with its remembrance of duties to be done.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading For was it not in England, and in March, the tidings reached him that unto him a son was born?
remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading They spent Christmas in Egypt, the winter months in the desert, and at last spring came, with its remembrance of duties to be done.
term of address for a man
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
sister'snounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
a male human offspring
From this reading For was it not in England, and in March, the tidings reached him that unto him a son was born?
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading They spent Christmas in Egypt, the winter months in the desert, and at last spring came, with its remembrance of duties to be done.
the season of growth
From this reading They spent Christmas in Egypt, the winter months in the desert, and at last spring came, with its remembrance of duties to be done.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For was it not in England, and in March, the tidings reached him that unto him a son was born?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They spent Christmas in Egypt, the winter months in the desert, and at last spring came, with its remembrance of duties to be done.
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading For was it not in England, and in March, the tidings reached him that unto him a son was born?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading For was it not in England, and in March, the tidings reached him that unto him a son was born?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
at the time that
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading They spent Christmas in Egypt, the winter months in the desert, and at last spring came, with its remembrance of duties to be done.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was November when Sir Charles died, and Lady Henrietta betook herself to her sister's for consolation, while Sir Paul and the Boy, with a common impulse, departed for India.
