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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

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From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading That was all the difference, but what a difference it was!

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading But yet she fought the battle womanfully.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading That was all the difference, but what a difference it was!

a small house with a single story

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading That was all the difference, but what a difference it was!

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

(of time) having passed or slipped by

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

a deliberate act of omission

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

experiencing or showing fear

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Lord Leycester gone--her tried, her first lover, the man who had won her maiden heart--and in his place this man whom she--hated.

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading But yet she fought the battle womanfully.

destroyed or killed

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading Lord Leycester gone--her tried, her first lover, the man who had won her maiden heart--and in his place this man whom she--hated.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Lord Leycester gone--her tried, her first lover, the man who had won her maiden heart--and in his place this man whom she--hated.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Lord Leycester gone--her tried, her first lover, the man who had won her maiden heart--and in his place this man whom she--hated.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Lord Leycester gone--her tried, her first lover, the man who had won her maiden heart--and in his place this man whom she--hated.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That was all the difference, but what a difference it was!

an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

and nothing more

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

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From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading Lord Leycester gone--her tried, her first lover, the man who had won her maiden heart--and in his place this man whom she--hated.

plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

From this reading Lord Leycester gone--her tried, her first lover, the man who had won her maiden heart--and in his place this man whom she--hated.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Lord Leycester gone--her tried, her first lover, the man who had won her maiden heart--and in his place this man whom she--hated.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

the act of departing politely

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Lord Leycester gone--her tried, her first lover, the man who had won her maiden heart--and in his place this man whom she--hated.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

in a reckless manner

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

produced or growing in extreme abundance

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Lord Leycester gone--her tried, her first lover, the man who had won her maiden heart--and in his place this man whom she--hated.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Lord Leycester gone--her tried, her first lover, the man who had won her maiden heart--and in his place this man whom she--hated.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading Lord Leycester gone--her tried, her first lover, the man who had won her maiden heart--and in his place this man whom she--hated.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

precisely as stated

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

someone who visits

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading That was all the difference, but what a difference it was!

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

a Caucasian

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

which person or people

From this reading Lord Leycester gone--her tried, her first lover, the man who had won her maiden heart--and in his place this man whom she--hated.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Lord Leycester gone--her tried, her first lover, the man who had won her maiden heart--and in his place this man whom she--hated.

in the company of; together with

From this reading During the months which elapsed since that fearful parting between the two lovers, life had gone on at the cottage just as before, with the one great exception that Jasper Adelstone had become almost a daily visitor, and that Stella was engaged to him.

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From this reading But yet she fought the battle womanfully.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading Lord Leycester gone--her tried, her first lover, the man who had won her maiden heart--and in his place this man whom she--hated.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Time--which Lord Leycester had been so recklessly wasting in "riotous living"--passed very quiet indeed in the Thames valley, beneath the white walls of Wyndward Hall.

but in spite of that

From this reading But yet she fought the battle womanfully.