used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What a miserable party we must have looked as one by one we got out of the cart.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Punishment and Escape.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Of course, I was last; and as father lifted me in his arms, he caught sight of my hand, which had been bandaged by the doctor at Craigstown, and was now in a sling.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What a miserable party we must have looked as one by one we got out of the cart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
bandagedadjectiveUS /ˈbændədʒd/
covered or wrapped with a bandage
From this reading Of course, I was last; and as father lifted me in his arms, he caught sight of my hand, which had been bandaged by the doctor at Craigstown, and was now in a sling.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What a miserable party we must have looked as one by one we got out of the cart.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading What a miserable party we must have looked as one by one we got out of the cart.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Of course, I was last; and as father lifted me in his arms, he caught sight of my hand, which had been bandaged by the doctor at Craigstown, and was now in a sling.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, I was last; and as father lifted me in his arms, he caught sight of my hand, which had been bandaged by the doctor at Craigstown, and was now in a sling.
Craigstown
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From this reading Of course, I was last; and as father lifted me in his arms, he caught sight of my hand, which had been bandaged by the doctor at Craigstown, and was now in a sling.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Of course, I was last; and as father lifted me in his arms, he caught sight of my hand, which had been bandaged by the doctor at Craigstown, and was now in a sling.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading It was ten o'clock when we were driven through the gates of our home.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Punishment and Escape.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading It was ten o'clock when we were driven through the gates of our home.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading What a miserable party we must have looked as one by one we got out of the cart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Of course, I was last; and as father lifted me in his arms, he caught sight of my hand, which had been bandaged by the doctor at Craigstown, and was now in a sling.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What a miserable party we must have looked as one by one we got out of the cart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course, I was last; and as father lifted me in his arms, he caught sight of my hand, which had been bandaged by the doctor at Craigstown, and was now in a sling.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was ten o'clock when we were driven through the gates of our home.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course, I was last; and as father lifted me in his arms, he caught sight of my hand, which had been bandaged by the doctor at Craigstown, and was now in a sling.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course, I was last; and as father lifted me in his arms, he caught sight of my hand, which had been bandaged by the doctor at Craigstown, and was now in a sling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was ten o'clock when we were driven through the gates of our home.
and nothing more
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
immediately past
From this reading Of course, I was last; and as father lifted me in his arms, he caught sight of my hand, which had been bandaged by the doctor at Craigstown, and was now in a sling.
held up in the air
From this reading Of course, I was last; and as father lifted me in his arms, he caught sight of my hand, which had been bandaged by the doctor at Craigstown, and was now in a sling.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading What a miserable party we must have looked as one by one we got out of the cart.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of course, I was last; and as father lifted me in his arms, he caught sight of my hand, which had been bandaged by the doctor at Craigstown, and was now in a sling.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading What a miserable party we must have looked as one by one we got out of the cart.
not able to be found
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What a miserable party we must have looked as one by one we got out of the cart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of course, I was last; and as father lifted me in his arms, he caught sight of my hand, which had been bandaged by the doctor at Craigstown, and was now in a sling.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Of course, I was last; and as father lifted me in his arms, he caught sight of my hand, which had been bandaged by the doctor at Craigstown, and was now in a sling.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading It was ten o'clock when we were driven through the gates of our home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was ten o'clock when we were driven through the gates of our home.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What a miserable party we must have looked as one by one we got out of the cart.
and nothing more
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was ten o'clock when we were driven through the gates of our home.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading What a miserable party we must have looked as one by one we got out of the cart.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading What a miserable party we must have looked as one by one we got out of the cart.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
the act of punishing
From this reading Punishment and Escape.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Of course, I was last; and as father lifted me in his arms, he caught sight of my hand, which had been bandaged by the doctor at Craigstown, and was now in a sling.
slingverbUS /slɪŋ/
hurl as if with a sling
From this reading Of course, I was last; and as father lifted me in his arms, he caught sight of my hand, which had been bandaged by the doctor at Craigstown, and was now in a sling.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
sparedverbUS /sperd/
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It was ten o'clock when we were driven through the gates of our home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was ten o'clock when we were driven through the gates of our home.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was ten o'clock when we were driven through the gates of our home.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was ten o'clock when we were driven through the gates of our home.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was ten o'clock when we were driven through the gates of our home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was ten o'clock when we were driven through the gates of our home.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a miserable party we must have looked as one by one we got out of the cart.
at the time that
From this reading It was ten o'clock when we were driven through the gates of our home.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Father had only just returned from London, so he had been spared the long hours of agony which mother had passed after missing us at the usual tea hour.
