used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He is fortified against any denial."--_Twelfth Night_.
at or in the front
From this reading They all set off together in the early darkening, and presently Pamela and the three boys got ahead, and Jean found herself alone with Lord Bidborough.
(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 They all set off together in the early darkening, and presently Pamela and the three boys got ahead, and Jean found herself alone with Lord Bidborough.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading They all set off together in the early darkening, and presently Pamela and the three boys got ahead, and Jean found herself alone with Lord Bidborough.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There was a party at Hopetoun in honour of David's home-coming, and Pamela and her brother were invited, along with the entire family from The Rigs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He is fortified against any denial."--_Twelfth Night_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a party at Hopetoun in honour of David's home-coming, and Pamela and her brother were invited, along with the entire family from The Rigs.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What's to be said to him, lady?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
Bidborough
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From this reading They all set off together in the early darkening, and presently Pamela and the three boys got ahead, and Jean found herself alone with Lord Bidborough.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading They all set off together in the early darkening, and presently Pamela and the three boys got ahead, and Jean found herself alone with Lord Bidborough.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
Champertoun
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From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
darkeningadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənɪŋ/
becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
From this reading They all set off together in the early darkening, and presently Pamela and the three boys got ahead, and Jean found herself alone with Lord Bidborough.
David'snounUS /ˈdeɪvɪdz/
possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading There was a party at Hopetoun in honour of David's home-coming, and Pamela and her brother were invited, along with the entire family from The Rigs.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
denialnounUS /dɪˈnaɪəl/
the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
From this reading He is fortified against any denial."--_Twelfth Night_.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading They all set off together in the early darkening, and presently Pamela and the three boys got ahead, and Jean found herself alone with Lord Bidborough.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading There was a party at Hopetoun in honour of David's home-coming, and Pamela and her brother were invited, along with the entire family from The Rigs.
a social unit living together
From this reading There was a party at Hopetoun in honour of David's home-coming, and Pamela and her brother were invited, along with the entire family from The Rigs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
fortifiedadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrtəfaɪd/
secured with bastions or fortifications
From this reading He is fortified against any denial."--_Twelfth Night_.
set up or found
From this reading They all set off together in the early darkening, and presently Pamela and the three boys got ahead, and Jean found herself alone with Lord Bidborough.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a party at Hopetoun in honour of David's home-coming, and Pamela and her brother were invited, along with the entire family from The Rigs.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They all set off together in the early darkening, and presently Pamela and the three boys got ahead, and Jean found herself alone with Lord Bidborough.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is fortified against any denial."--_Twelfth Night_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading They all set off together in the early darkening, and presently Pamela and the three boys got ahead, and Jean found herself alone with Lord Bidborough.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What's to be said to him, lady?
home-coming
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From this reading There was a party at Hopetoun in honour of David's home-coming, and Pamela and her brother were invited, along with the entire family from The Rigs.
the state of being honored
From this reading There was a party at Hopetoun in honour of David's home-coming, and Pamela and her brother were invited, along with the entire family from The Rigs.
Hopetoun
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From this reading There was a party at Hopetoun in honour of David's home-coming, and Pamela and her brother were invited, along with the entire family from The Rigs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a party at Hopetoun in honour of David's home-coming, and Pamela and her brother were invited, along with the entire family from The Rigs.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading There was a party at Hopetoun in honour of David's home-coming, and Pamela and her brother were invited, along with the entire family from The Rigs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is fortified against any denial."--_Twelfth Night_.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading They all set off together in the early darkening, and presently Pamela and the three boys got ahead, and Jean found herself alone with Lord Bidborough.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "What's to be said to him, lady?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading They all set off together in the early darkening, and presently Pamela and the three boys got ahead, and Jean found herself alone with Lord Bidborough.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He is fortified against any denial."--_Twelfth Night_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a party at Hopetoun in honour of David's home-coming, and Pamela and her brother were invited, along with the entire family from The Rigs.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They all set off together in the early darkening, and presently Pamela and the three boys got ahead, and Jean found herself alone with Lord Bidborough.
Pamela
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From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading There was a party at Hopetoun in honour of David's home-coming, and Pamela and her brother were invited, along with the entire family from The Rigs.
in the near future
From this reading They all set off together in the early darkening, and presently Pamela and the three boys got ahead, and Jean found herself alone with Lord Bidborough.
Priorsford
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From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
RigsnounUS /rɪɡz/
plural of “rig” — gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
From this reading There was a party at Hopetoun in honour of David's home-coming, and Pamela and her brother were invited, along with the entire family from The Rigs.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What's to be said to him, lady?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They all set off together in the early darkening, and presently Pamela and the three boys got ahead, and Jean found herself alone with Lord Bidborough.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a party at Hopetoun in honour of David's home-coming, and Pamela and her brother were invited, along with the entire family from The Rigs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all set off together in the early darkening, and presently Pamela and the three boys got ahead, and Jean found herself alone with Lord Bidborough.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They all set off together in the early darkening, and presently Pamela and the three boys got ahead, and Jean found herself alone with Lord Bidborough.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What's to be said to him, lady?
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They all set off together in the early darkening, and presently Pamela and the three boys got ahead, and Jean found herself alone with Lord Bidborough.
TwelfthadjectiveUS /twelfθ/
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading He is fortified against any denial."--_Twelfth Night_.
typicaladjectiveUS /ˈtɪpəkəl/
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day before Pamela and her brother left Priorsford for their visit to Champertoun was a typical December day, short and dark and dirty.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a party at Hopetoun in honour of David's home-coming, and Pamela and her brother were invited, along with the entire family from The Rigs.
What's
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From this reading "What's to be said to him, lady?
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a party at Hopetoun in honour of David's home-coming, and Pamela and her brother were invited, along with the entire family from The Rigs.
