afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Young Newton at last found himself alone in the house at Newton Priory after his father's death.
ALONEadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading ALONE IN THE HOUSE.
in addition
From this reading Gregory had come down to him from the parsonage, and had also been dismissed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gregory had come down to him from the parsonage, and had also been dismissed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Young Newton at last found himself alone in the house at Newton Priory after his father's death.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Gregory had come down to him from the parsonage, and had also been dismissed.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Your brother will be here probably to-day," said Ralph, "and then I will send for you."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Gregory had come down to him from the parsonage, and had also been dismissed.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Young Newton at last found himself alone in the house at Newton Priory after his father's death.
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
dismissedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmɪst/
having lost your job
From this reading Gregory had come down to him from the parsonage, and had also been dismissed.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Gregory had come down to him from the parsonage, and had also been dismissed.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Young Newton at last found himself alone in the house at Newton Priory after his father's death.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Your brother will be here probably to-day," said Ralph, "and then I will send for you."
set up or found
From this reading Young Newton at last found himself alone in the house at Newton Priory after his father's death.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gregory had come down to him from the parsonage, and had also been dismissed.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
GregorynounUS /ˈɡreɡəri/
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading Gregory had come down to him from the parsonage, and had also been dismissed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Your brother will be here probably to-day," said Ralph, "and then I will send for you."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Young Newton at last found himself alone in the house at Newton Priory after his father's death.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Young Newton at last found himself alone in the house at Newton Priory after his father's death.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ALONE IN THE HOUSE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Your brother will be here probably to-day," said Ralph, "and then I will send for you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALONE IN THE HOUSE.
immediately past
From this reading Young Newton at last found himself alone in the house at Newton Priory after his father's death.
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 He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
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 He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
MorrisnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
NewtonnounUS /ˈnuːtən/
English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
From this reading Young Newton at last found himself alone in the house at Newton Priory after his father's death.
oppositionnounUS /ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
parsonagenounUS /ˈpɑːrsənɪdʒ/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading Gregory had come down to him from the parsonage, and had also been dismissed.
PriorynounUS /ˈpraɪəri/
religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
From this reading Young Newton at last found himself alone in the house at Newton Priory after his father's death.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "Your brother will be here probably to-day," said Ralph, "and then I will send for you."
Ralph
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From this reading "Your brother will be here probably to-day," said Ralph, "and then I will send for you."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Your brother will be here probably to-day," said Ralph, "and then I will send for you."
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Your brother will be here probably to-day," said Ralph, "and then I will send for you."
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
a state of social isolation
From this reading He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALONE IN THE HOUSE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Your brother will be here probably to-day," said Ralph, "and then I will send for you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
to-day
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From this reading "Your brother will be here probably to-day," said Ralph, "and then I will send for you."
precisely as stated
From this reading He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had sent George Morris away, becoming very stern in his demand to be left to his solitude as long as opposition was made to him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Your brother will be here probably to-day," said Ralph, "and then I will send for you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your brother will be here probably to-day," said Ralph, "and then I will send for you."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young Newton at last found himself alone in the house at Newton Priory after his father's death.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your brother will be here probably to-day," said Ralph, "and then I will send for you."
