used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When Pierre left him in order to look after the horses, Philip continued his meal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The landlady herself brought in the next course.
without stop or interruption
From this reading When Pierre left him in order to look after the horses, Philip continued his meal.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The landlady herself brought in the next course.
dishnounUS /dɪʃ/
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading After placing the dish upon the table, she stood looking earnestly at him for a minute, and then said:
in a serious manner
From this reading After placing the dish upon the table, she stood looking earnestly at him for a minute, and then said:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You spoke of stopping here tonight, sir.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The landlady herself brought in the next course.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Pierre left him in order to look after the horses, Philip continued his meal.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Pierre left him in order to look after the horses, Philip continued his meal.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading When Pierre left him in order to look after the horses, Philip continued his meal.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Pierre left him in order to look after the horses, Philip continued his meal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
landladynounUS /ˈlændleɪdi/
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading The landlady herself brought in the next course.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
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 When Pierre left him in order to look after the horses, Philip continued his meal.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When Pierre left him in order to look after the horses, Philip continued his meal.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading After placing the dish upon the table, she stood looking earnestly at him for a minute, and then said:
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading When Pierre left him in order to look after the horses, Philip continued his meal.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading After placing the dish upon the table, she stood looking earnestly at him for a minute, and then said:
Nevers
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From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The landlady herself brought in the next course.
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You spoke of stopping here tonight, sir.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading When Pierre left him in order to look after the horses, Philip continued his meal.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading When Pierre left him in order to look after the horses, Philip continued his meal.
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading When Pierre left him in order to look after the horses, Philip continued his meal.
placingverbUS /ˈpleɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading After placing the dish upon the table, she stood looking earnestly at him for a minute, and then said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After placing the dish upon the table, she stood looking earnestly at him for a minute, and then said:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After placing the dish upon the table, she stood looking earnestly at him for a minute, and then said:
term of address for a man
From this reading "You spoke of stopping here tonight, sir.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "You spoke of stopping here tonight, sir.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading After placing the dish upon the table, she stood looking earnestly at him for a minute, and then said:
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading "You spoke of stopping here tonight, sir.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading After placing the dish upon the table, she stood looking earnestly at him for a minute, and then said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Pierre left him in order to look after the horses, Philip continued his meal.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading After placing the dish upon the table, she stood looking earnestly at him for a minute, and then said:
in or at that place or location
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Pierre left him in order to look after the horses, Philip continued his meal.
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading "You spoke of stopping here tonight, sir.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After placing the dish upon the table, she stood looking earnestly at him for a minute, and then said:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
at the time that
From this reading When Pierre left him in order to look after the horses, Philip continued his meal.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There could be no hurry, for Nevers was twelve miles away; and it would be four hours, at least, before a party could arrive.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You spoke of stopping here tonight, sir.
