used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading We must now return for awhile to Hadley.
BakernounUS /ˈbeɪkər/
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
charmsnounUS /tʃɑːrmz/
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading Littlebath had no charms for her now.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
colonel'snounUS /ˈkɜːrnəlz/
possessive form of “colonel” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
communicated in words
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We must now return for awhile to Hadley.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
HADLEY
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From this reading THE RETURN TO HADLEY.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
immediately past
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
go away from a place
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
Lionel
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From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
Littlebath
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From this reading Littlebath had no charms for her now.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
take in marriage
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now return for awhile to Hadley.
not any; not one
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We must now return for awhile to Hadley.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE RETURN TO HADLEY.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
term of address for a man
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
not in physical motion
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN TO HADLEY.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RETURN TO HADLEY.
ToddnounUS /tɑːd/
Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
uncle'snounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The colonel was still there, and so was the colonel's first love--Miss Todd: let them forgive and forget, and marry each other at last if they so pleased.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now return for awhile to Hadley.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Since the day on which Miss Baker had written that letter to Sir Lionel, she had expressed no wish to leave her uncle's house.
