Chapter XXIII

anew

From this reading She would write again as soon as those arrangements were made.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading The letter for which Reliance had so anxiously waited came in the evening mail next day.

plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading They were going at once to the steamship office to see what arrangements could be made for their passage to Europe.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading They were going at once to the steamship office to see what arrangements could be made for their passage to Europe.

possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading Esther had written it from Boston.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The letter for which Reliance had so anxiously waited came in the evening mail next day.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading They were going at once to the steamship office to see what arrangements could be made for their passage to Europe.

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The letter for which Reliance had so anxiously waited came in the evening mail next day.

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From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)

From this reading Esther had written it from Boston.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading They were going at once to the steamship office to see what arrangements could be made for their passage to Europe.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading The letter for which Reliance had so anxiously waited came in the evening mail next day.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The letter for which Reliance had so anxiously waited came in the evening mail next day.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Esther had written it from Boston.

the act of departing

From this reading They were going at once to the steamship office to see what arrangements could be made for their passage to Europe.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The letter for which Reliance had so anxiously waited came in the evening mail next day.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The letter for which Reliance had so anxiously waited came in the evening mail next day.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Esther had written it from Boston.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading The letter for which Reliance had so anxiously waited came in the evening mail next day.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading They were going at once to the steamship office to see what arrangements could be made for their passage to Europe.

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading The letter for which Reliance had so anxiously waited came in the evening mail next day.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The letter for which Reliance had so anxiously waited came in the evening mail next day.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading They were going at once to the steamship office to see what arrangements could be made for their passage to Europe.

on one occasion

From this reading They were going at once to the steamship office to see what arrangements could be made for their passage to Europe.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading They were going at once to the steamship office to see what arrangements could be made for their passage to Europe.

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

certainty based on past experience

From this reading The letter for which Reliance had so anxiously waited came in the evening mail next day.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading They were going at once to the steamship office to see what arrangements could be made for their passage to Europe.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The letter for which Reliance had so anxiously waited came in the evening mail next day.

in the near future

From this reading She would write again as soon as those arrangements were made.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

a ship powered by one or more steam engines

From this reading They were going at once to the steamship office to see what arrangements could be made for their passage to Europe.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The letter for which Reliance had so anxiously waited came in the evening mail next day.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They were going at once to the steamship office to see what arrangements could be made for their passage to Europe.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading She would write again as soon as those arrangements were made.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading They were going at once to the steamship office to see what arrangements could be made for their passage to Europe.

create by training and teaching

From this reading She had spent the night at the house of Bob’s cousin in South Denboro, and she and her husband had taken the early train from that station, as they had planned.

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading The letter for which Reliance had so anxiously waited came in the evening mail next day.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They were going at once to the steamship office to see what arrangements could be made for their passage to Europe.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading They were going at once to the steamship office to see what arrangements could be made for their passage to Europe.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The letter for which Reliance had so anxiously waited came in the evening mail next day.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She would write again as soon as those arrangements were made.

produce a literary work

From this reading She would write again as soon as those arrangements were made.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading Esther had written it from Boston.