used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
(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 But all of this time he had been thinking of her more confidently than ever before.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
automobilenounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːl/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Then she had gone away on a two-weeks, automobile trip to the Mesa Verde National Park, so that he had seen practically nothing of her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then she had gone away on a two-weeks, automobile trip to the Mesa Verde National Park, so that he had seen practically nothing of her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But all of this time he had been thinking of her more confidently than ever before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But all of this time he had been thinking of her more confidently than ever before.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
callersnounUS /ˈkɔːlərz/
plural of “caller” — a social or business visitor
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
confidentlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnfədəntli/
with confidence; in a confident manner
From this reading But all of this time he had been thinking of her more confidently than ever before.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
at any time
From this reading But all of this time he had been thinking of her more confidently than ever before.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading All of the preliminaries had been finished.
set up or found
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Then she had gone away on a two-weeks, automobile trip to the Mesa Verde National Park, so that he had seen practically nothing of her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
MesanounUS /ˈmeɪsə/
flat tableland with steep edges
From this reading Then she had gone away on a two-weeks, automobile trip to the Mesa Verde National Park, so that he had seen practically nothing of her.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But all of this time he had been thinking of her more confidently than ever before.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading Then she had gone away on a two-weeks, automobile trip to the Mesa Verde National Park, so that he had seen practically nothing of her.
not any; not one
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
a brief written record
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Then she had gone away on a two-weeks, automobile trip to the Mesa Verde National Park, so that he had seen practically nothing of her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was rich now, he was strong.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she had gone away on a two-weeks, automobile trip to the Mesa Verde National Park, so that he had seen practically nothing of her.
on one occasion
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Then she had gone away on a two-weeks, automobile trip to the Mesa Verde National Park, so that he had seen practically nothing of her.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading Then she had gone away on a two-weeks, automobile trip to the Mesa Verde National Park, so that he had seen practically nothing of her.
preliminariesnounUS /prɪˈlɪməneriz/
plural of “preliminary” — a minor match preceding the main event
From this reading All of the preliminaries had been finished.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
possessing material wealth
From this reading He was rich now, he was strong.
RothsnounUS /rɔːθs/
plural of “roth” — United States writer whose novels portray middle-class Jewish life (born in 1933)
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then she had gone away on a two-weeks, automobile trip to the Mesa Verde National Park, so that he had seen practically nothing of her.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she had gone away on a two-weeks, automobile trip to the Mesa Verde National Park, so that he had seen practically nothing of her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then she had gone away on a two-weeks, automobile trip to the Mesa Verde National Park, so that he had seen practically nothing of her.
in the near future
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading He was rich now, he was strong.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But all of this time he had been thinking of her more confidently than ever before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she had gone away on a two-weeks, automobile trip to the Mesa Verde National Park, so that he had seen practically nothing of her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she had gone away on a two-weeks, automobile trip to the Mesa Verde National Park, so that he had seen practically nothing of her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading But all of this time he had been thinking of her more confidently than ever before.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But all of this time he had been thinking of her more confidently than ever before.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But all of this time he had been thinking of her more confidently than ever before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she had gone away on a two-weeks, automobile trip to the Mesa Verde National Park, so that he had seen practically nothing of her.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Then she had gone away on a two-weeks, automobile trip to the Mesa Verde National Park, so that he had seen practically nothing of her.
two-weeks
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From this reading Then she had gone away on a two-weeks, automobile trip to the Mesa Verde National Park, so that he had seen practically nothing of her.
uncle'snounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
Verde
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From this reading Then she had gone away on a two-weeks, automobile trip to the Mesa Verde National Park, so that he had seen practically nothing of her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was rich now, he was strong.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had received a note of sympathy from her soon after his uncle’s death and he had called at the Roths’ once, but had found several other callers there and no opportunity of being alone with her.
