used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TO A FORMER SCHOOLFELLOW.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Arthur Thomas Quiller Couch (Q).
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading THE BLUE PAVILIONS.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
CouchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Arthur Thomas Quiller Couch (Q).
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading TO A FORMER SCHOOLFELLOW.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
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 I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
not any; not one
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
PAVILIONSnounUS /pəˈvɪljənz/
plural of “pavilion” — large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading THE BLUE PAVILIONS.
QnounUS /kjuː/
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading Arthur Thomas Quiller Couch (Q).
Quiller
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From this reading Arthur Thomas Quiller Couch (Q).
railway-station
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From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
renewverbUS /rɪˈnuː/
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
SCHOOLFELLOWnoun
an acquaintance that you go to school with
From this reading TO A FORMER SCHOOLFELLOW.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
swellingnounUS /ˈswelɪŋ/
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLUE PAVILIONS.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Arthur Thomas Quiller Couch (Q).
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO A FORMER SCHOOLFELLOW.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
at the time that
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
produce a literary work
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
a late time of life
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is now ten years and more from the end of that summer term when we shook hands at the railway-station and went east and west with swelling hearts; and since then no report has come of you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will not write your name, for we have long been strangers; and I, at any rate, have no desire to renew our friendship.
