aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The fact is that the Doctor wished to be alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he could not go fishing, he did the next best thing.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The fact is that the Doctor wished to be alone.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading As he could not go fishing, he did the next best thing.
a youthful male person
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If he could have done it decently, he would have gone off somewhere with his fishing tackle.
Dan
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From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
decentlyadverbUS /ˈdiːsəntli/
in a decent manner
From this reading If he could have done it decently, he would have gone off somewhere with his fishing tackle.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As he could not go fishing, he did the next best thing.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading If he could have done it decently, he would have gone off somewhere with his fishing tackle.
accept an excuse for
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact is that the Doctor wished to be alone.
FARWELL'S
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From this reading HOPE FARWELL'S MINISTRY "Useful hands they were, made for real service."
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading If he could have done it decently, he would have gone off somewhere with his fishing tackle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOPE FARWELL'S MINISTRY "Useful hands they were, made for real service."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As he could not go fishing, he did the next best thing.
destroyed or killed
From this reading If he could have done it decently, he would have gone off somewhere with his fishing tackle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading HOPE FARWELL'S MINISTRY "Useful hands they were, made for real service."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he could have done it decently, he would have gone off somewhere with his fishing tackle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he could have done it decently, he would have gone off somewhere with his fishing tackle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading HOPE FARWELL'S MINISTRY "Useful hands they were, made for real service."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he could have done it decently, he would have gone off somewhere with his fishing tackle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact is that the Doctor wished to be alone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he could have done it decently, he would have gone off somewhere with his fishing tackle.
landladynounUS /ˈlændleɪdi/
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
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 After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading HOPE FARWELL'S MINISTRY "Useful hands they were, made for real service."
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
MINISTRYnounUS /ˈmɪnəstri/
religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
From this reading HOPE FARWELL'S MINISTRY "Useful hands they were, made for real service."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading As he could not go fishing, he did the next best thing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As he could not go fishing, he did the next best thing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If he could have done it decently, he would have gone off somewhere with his fishing tackle.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading HOPE FARWELL'S MINISTRY "Useful hands they were, made for real service."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading HOPE FARWELL'S MINISTRY "Useful hands they were, made for real service."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
in or at or to some place
From this reading If he could have done it decently, he would have gone off somewhere with his fishing tackle.
tacklenounUS /ˈtækəl/
the person who plays that position on a football team
From this reading If he could have done it decently, he would have gone off somewhere with his fishing tackle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact is that the Doctor wished to be alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOPE FARWELL'S MINISTRY "Useful hands they were, made for real service."
a special situation
From this reading As he could not go fishing, he did the next best thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
trivialadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪviəl/
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
being of use or service
From this reading HOPE FARWELL'S MINISTRY "Useful hands they were, made for real service."
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading After dinner was over and they had visited awhile, the Doctor introduced Dan to his landlady across the way and, making some trivial excuse about business, left the boy in his room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HOPE FARWELL'S MINISTRY "Useful hands they were, made for real service."
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading The fact is that the Doctor wished to be alone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If he could have done it decently, he would have gone off somewhere with his fishing tackle.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he could have done it decently, he would have gone off somewhere with his fishing tackle.
