used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Luguru was distant six days’ safari: in other words, between seventy and eighty miles.
any thing at all
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Luguru was distant six days’ safari: in other words, between seventy and eighty miles.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
Bullacenoun
small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters
From this reading I NEXT morning Mr. Bullace left them.
Burwartons
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From this reading From the railway the two Burwartons set off northward.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course this journey was very wonderful for Eva.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Luguru was distant six days’ safari: in other words, between seventy and eighty miles.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Luguru was distant six days’ safari: in other words, between seventy and eighty miles.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
eightyadjectiveUS /ˈeɪti/
being ten more than seventy
From this reading Luguru was distant six days’ safari: in other words, between seventy and eighty miles.
Eva
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From this reading Of course this journey was very wonderful for Eva.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
forfeitverbUS /ˈfɔːrfɪt/
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the railway the two Burwartons set off northward.
destroyed or killed
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
hadn't
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From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I NEXT morning Mr. Bullace left them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Luguru was distant six days’ safari: in other words, between seventy and eighty miles.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Of course this journey was very wonderful for Eva.
go away from a place
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
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 I NEXT morning Mr. Bullace left them.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
Luguru
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From this reading Luguru was distant six days’ safari: in other words, between seventy and eighty miles.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Luguru was distant six days’ safari: in other words, between seventy and eighty miles.
not able to be found
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I NEXT morning Mr. Bullace left them.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I NEXT morning Mr. Bullace left them.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I NEXT morning Mr. Bullace left them.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading From the railway the two Burwartons set off northward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading From the railway the two Burwartons set off northward.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Luguru was distant six days’ safari: in other words, between seventy and eighty miles.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading From the railway the two Burwartons set off northward.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
safarinounUS /səˈfɑːri/
an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
From this reading Luguru was distant six days’ safari: in other words, between seventy and eighty miles.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading From the railway the two Burwartons set off northward.
seventyadjectiveUS /ˈsevənti/
being ten more than sixty
From this reading Luguru was distant six days’ safari: in other words, between seventy and eighty miles.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Luguru was distant six days’ safari: in other words, between seventy and eighty miles.
suspiciousadjectiveUS /səˈspɪʃəs/
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I NEXT morning Mr. Bullace left them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of course this journey was very wonderful for Eva.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading From the railway the two Burwartons set off northward.
precisely as stated
From this reading Of course this journey was very wonderful for Eva.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Luguru was distant six days’ safari: in other words, between seventy and eighty miles.
wasn't
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From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Of course this journey was very wonderful for Eva.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Luguru was distant six days’ safari: in other words, between seventy and eighty miles.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There wasn’t really anything suspicious about his haste; for if he hadn’t gone down the line that day he would have had to forfeit a month or more of his leave by missing the boat.
