used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
accompanyingadjectiveUS /əˈkʌmpəniɪŋ/
occurring with or following as a consequence
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
alterationnounUS /ˌɔːltərˈeɪʃən/
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MONASTERY GARDEN Jane gazed over Nagasaki, the blue water, the green hills, to the blue beyond, and sighed.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Twelve years—can it be twelve years since we last saw each other?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading THE MONASTERY GARDEN Jane gazed over Nagasaki, the blue water, the green hills, to the blue beyond, and sighed.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading THE MONASTERY GARDEN Jane gazed over Nagasaki, the blue water, the green hills, to the blue beyond, and sighed.
Campanulanoun
any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you get my last letter?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
put on clothes
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Twelve years—can it be twelve years since we last saw each other?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading THE MONASTERY GARDEN Jane gazed over Nagasaki, the blue water, the green hills, to the blue beyond, and sighed.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading THE MONASTERY GARDEN Jane gazed over Nagasaki, the blue water, the green hills, to the blue beyond, and sighed.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Did you get my last letter?”
destroyed or killed
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading THE MONASTERY GARDEN Jane gazed over Nagasaki, the blue water, the green hills, to the blue beyond, and sighed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading THE MONASTERY GARDEN Jane gazed over Nagasaki, the blue water, the green hills, to the blue beyond, and sighed.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Twelve years—can it be twelve years since we last saw each other?
Jane
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From this reading THE MONASTERY GARDEN Jane gazed over Nagasaki, the blue water, the green hills, to the blue beyond, and sighed.
immediately past
From this reading Twelve years—can it be twelve years since we last saw each other?
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Did you get my last letter?”
engage in
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
MONASTERYnounUS /ˈmɑːnəsteri/
the residence of a religious community
From this reading THE MONASTERY GARDEN Jane gazed over Nagasaki, the blue water, the green hills, to the blue beyond, and sighed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Did you get my last letter?”
NagasakinounUS /ˌnɑːɡɑːˈsɑːki/
a city in southern Japan on Kyushu; a leading port and shipbuilding center; on August 9, 1945 Nagasaki became the second populated area to receive an atomic bomb
From this reading THE MONASTERY GARDEN Jane gazed over Nagasaki, the blue water, the green hills, to the blue beyond, and sighed.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Twelve years—can it be twelve years since we last saw each other?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE MONASTERY GARDEN Jane gazed over Nagasaki, the blue water, the green hills, to the blue beyond, and sighed.
Richard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
cut with a saw
From this reading Twelve years—can it be twelve years since we last saw each other?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading THE MONASTERY GARDEN Jane gazed over Nagasaki, the blue water, the green hills, to the blue beyond, and sighed.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Twelve years—can it be twelve years since we last saw each other?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
having a supporting base
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
carry out
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MONASTERY GARDEN Jane gazed over Nagasaki, the blue water, the green hills, to the blue beyond, and sighed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MONASTERY GARDEN Jane gazed over Nagasaki, the blue water, the green hills, to the blue beyond, and sighed.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Twelve years—can it be twelve years since we last saw each other?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading THE MONASTERY GARDEN Jane gazed over Nagasaki, the blue water, the green hills, to the blue beyond, and sighed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
which person or people
From this reading They were standing near the gate; tea was over, and they were waiting for Campanula, who had gone into the house to make some alteration in her dress before accompanying them “down town.”
a late time of life
From this reading Twelve years—can it be twelve years since we last saw each other?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Richard,” she said, “take us somewhere where we can talk, you and I. I have such a heap of things to ask you and talk about.
