1900
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was going to be married, and wanted a place in which to live.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
Doran
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
opinion or judgment
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading My salary was one hundred and fifty pounds a year.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
set up or found
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
the act of departing
From this reading I was going to be married, and wanted a place in which to live.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
Hampstead
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
HeathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
house-agents
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From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
httpnounUS /ˌeɪtʃtiːtiːˈpiː/
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http://www.
ten 10s
From this reading My salary was one hundred and fifty pounds a year.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I was going to be married, and wanted a place in which to live.
joined in matrimony
From this reading I was going to be married, and wanted a place in which to live.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
notice-boards
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From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
placardsnounUS /ˈplækərdz/
plural of “placard” — a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I was going to be married, and wanted a place in which to live.
portionsnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃənz/
plural of “portion” — something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading My salary was one hundred and fifty pounds a year.
salarynounUS /ˈsæləri/
something that remunerates
From this reading My salary was one hundred and fifty pounds a year.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http://www.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
ValenounUS /veɪl/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
precisely as stated
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I was going to be married, and wanted a place in which to live.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was going to be married, and wanted a place in which to live.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
wwwnoun
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
From this reading See http://www.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
