used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
addressesnounUS /ˈæˈdresɪz/
plural of “address” — (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
From this reading There were several erased addresses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The postman has just left it, sir, and hopes it is right, as it has given him a lot of trouble.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The postman has just left it, sir, and hopes it is right, as it has given him a lot of trouble.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The original was: “_Mr. P. Henley, New York City_.”
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading Mr. Henley examined the letter with curiosity.
dingyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪndʒi/
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
erasedverbUS /ɪˈreɪst/
past form of “erase” — remove from memory or existence
From this reading There were several erased addresses.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Mr. Henley examined the letter with curiosity.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “The postman has just left it, sir, and hopes it is right, as it has given him a lot of trouble.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The postman has just left it, sir, and hopes it is right, as it has given him a lot of trouble.”
Henley
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From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “The postman has just left it, sir, and hopes it is right, as it has given him a lot of trouble.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The postman has just left it, sir, and hopes it is right, as it has given him a lot of trouble.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The postman has just left it, sir, and hopes it is right, as it has given him a lot of trouble.”
and nothing more
From this reading “The postman has just left it, sir, and hopes it is right, as it has given him a lot of trouble.”
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 “The postman has just left it, sir, and hopes it is right, as it has given him a lot of trouble.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “The postman has just left it, sir, and hopes it is right, as it has given him a lot of trouble.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
a form of address for a man
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The original was: “_Mr. P. Henley, New York City_.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The postman has just left it, sir, and hopes it is right, as it has given him a lot of trouble.”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading The original was: “_Mr. P. Henley, New York City_.”
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading The original was: “_Mr. P. Henley, New York City_.”
postmannounUS /ˈpoʊstmən/
a man who delivers the mail
From this reading “The postman has just left it, sir, and hopes it is right, as it has given him a lot of trouble.”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
precisely, exactly
From this reading “The postman has just left it, sir, and hopes it is right, as it has given him a lot of trouble.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading There were several erased addresses.
term of address for a man
From this reading “The postman has just left it, sir, and hopes it is right, as it has given him a lot of trouble.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were several erased addresses.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “The postman has just left it, sir, and hopes it is right, as it has given him a lot of trouble.”
TwentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/
position 20 in a countable series of things
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The original was: “_Mr. P. Henley, New York City_.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were several erased addresses.
at the time that
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Mr. Henley reached his dingy little house in Twentieth Street, a servant met him at the door with a letter, saying:
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 The original was: “_Mr. P. Henley, New York City_.”
