used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My finding out first of all about that unforgivable Incubus and his "Lonely Subaltern" trick and our quarrel for one thing!
matters of personal concern
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading My finding out first of all about that unforgivable Incubus and his "Lonely Subaltern" trick and our quarrel for one thing!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My finding out first of all about that unforgivable Incubus and his "Lonely Subaltern" trick and our quarrel for one thing!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading And, for the other thing, my coming unexpectedly upon Nancy's romance.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
don't
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From this reading How they have managed it in such a short time I don't know.
a social unit living together
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading My finding out first of all about that unforgivable Incubus and his "Lonely Subaltern" trick and our quarrel for one thing!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading My finding out first of all about that unforgivable Incubus and his "Lonely Subaltern" trick and our quarrel for one thing!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My finding out first of all about that unforgivable Incubus and his "Lonely Subaltern" trick and our quarrel for one thing!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How they have managed it in such a short time I don't know.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My finding out first of all about that unforgivable Incubus and his "Lonely Subaltern" trick and our quarrel for one thing!
How
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From this reading How they have managed it in such a short time I don't know.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How they have managed it in such a short time I don't know.
Incubusnoun
a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
From this reading My finding out first of all about that unforgivable Incubus and his "Lonely Subaltern" trick and our quarrel for one thing!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For it is a romance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How they have managed it in such a short time I don't know.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading My finding out first of all about that unforgivable Incubus and his "Lonely Subaltern" trick and our quarrel for one thing!
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading How they have managed it in such a short time I don't know.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My finding out first of all about that unforgivable Incubus and his "Lonely Subaltern" trick and our quarrel for one thing!
Nancy'snounUS /ˈnænsiz/
possessive form of “nancy” — a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading And, for the other thing, my coming unexpectedly upon Nancy's romance.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My finding out first of all about that unforgivable Incubus and his "Lonely Subaltern" trick and our quarrel for one thing!
and nothing more
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And, for the other thing, my coming unexpectedly upon Nancy's romance.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading My finding out first of all about that unforgivable Incubus and his "Lonely Subaltern" trick and our quarrel for one thing!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading My finding out first of all about that unforgivable Incubus and his "Lonely Subaltern" trick and our quarrel for one thing!
an angry dispute
From this reading My finding out first of all about that unforgivable Incubus and his "Lonely Subaltern" trick and our quarrel for one thing!
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading And, for the other thing, my coming unexpectedly upon Nancy's romance.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading How they have managed it in such a short time I don't know.
Subalternnoun
a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
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of the kind already mentioned
From this reading How they have managed it in such a short time I don't know.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My finding out first of all about that unforgivable Incubus and his "Lonely Subaltern" trick and our quarrel for one thing!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How they have managed it in such a short time I don't know.
a special situation
From this reading My finding out first of all about that unforgivable Incubus and his "Lonely Subaltern" trick and our quarrel for one thing!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading My finding out first of all about that unforgivable Incubus and his "Lonely Subaltern" trick and our quarrel for one thing!
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading And, for the other thing, my coming unexpectedly upon Nancy's romance.
unforgivableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnfɔːrˈɡɪvəbəl/
not excusable
From this reading My finding out first of all about that unforgivable Incubus and his "Lonely Subaltern" trick and our quarrel for one thing!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And, for the other thing, my coming unexpectedly upon Nancy's romance.
Verdeley
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From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
at the time that
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
ZEPPELINnounUS /ˈzepɪlɪn/
German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)
From this reading THE ZEPPELIN NIGHT When I said it had been "a crowded day" I only meant at the time crowded with the little affairs of the Verdeley family.
