used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had a long talk with him last evening after you had spoken with me about it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I had a long talk with him last evening after you had spoken with me about it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I had a long talk with him last evening after you had spoken with me about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Yes, my boy.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
CYRIL'S
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From this reading CYRIL’S WOOING.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
dependverbUS /dɪˈpend/
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I had a long talk with him last evening after you had spoken with me about it.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a long talk with him last evening after you had spoken with me about it.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had a long talk with him last evening after you had spoken with me about it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had a long talk with him last evening after you had spoken with me about it.
immediately past
From this reading I had a long talk with him last evening after you had spoken with me about it.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I had a long talk with him last evening after you had spoken with me about it.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
deliver by singing
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading I had a long talk with him last evening after you had spoken with me about it.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I had a long talk with him last evening after you had spoken with me about it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
precisely as stated
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had a long talk with him last evening after you had spoken with me about it.
WOOINGnounUS /ˈwuːɪŋ/
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading CYRIL’S WOOING.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading He has taken a great fancy to May Lawrence, and he was very pleased indeed with her visit to the works the other day, and her promise to come and sing at the club some evening.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, my boy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then, mother, you think I can depend upon my father’s doing something handsome for me if I were to get her?”
