used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A keeper's wife with whom Julia had got acquainted had promised her a pair of lop-eared rabbits if she could come and fetch them.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading THE BENEFACTOR It was not till October that Captain Polkington was able to change the five pound note.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading A keeper's wife with whom Julia had got acquainted had promised her a pair of lop-eared rabbits if she could come and fetch them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
eagerly desirous
From this reading She was not very anxious to have them, but Mr. Gillat was; he said they would be very profitable.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, however, the opportunity came.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was not very anxious to have them, but Mr. Gillat was; he said they would be very profitable.
BENEFACTORnounUS /ˈbenəfæktər/
a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
From this reading THE BENEFACTOR It was not till October that Captain Polkington was able to change the five pound note.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At last, however, the opportunity came.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE BENEFACTOR It was not till October that Captain Polkington was able to change the five pound note.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading THE BENEFACTOR It was not till October that Captain Polkington was able to change the five pound note.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A keeper's wife with whom Julia had got acquainted had promised her a pair of lop-eared rabbits if she could come and fetch them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A keeper's wife with whom Julia had got acquainted had promised her a pair of lop-eared rabbits if she could come and fetch them.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading A keeper's wife with whom Julia had got acquainted had promised her a pair of lop-eared rabbits if she could come and fetch them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading THE BENEFACTOR It was not till October that Captain Polkington was able to change the five pound note.
Gillat
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From this reading She was not very anxious to have them, but Mr. Gillat was; he said they would be very profitable.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A keeper's wife with whom Julia had got acquainted had promised her a pair of lop-eared rabbits if she could come and fetch them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was not very anxious to have them, but Mr. Gillat was; he said they would be very profitable.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading At last, however, the opportunity came.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A keeper's wife with whom Julia had got acquainted had promised her a pair of lop-eared rabbits if she could come and fetch them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BENEFACTOR It was not till October that Captain Polkington was able to change the five pound note.
Julia
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From this reading A keeper's wife with whom Julia had got acquainted had promised her a pair of lop-eared rabbits if she could come and fetch them.
Julia's
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From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
keeper's
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From this reading A keeper's wife with whom Julia had got acquainted had promised her a pair of lop-eared rabbits if she could come and fetch them.
immediately past
From this reading At last, however, the opportunity came.
lop-earedadjective
having bent or drooping ears
From this reading A keeper's wife with whom Julia had got acquainted had promised her a pair of lop-eared rabbits if she could come and fetch them.
a form of address for a man
From this reading She was not very anxious to have them, but Mr. Gillat was; he said they would be very profitable.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE BENEFACTOR It was not till October that Captain Polkington was able to change the five pound note.
a brief written record
From this reading THE BENEFACTOR It was not till October that Captain Polkington was able to change the five pound note.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading THE BENEFACTOR It was not till October that Captain Polkington was able to change the five pound note.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A keeper's wife with whom Julia had got acquainted had promised her a pair of lop-eared rabbits if she could come and fetch them.
on one occasion
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading At last, however, the opportunity came.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading A keeper's wife with whom Julia had got acquainted had promised her a pair of lop-eared rabbits if she could come and fetch them.
pocket-book
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From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
Polkington
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From this reading THE BENEFACTOR It was not till October that Captain Polkington was able to change the five pound note.
poundverbUS /paʊnd/
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading THE BENEFACTOR It was not till October that Captain Polkington was able to change the five pound note.
profitableadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːfətəbəl/
yielding material gain or profit
From this reading She was not very anxious to have them, but Mr. Gillat was; he said they would be very profitable.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading A keeper's wife with whom Julia had got acquainted had promised her a pair of lop-eared rabbits if she could come and fetch them.
rabbitsnounUS /ˈræbəts/
plural of “rabbit” — any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading A keeper's wife with whom Julia had got acquainted had promised her a pair of lop-eared rabbits if she could come and fetch them.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
not often
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
not in physical motion
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BENEFACTOR It was not till October that Captain Polkington was able to change the five pound note.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BENEFACTOR It was not till October that Captain Polkington was able to change the five pound note.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A keeper's wife with whom Julia had got acquainted had promised her a pair of lop-eared rabbits if she could come and fetch them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
up to a particular time
From this reading THE BENEFACTOR It was not till October that Captain Polkington was able to change the five pound note.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BENEFACTOR It was not till October that Captain Polkington was able to change the five pound note.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
two times
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was not very anxious to have them, but Mr. Gillat was; he said they would be very profitable.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BENEFACTOR It was not till October that Captain Polkington was able to change the five pound note.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
at the time that
From this reading This was really Julia's fault, she went so seldom into the town; he had once or twice suggested her doing so when she said they wanted this or that, but she never took the hint, and the note was still in his pocket-book.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A keeper's wife with whom Julia had got acquainted had promised her a pair of lop-eared rabbits if she could come and fetch them.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading A keeper's wife with whom Julia had got acquainted had promised her a pair of lop-eared rabbits if she could come and fetch them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A keeper's wife with whom Julia had got acquainted had promised her a pair of lop-eared rabbits if she could come and fetch them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was not very anxious to have them, but Mr. Gillat was; he said they would be very profitable.
