used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
Ah
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From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading He said to her, ‘Why have you come back alone?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was at his death-bed and can tell you everything.’
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He said to her, ‘Why have you come back alone?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He was at his death-bed and can tell you everything.’
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He said to her, ‘Why have you come back alone?
dearly loved
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
death-bed
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From this reading He was at his death-bed and can tell you everything.’
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He was at his death-bed and can tell you everything.’
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He said to her, ‘Why have you come back alone?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said to her, ‘Why have you come back alone?
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was at his death-bed and can tell you everything.’
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Where is your husband?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is your husband?’
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said to her, ‘Why have you come back alone?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
transport commercially
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
in the near future
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
express in words
From this reading He was at his death-bed and can tell you everything.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He said to her, ‘Why have you come back alone?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
precisely as stated
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading ‘Ah, dear father,’ she replied, ‘I have come home in great grief; my husband fell ill on the voyage quite suddenly, and died, and if the good captain had not given me help, I should have died too.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was at his death-bed and can tell you everything.’
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is your husband?’
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading He said to her, ‘Why have you come back alone?
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Soon after this the large ship came in, and the wicked lady appeared before her father with a very sad face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He said to her, ‘Why have you come back alone?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where is your husband?’
