used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A GREAT RELIEF.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Next afternoon Gladys herself drove the lawyer and his wife from Bourhill to the station.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next afternoon Gladys herself drove the lawyer and his wife from Bourhill to the station.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
Bourhill
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From this reading Next afternoon Gladys herself drove the lawyer and his wife from Bourhill to the station.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Gladys nodded, with a bright smile.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
a state at a particular time
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
dearly loved
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Yes, I shall do everything you wish.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Next afternoon Gladys herself drove the lawyer and his wife from Bourhill to the station.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
all things; all of a situation
From this reading 'Yes, I shall do everything you wish.
Fordyce
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From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Next afternoon Gladys herself drove the lawyer and his wife from Bourhill to the station.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
Gladys
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From this reading Next afternoon Gladys herself drove the lawyer and his wife from Bourhill to the station.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A GREAT RELIEF.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Next afternoon Gladys herself drove the lawyer and his wife from Bourhill to the station.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next afternoon Gladys herself drove the lawyer and his wife from Bourhill to the station.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading Next afternoon Gladys herself drove the lawyer and his wife from Bourhill to the station.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next afternoon Gladys herself drove the lawyer and his wife from Bourhill to the station.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Gladys nodded, with a bright smile.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading A GREAT RELIEF.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Gladys nodded, with a bright smile.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Next afternoon Gladys herself drove the lawyer and his wife from Bourhill to the station.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next afternoon Gladys herself drove the lawyer and his wife from Bourhill to the station.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next afternoon Gladys herself drove the lawyer and his wife from Bourhill to the station.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Next afternoon Gladys herself drove the lawyer and his wife from Bourhill to the station.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading 'Yes, I shall do everything you wish.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes, I shall do everything you wish.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Now, my dear,' said Mrs. Fordyce, as they were about to part, 'I shall allow the girls to come down on Saturday, on condition that you return with them at the end of a week, prepared to accompany us to London.'
