used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading To my amazement and dismay, who should enter my apartment this morning but Betterton himself!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a short time she returned with it, and I found every article safe.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading To my amazement and dismay, who should enter my apartment this morning but Betterton himself!
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading In a short time she returned with it, and I found every article safe.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
bandboxnoun
a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats)
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
Betterton
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From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I dropped my book.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading He bowed to the dust.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To my amazement and dismay, who should enter my apartment this morning but Betterton himself!
dismaynounUS /dɪˈsmeɪ/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading To my amazement and dismay, who should enter my apartment this morning but Betterton himself!
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading I dropped my book.
remove the dust from
From this reading He bowed to the dust.
to come or go into
From this reading To my amazement and dismay, who should enter my apartment this morning but Betterton himself!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In a short time she returned with it, and I found every article safe.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
set up or found
From this reading In a short time she returned with it, and I found every article safe.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
Grosvenor
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From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bowed to the dust.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To my amazement and dismay, who should enter my apartment this morning but Betterton himself!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a short time she returned with it, and I found every article safe.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In a short time she returned with it, and I found every article safe.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/
temporary living quarters
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading To my amazement and dismay, who should enter my apartment this morning but Betterton himself!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To my amazement and dismay, who should enter my apartment this morning but Betterton himself!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
requestingverbUS /rɪˈkwestɪŋ/
-ing form of “request” — express the need or desire for
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading In a short time she returned with it, and I found every article safe.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading In a short time she returned with it, and I found every article safe.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a short time she returned with it, and I found every article safe.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading In a short time she returned with it, and I found every article safe.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading To my amazement and dismay, who should enter my apartment this morning but Betterton himself!
in the near future
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
make square
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To my amazement and dismay, who should enter my apartment this morning but Betterton himself!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In a short time she returned with it, and I found every article safe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
which person or people
From this reading To my amazement and dismay, who should enter my apartment this morning but Betterton himself!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Soon after I had got into these lodgings, I sent the servant to Grosvenor Square, with a message for Betterton, requesting him to let me have back the bandbox, which I left at his house the night I fled from him.
