used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This at Richard's request.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
Brockhurst
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From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This last proposal, it must be owned, when made to him by Lady Calmady, caused Lord Fallowfeild great searchings of heart.
Calmady
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From this reading This last proposal, it must be owned, when made to him by Lady Calmady, caused Lord Fallowfeild great searchings of heart.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading This last proposal, it must be owned, when made to him by Lady Calmady, caused Lord Fallowfeild great searchings of heart.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
Fallowfeild
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From this reading This last proposal, it must be owned, when made to him by Lady Calmady, caused Lord Fallowfeild great searchings of heart.
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading This last proposal, it must be owned, when made to him by Lady Calmady, caused Lord Fallowfeild great searchings of heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading This last proposal, it must be owned, when made to him by Lady Calmady, caused Lord Fallowfeild great searchings of heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This last proposal, it must be owned, when made to him by Lady Calmady, caused Lord Fallowfeild great searchings of heart.
HONORIA
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From this reading IN WHICH HONORIA ST.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH HONORIA ST.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading This last proposal, it must be owned, when made to him by Lady Calmady, caused Lord Fallowfeild great searchings of heart.
immediately past
From this reading This last proposal, it must be owned, when made to him by Lady Calmady, caused Lord Fallowfeild great searchings of heart.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading This last proposal, it must be owned, when made to him by Lady Calmady, caused Lord Fallowfeild great searchings of heart.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This last proposal, it must be owned, when made to him by Lady Calmady, caused Lord Fallowfeild great searchings of heart.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading This last proposal, it must be owned, when made to him by Lady Calmady, caused Lord Fallowfeild great searchings of heart.
namelyadverbUS /ˈneɪmli/
as follows
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading This last proposal, it must be owned, when made to him by Lady Calmady, caused Lord Fallowfeild great searchings of heart.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
performedverbUS /pərˈfɔːrmd/
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
proposalnounUS /prəˈpoʊzəl/
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading This last proposal, it must be owned, when made to him by Lady Calmady, caused Lord Fallowfeild great searchings of heart.
QUENTIN
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From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
on the contrary
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
express the need or desire for
From this reading This at Richard's request.
Richard'snounUS /ˈrɪtʃərdz/
possessive form of “richards” — English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
From this reading This at Richard's request.
searchings
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From this reading This last proposal, it must be owned, when made to him by Lady Calmady, caused Lord Fallowfeild great searchings of heart.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
ST
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From this reading IN WHICH HONORIA ST.
carry out
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This at Richard's request.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This last proposal, it must be owned, when made to him by Lady Calmady, caused Lord Fallowfeild great searchings of heart.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading QUENTIN TAKES THE FIELD It had been agreed that the marriage should take place, in the country, one day in the first week of August.
at the time that
From this reading This last proposal, it must be owned, when made to him by Lady Calmady, caused Lord Fallowfeild great searchings of heart.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH HONORIA ST.
WhitneynounUS /ˈwɪtni/
United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Then the young man asked a further favour, namely, that the ceremony might be performed in the private chapel at Brockhurst, rather than in the Whitney parish church.
