used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lord! what a long time it seems since you first came into this house, a scrap of humanity I had to stoop to!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Miss Charlotte Carlaw was awaiting the arrival of her nephew in the drawing room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Miss Charlotte Carlaw was awaiting the arrival of her nephew in the drawing room.
a youthful male person
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Lord! what a long time it seems since you first came into this house, a scrap of humanity I had to stoop to!
Carlaw
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From this reading Miss Charlotte Carlaw was awaiting the arrival of her nephew in the drawing room.
CharlottenounUS /ˈʃɑːrlət/
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading Miss Charlotte Carlaw was awaiting the arrival of her nephew in the drawing room.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come here, giant.
COMETHUP
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From this reading COMETHUP PRACTISES DECEPTION.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
dearly loved
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
DECEPTIONnounUS /dɪˈsepʃən/
a misleading falsehood
From this reading COMETHUP PRACTISES DECEPTION.
don't
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From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Miss Charlotte Carlaw was awaiting the arrival of her nephew in the drawing room.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Lord! what a long time it seems since you first came into this house, a scrap of humanity I had to stoop to!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Come here, giant.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord! what a long time it seems since you first came into this house, a scrap of humanity I had to stoop to!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Charlotte Carlaw was awaiting the arrival of her nephew in the drawing room.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Come here, giant.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Lord! what a long time it seems since you first came into this house, a scrap of humanity I had to stoop to!
the quality of being humane
From this reading Lord! what a long time it seems since you first came into this house, a scrap of humanity I had to stoop to!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
I'd
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From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Charlotte Carlaw was awaiting the arrival of her nephew in the drawing room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lord! what a long time it seems since you first came into this house, a scrap of humanity I had to stoop to!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lord! what a long time it seems since you first came into this house, a scrap of humanity I had to stoop to!
lighternounUS /ˈlaɪtər/
a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Lord! what a long time it seems since you first came into this house, a scrap of humanity I had to stoop to!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord! what a long time it seems since you first came into this house, a scrap of humanity I had to stoop to!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Charlotte Carlaw was awaiting the arrival of her nephew in the drawing room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
nephewnounUS /ˈnefjuː/
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading Miss Charlotte Carlaw was awaiting the arrival of her nephew in the drawing room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Charlotte Carlaw was awaiting the arrival of her nephew in the drawing room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
PRACTISESverbUS /ˈpræktɪsɪz/
third-person singular of “practise” — engage in a rehearsal
From this reading COMETHUP PRACTISES DECEPTION.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Miss Charlotte Carlaw was awaiting the arrival of her nephew in the drawing room.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
scrapnounUS /skræp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading Lord! what a long time it seems since you first came into this house, a scrap of humanity I had to stoop to!
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Lord! what a long time it seems since you first came into this house, a scrap of humanity I had to stoop to!
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Lord! what a long time it seems since you first came into this house, a scrap of humanity I had to stoop to!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
stoopverbUS /stuːp/
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading Lord! what a long time it seems since you first came into this house, a scrap of humanity I had to stoop to!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Charlotte Carlaw was awaiting the arrival of her nephew in the drawing room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lord! what a long time it seems since you first came into this house, a scrap of humanity I had to stoop to!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord! what a long time it seems since you first came into this house, a scrap of humanity I had to stoop to!
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Charlotte Carlaw was awaiting the arrival of her nephew in the drawing room.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Lord! what a long time it seems since you first came into this house, a scrap of humanity I had to stoop to!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'd have driven down, my dear boy, but I find I don't get any lighter as time goes on, and I thought you could possess your soul in patience until you saw me.
