AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the return of the bride and bridegroom from their Continental tour, Mr. O'Donnell paid the second call.
bravelyadverbUS /ˈbreɪvli/
in a courageous manner
From this reading Still he fought on bravely.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading Before the return of the bride and bridegroom from their Continental tour, Mr. O'Donnell paid the second call.
bridegroomnounUS /ˈbraɪdɡruːm/
a man who has recently been married
From this reading Before the return of the bride and bridegroom from their Continental tour, Mr. O'Donnell paid the second call.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Before the return of the bride and bridegroom from their Continental tour, Mr. O'Donnell paid the second call.
ContinentaladjectiveUS /ˌkɑːntəˈnentəl/
of or pertaining to or typical of Europe
From this reading Before the return of the bride and bridegroom from their Continental tour, Mr. O'Donnell paid the second call.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading He had done so with extreme difficulty.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He had done so with extreme difficulty.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading He had done so with extreme difficulty.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Still he fought on bravely.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before the return of the bride and bridegroom from their Continental tour, Mr. O'Donnell paid the second call.
the act of departing
From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had done so with extreme difficulty.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had done so with extreme difficulty.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
injurynounUS /ˈɪndʒəri/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
Lavirotte
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From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Before the return of the bride and bridegroom from their Continental tour, Mr. O'Donnell paid the second call.
O'Donnell
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From this reading Before the return of the bride and bridegroom from their Continental tour, Mr. O'Donnell paid the second call.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
owedverbUS /oʊd/
past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Before the return of the bride and bridegroom from their Continental tour, Mr. O'Donnell paid the second call.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
regularlyadverbUS /ˈreɡjələrli/
in a regular manner
From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Before the return of the bride and bridegroom from their Continental tour, Mr. O'Donnell paid the second call.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Before the return of the bride and bridegroom from their Continental tour, Mr. O'Donnell paid the second call.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had done so with extreme difficulty.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still he fought on bravely.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
tournounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading Before the return of the bride and bridegroom from their Continental tour, Mr. O'Donnell paid the second call.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After the marriage and the going back of Lavirotte to London, all things went on regularly in their old course.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
which person or people
From this reading It had taken every penny he could lay his hand upon; and, indeed, the way in which he was obliged to draw in money from those who owed it to him threatened to be of serious injury to his business.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had done so with extreme difficulty.
