used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Miss Emily Frere”—(in a small impudent writing).
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
in the past
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
(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 The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
complexionnounUS /kəmˈplekʃən/
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
correctlyadverbUS /kərˈektli/
in an accurate manner
From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
the specified day of the month
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
dirtnounUS /dɜːrt/
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
remove the dust from
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
Emily
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From this reading “Miss Emily Frere”—(in a small impudent writing).
apart from; not including
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
facetiouslyadverbUS /fəˈsiːʃəsli/
not seriously
From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
frecklesnounUS /ˈfrekəlz/
plural of “freckle” — a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
Frere
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From this reading “Miss Emily Frere”—(in a small impudent writing).
a man of refinement
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
impudentadjective
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading “Miss Emily Frere”—(in a small impudent writing).
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Miss Emily Frere”—(in a small impudent writing).
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
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 The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
lemonnounUS /ˈlemən/
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
Leslie
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From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “Master Stone W. Ponting.”
McTab
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From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Miss Emily Frere”—(in a small impudent writing).
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
obscuredverbUS /əbsˈkjʊrd/
past form of “obscure” — make less visible or unclear
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
Ponting
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From this reading “Master Stone W. Ponting.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Miss Emily Frere”—(in a small impudent writing).
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
squashverbUS /skwɑːʃ/
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Master Stone W. Ponting.”
TamnounUS /tæm/
a woolen cap of Scottish origin
From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
thirteennounUS /ˈθɜːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
unfortunatelyadverbUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by bad luck
From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
upstandingadjectiveUS /ˈʌpstændɪŋ/
meriting respect or esteem
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading “Master Stone W. Ponting.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
WatsonnounUS /ˈwɑːtsən/
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
the act of creating written works
From this reading “Miss Emily Frere”—(in a small impudent writing).
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Tam McTab—not so well but unfortunately more correctly known as Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Watson—” (Tam had written facetiously).
a late time of life
From this reading Stone W. Ponting was about thirteen years old; his thick, upstanding hair seemed gray with dust; dirt and freckles obscured his complexion; his hands were dark with dirt.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The clerk said that they had left some weeks ago—here was the date—all except the young gentleman, Master Ponting, he was over there—the one drinking a lemon squash.
