used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Where had I heard it before?
Boadicea
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From this reading Wasn’t there a Miss Boadicea Tevandale who had played some part in my life?
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Oh, Irony! when we recall our past loves and have difficulty in remembering their names!
DREAMERSnounUS /ˈdriːmərz/
plural of “dreamer” — someone who is dreaming
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
Garguantuan
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From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Where had I heard it before?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oh, Irony! when we recall our past loves and have difficulty in remembering their names!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Where had I heard it before?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
IronynounUS /ˈaɪrəni/
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading Oh, Irony! when we recall our past loves and have difficulty in remembering their names!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Where had I heard it before?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Wasn’t there a Miss Boadicea Tevandale who had played some part in my life?
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Oh, Irony! when we recall our past loves and have difficulty in remembering their names!
occurring by chance
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then my memory sluggishly prompted me.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Then my memory sluggishly prompted me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then my memory sluggishly prompted me.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading Oh, Irony! when we recall our past loves and have difficulty in remembering their names!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Irony! when we recall our past loves and have difficulty in remembering their names!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Oh, Irony! when we recall our past loves and have difficulty in remembering their names!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Wasn’t there a Miss Boadicea Tevandale who had played some part in my life?
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Oh, Irony! when we recall our past loves and have difficulty in remembering their names!
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Wasn’t there a Miss Boadicea Tevandale who had played some part in my life?
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
promptedverbUS /ˈprɑːmptɪd/
past form of “prompt” — give an incentive for action
From this reading Then my memory sluggishly prompted me.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Oh, Irony! when we recall our past loves and have difficulty in remembering their names!
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading Oh, Irony! when we recall our past loves and have difficulty in remembering their names!
cut with a saw
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
sluggishlyadverbUS /ˈslʌɡɪʃli/
in a sluggish manner
From this reading Then my memory sluggishly prompted me.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Wasn’t there a Miss Boadicea Tevandale who had played some part in my life?
state-room
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From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
Tevandale
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From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Oh, Irony! when we recall our past loves and have difficulty in remembering their names!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then my memory sluggishly prompted me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Wasn’t there a Miss Boadicea Tevandale who had played some part in my life?
vaguelyadverbUS /ˈveɪɡli/
in a vague way
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PRINCE OF DREAMERS I was lucky in getting a state-room on the _Garguantuan_, and on reading over the list of passengers I saw a name that seemed vaguely familiar, Miss B. Tevandale.
Wasn't
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From this reading Wasn’t there a Miss Boadicea Tevandale who had played some part in my life?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Oh, Irony! when we recall our past loves and have difficulty in remembering their names!
at the time that
From this reading Oh, Irony! when we recall our past loves and have difficulty in remembering their names!
in or at the place that
From this reading Where had I heard it before?
which person or people
From this reading Wasn’t there a Miss Boadicea Tevandale who had played some part in my life?
