used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
arrivesverbUS /ərˈaɪvz/
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Bonnie to be taken from her!’ and so soon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
BonnieadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But for his good, Susan.’
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
CrosbynounUS /ˈkrɔːzbi/
United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
depthnounUS /depθ/
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading ‘Tears from the depth of some divine despair.’
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading ‘Tears from the depth of some divine despair.’
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
emanating from God
From this reading ‘Tears from the depth of some divine despair.’
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘But for his good, Susan.’
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘Tears from the depth of some divine despair.’
destroyed or killed
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ‘But for his good, Susan.’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Tears from the depth of some divine despair.’
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
on the contrary
From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘Bonnie to be taken from her!’ and so soon.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading ‘Tears from the depth of some divine despair.’
in the near future
From this reading ‘Bonnie to be taken from her!’ and so soon.
Susan
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From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading ‘Bonnie to be taken from her!’ and so soon.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading ‘Tears from the depth of some divine despair.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Tears from the depth of some divine despair.’
in or at that place or location
From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Susan had of course been told, and there had been a rather painful scene between her and her aunt and her father.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
at the time that
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus it was arranged, and when another week has come and gone, the day arrives when Crosby is to carry off little Bonnie to distant lands with a view to his recovery.
