AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading This is what I read alone in my own room:
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading The effect which this letter produced in our little circle renders it necessary that I should present it here, to speak for itself.
CrimeanounUS /kraɪˈmiːə/
a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The effect which this letter produced in our little circle renders it necessary that I should present it here, to speak for itself.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
fifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
GlennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading OUR GRAND PROJECT.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
guest'snounUS /ɡests/
possessive form of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The effect which this letter produced in our little circle renders it necessary that I should present it here, to speak for itself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The effect which this letter produced in our little circle renders it necessary that I should present it here, to speak for itself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
insignificantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnjɪfɪkənt/
signifying nothing
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is what I read alone in my own room:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The effect which this letter produced in our little circle renders it necessary that I should present it here, to speak for itself.
itemsnounUS /ˈaɪtəmz/
plural of “item” — a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The effect which this letter produced in our little circle renders it necessary that I should present it here, to speak for itself.
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 “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The effect which this letter produced in our little circle renders it necessary that I should present it here, to speak for itself.
the literary culture
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The effect which this letter produced in our little circle renders it necessary that I should present it here, to speak for itself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
morning'snounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
absolutely essential
From this reading The effect which this letter produced in our little circle renders it necessary that I should present it here, to speak for itself.
information about recent and important events
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR GRAND PROJECT.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading This is what I read alone in my own room:
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The effect which this letter produced in our little circle renders it necessary that I should present it here, to speak for itself.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading The effect which this letter produced in our little circle renders it necessary that I should present it here, to speak for itself.
PROJECTverbUS /ˈprɑːdʒekt/
communicate vividly
From this reading OUR GRAND PROJECT.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading This is what I read alone in my own room:
rendersnounUS /ˈrendərz/
plural of “render” — a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls
From this reading The effect which this letter produced in our little circle renders it necessary that I should present it here, to speak for itself.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading This is what I read alone in my own room:
SebastopolnounUS /seˈbɑːstəpɔːl/
a city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The effect which this letter produced in our little circle renders it necessary that I should present it here, to speak for itself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
a male human offspring
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
express in speech
From this reading The effect which this letter produced in our little circle renders it necessary that I should present it here, to speak for itself.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
subalternnoun
a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The effect which this letter produced in our little circle renders it necessary that I should present it here, to speak for itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The effect which this letter produced in our little circle renders it necessary that I should present it here, to speak for itself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This is what I read alone in my own room:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the end of the fifth week of our guest’s stay, among the letters which the morning’s post brought to The Glen Tower there was one for me, from my son George, in the Crimea.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dearest Father:—After the great public news of the fall of Sebastopol, have you any ears left for small items of private intelligence from insignificant subaltern officers?
