Chapter XIX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

later than; following

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

anew

From this reading Barbara wanted her home and her baby and would wait there as serenely as she could until the war was over and Dick again at home.

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading As soon as there was an opportunity, and Eugenia had no especial need of her services, Barbara had agreed to return home.

in addition

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading As soon as there was an opportunity, and Eugenia had no especial need of her services, Barbara had agreed to return home.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As soon as there was an opportunity, and Eugenia had no especial need of her services, Barbara had agreed to return home.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Barbara wanted her home and her baby and would wait there as serenely as she could until the war was over and Dick again at home.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading Barbara wanted her home and her baby and would wait there as serenely as she could until the war was over and Dick again at home.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

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From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

for the reason that

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Barbara wanted her home and her baby and would wait there as serenely as she could until the war was over and Dick again at home.

travel across or pass over

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

someone who is a detective

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

surpassing what is common or usual or expected

From this reading As soon as there was an opportunity, and Eugenia had no especial need of her services, Barbara had agreed to return home.

tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood

From this reading As soon as there was an opportunity, and Eugenia had no especial need of her services, Barbara had agreed to return home.

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

obtain

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

destroyed or killed

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading As soon as there was an opportunity, and Eugenia had no especial need of her services, Barbara had agreed to return home.

a health facility where patients receive treatment

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading As soon as there was an opportunity, and Eugenia had no especial need of her services, Barbara had agreed to return home.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

not any; not one

From this reading As soon as there was an opportunity, and Eugenia had no especial need of her services, Barbara had agreed to return home.

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From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading As soon as there was an opportunity, and Eugenia had no especial need of her services, Barbara had agreed to return home.

above and across; more than

From this reading Barbara wanted her home and her baby and would wait there as serenely as she could until the war was over and Dick again at home.

past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

the act of departing politely

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

yielding a fair profit

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading As soon as there was an opportunity, and Eugenia had no especial need of her services, Barbara had agreed to return home.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

in a peacefully serene manner

From this reading Barbara wanted her home and her baby and would wait there as serenely as she could until the war was over and Dick again at home.

performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others

From this reading As soon as there was an opportunity, and Eugenia had no especial need of her services, Barbara had agreed to return home.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

in the near future

From this reading As soon as there was an opportunity, and Eugenia had no especial need of her services, Barbara had agreed to return home.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

in or at that place or location

From this reading As soon as there was an opportunity, and Eugenia had no especial need of her services, Barbara had agreed to return home.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

American architect (1759-1828)

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

up to a particular time

From this reading Barbara wanted her home and her baby and would wait there as serenely as she could until the war was over and Dick again at home.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Barbara wanted her home and her baby and would wait there as serenely as she could until the war was over and Dick again at home.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Barbara wanted her home and her baby and would wait there as serenely as she could until the war was over and Dick again at home.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Barbara wanted her home and her baby and would wait there as serenely as she could until the war was over and Dick again at home.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

in the company of; together with

From this reading This was because she felt that she owed it to him to do what he wished of her, and also because Dick’s wishes were a part with her own desire.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading _A Parting of the Ways_ After Dick Thornton had gone back to his ambulance work, Barbara told Nona that she had made her husband a promise.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading She would find another nurse in New York and send her to the American hospital, paying her expenses; so that the Red Cross work would not lose but gain by the exchange.