used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Not that he was afraid of his wife!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
BirminghamnounUS /ˈbɜːrmɪŋhæm/
the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
convenientadjectiveUS /kənˈviːnjənt/
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
CORNER-STONE
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From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
Euston
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From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
divisible by two
From this reading Not that he was afraid even of his mother!
give expression to
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was in this unostentatious, this half-furtive fashion, that his visits to London now usually occurred.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
set up or found
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
half-furtive
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From this reading It was in this unostentatious, this half-furtive fashion, that his visits to London now usually occurred.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was in this unostentatious, this half-furtive fashion, that his visits to London now usually occurred.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Not that he was afraid even of his mother!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was in this unostentatious, this half-furtive fashion, that his visits to London now usually occurred.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading It was in this unostentatious, this half-furtive fashion, that his visits to London now usually occurred.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
profitableadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːfətəbəl/
yielding material gain or profit
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
the season of growth
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
telegraphnounUS /ˈteləɡræf/
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was in this unostentatious, this half-furtive fashion, that his visits to London now usually occurred.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having on the previous day been called to Birmingham on local and profitable business, he had found it convenient to spend the night there and telegraph home that London had summoned him.
TownsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
unostentatiousadjective
not ostentatious
From this reading It was in this unostentatious, this half-furtive fashion, that his visits to London now usually occurred.
under normal conditions
From this reading It was in this unostentatious, this half-furtive fashion, that his visits to London now usually occurred.
visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading It was in this unostentatious, this half-furtive fashion, that his visits to London now usually occurred.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in this unostentatious, this half-furtive fashion, that his visits to London now usually occurred.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading CORNER-STONE I On a morning in spring Edward Henry got out of an express at Euston which had come, not from the Five Towns, but from Birmingham.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Not that he was afraid of his wife!
