used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Meantime, Boyce and Kate Gorman were enjoying themselves in a most aristocratic fashion, in front of Mrs. Carter’s dwelling.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They had taken a good position, and saw the whole company, as carriage after carriage set down its load.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meantime, Boyce and Kate Gorman were enjoying themselves in a most aristocratic fashion, in front of Mrs. Carter’s dwelling.
aristocraticadjectiveUS /ərˌɪstəˈkrætɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
From this reading Meantime, Boyce and Kate Gorman were enjoying themselves in a most aristocratic fashion, in front of Mrs. Carter’s dwelling.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had taken a good position, and saw the whole company, as carriage after carriage set down its load.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
Boyce
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From this reading Meantime, Boyce and Kate Gorman were enjoying themselves in a most aristocratic fashion, in front of Mrs. Carter’s dwelling.
of short duration or distance
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading They had taken a good position, and saw the whole company, as carriage after carriage set down its load.
Carter'snounUS /ˈkɑːrtərz/
possessive form of “carter” — Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading Meantime, Boyce and Kate Gorman were enjoying themselves in a most aristocratic fashion, in front of Mrs. Carter’s dwelling.
cautiouslyadverbUS /ˈkɔːʃəsli/
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading They had taken a good position, and saw the whole company, as carriage after carriage set down its load.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
without deviation
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They had taken a good position, and saw the whole company, as carriage after carriage set down its load.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading Meantime, Boyce and Kate Gorman were enjoying themselves in a most aristocratic fashion, in front of Mrs. Carter’s dwelling.
enjoyingverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Meantime, Boyce and Kate Gorman were enjoying themselves in a most aristocratic fashion, in front of Mrs. Carter’s dwelling.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Meantime, Boyce and Kate Gorman were enjoying themselves in a most aristocratic fashion, in front of Mrs. Carter’s dwelling.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Meantime, Boyce and Kate Gorman were enjoying themselves in a most aristocratic fashion, in front of Mrs. Carter’s dwelling.
gaslightnounUS /ˈɡæslaɪt/
light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
brought together in one place
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They had taken a good position, and saw the whole company, as carriage after carriage set down its load.
Gorman
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From this reading Meantime, Boyce and Kate Gorman were enjoying themselves in a most aristocratic fashion, in front of Mrs. Carter’s dwelling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had taken a good position, and saw the whole company, as carriage after carriage set down its load.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What, me!” said Boyce, when Kate reproached him for leaving her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meantime, Boyce and Kate Gorman were enjoying themselves in a most aristocratic fashion, in front of Mrs. Carter’s dwelling.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They had taken a good position, and saw the whole company, as carriage after carriage set down its load.
Kate
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From this reading Meantime, Boyce and Kate Gorman were enjoying themselves in a most aristocratic fashion, in front of Mrs. Carter’s dwelling.
the act of departing
From this reading “What, me!” said Boyce, when Kate reproached him for leaving her.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading They had taken a good position, and saw the whole company, as carriage after carriage set down its load.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What, me!” said Boyce, when Kate reproached him for leaving her.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading Meantime, Boyce and Kate Gorman were enjoying themselves in a most aristocratic fashion, in front of Mrs. Carter’s dwelling.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Meantime, Boyce and Kate Gorman were enjoying themselves in a most aristocratic fashion, in front of Mrs. Carter’s dwelling.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Meantime, Boyce and Kate Gorman were enjoying themselves in a most aristocratic fashion, in front of Mrs. Carter’s dwelling.
neighboringadjectiveUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meantime, Boyce and Kate Gorman were enjoying themselves in a most aristocratic fashion, in front of Mrs. Carter’s dwelling.
on one occasion
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading They had taken a good position, and saw the whole company, as carriage after carriage set down its load.
reproached
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From this reading “What, me!” said Boyce, when Kate reproached him for leaving her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What, me!” said Boyce, when Kate reproached him for leaving her.
cut with a saw
From this reading They had taken a good position, and saw the whole company, as carriage after carriage set down its load.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They had taken a good position, and saw the whole company, as carriage after carriage set down its load.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
side-walk
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From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
slunk
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From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They had taken a good position, and saw the whole company, as carriage after carriage set down its load.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had taken a good position, and saw the whole company, as carriage after carriage set down its load.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Meantime, Boyce and Kate Gorman were enjoying themselves in a most aristocratic fashion, in front of Mrs. Carter’s dwelling.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had taken a good position, and saw the whole company, as carriage after carriage set down its load.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
precisely as stated
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
viewedverbUS /vjuːd/
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Meantime, Boyce and Kate Gorman were enjoying themselves in a most aristocratic fashion, in front of Mrs. Carter’s dwelling.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
at the time that
From this reading Directly he disappeared entirely and was lost in the crowd of curious persons, who had gathered to see what fashionable life was like, when viewed from the side-walk, and by gaslight.
which person or people
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading They had taken a good position, and saw the whole company, as carriage after carriage set down its load.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Once, for a very brief time, Kate missed her companion, who had stepped back into the shadow of a neighboring building, and spoke to a young man, who took something from his hand then slunk cautiously away.
