used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
boastverbUS /boʊst/
show off
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
CarewnounUS /ˈkæruː/
Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
chatverbUS /tʃæt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
delveverbUS /delv/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
don't
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From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
divisible by two
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Such a new thing for him!
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Such a new thing for him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
a single distinct event
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
and nothing more
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
Meryl
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From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Such a new thing for him!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
perplexingadjectiveUS /pərˈpleksɪŋ/
lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
pretextnounUS /ˈpriːtekst/
something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
refrainverbUS /rɪˈfreɪn/
resist doing something
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a new thing for him!
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
a special situation
From this reading Such a new thing for him!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading I don't think even I, his trusted friend, can boast of such an incident."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
look attentively
From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We just stayed to watch the sunset," and Meryl turned away on some slight pretext.
at the time that
From this reading When she said good night to Meryl she could not refrain, from just one little delve into the perplexing situation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you and Major Carew met at six o'clock and did not get back until seven, you must have had quite a long chat together.
