used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had been in his mind a long time.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I've come back, as I promised; but I can't marry you now, of course.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was while he was lying out under the pine-trees that he had realized what he had got to say to Marian if he ever got back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been in his mind a long time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I've come back, as I promised; but I can't marry you now, of course.
can't
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From this reading "I've come back, as I promised; but I can't marry you now, of course.
ciphernounUS /ˈsaɪ.fər/
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code used to conceal ancient secrets.
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
rid of obstructions
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I've come back, as I promised; but I can't marry you now, of course.
complicatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpləkeɪtəd/
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "I've come back, as I promised; but I can't marry you now, of course.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
eventuallyadverbUS /ɪˈventʃəwəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
at any time
From this reading It was while he was lying out under the pine-trees that he had realized what he had got to say to Marian if he ever got back.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Julian roused himself with the feeling that he had said only half of what he had intended to say to Marian.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was while he was lying out under the pine-trees that he had realized what he had got to say to Marian if he ever got back.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Julian roused himself with the feeling that he had said only half of what he had intended to say to Marian.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Julian roused himself with the feeling that he had said only half of what he had intended to say to Marian.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Julian roused himself with the feeling that he had said only half of what he had intended to say to Marian.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Julian roused himself with the feeling that he had said only half of what he had intended to say to Marian.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been in his mind a long time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I've come back, as I promised; but I can't marry you now, of course.
I've
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From this reading "I've come back, as I promised; but I can't marry you now, of course.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was while he was lying out under the pine-trees that he had realized what he had got to say to Marian if he ever got back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had been in his mind a long time.
intelligentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒənt/
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading Julian roused himself with the feeling that he had said only half of what he had intended to say to Marian.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been in his mind a long time.
JuliannounUS /ˈdʒuːliən/
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading Julian roused himself with the feeling that he had said only half of what he had intended to say to Marian.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
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 It had been in his mind a long time.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading It was while he was lying out under the pine-trees that he had realized what he had got to say to Marian if he ever got back.
MarianadjectiveUS /ˈmeriən/
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading Julian roused himself with the feeling that he had said only half of what he had intended to say to Marian.
take in marriage
From this reading "I've come back, as I promised; but I can't marry you now, of course.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It had been in his mind a long time.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I've come back, as I promised; but I can't marry you now, of course.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Julian roused himself with the feeling that he had said only half of what he had intended to say to Marian.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
and nothing more
From this reading Julian roused himself with the feeling that he had said only half of what he had intended to say to Marian.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was while he was lying out under the pine-trees that he had realized what he had got to say to Marian if he ever got back.
pine-trees
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From this reading It was while he was lying out under the pine-trees that he had realized what he had got to say to Marian if he ever got back.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "I've come back, as I promised; but I can't marry you now, of course.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading It was while he was lying out under the pine-trees that he had realized what he had got to say to Marian if he ever got back.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading Julian roused himself with the feeling that he had said only half of what he had intended to say to Marian.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Julian roused himself with the feeling that he had said only half of what he had intended to say to Marian.
cut with a saw
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
express in words
From this reading Julian roused himself with the feeling that he had said only half of what he had intended to say to Marian.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Julian roused himself with the feeling that he had said only half of what he had intended to say to Marian.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Julian roused himself with the feeling that he had said only half of what he had intended to say to Marian.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It had been in his mind a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Julian roused himself with the feeling that he had said only half of what he had intended to say to Marian.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was while he was lying out under the pine-trees that he had realized what he had got to say to Marian if he ever got back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was while he was lying out under the pine-trees that he had realized what he had got to say to Marian if he ever got back.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Julian roused himself with the feeling that he had said only half of what he had intended to say to Marian.
at the time that
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was while he was lying out under the pine-trees that he had realized what he had got to say to Marian if he ever got back.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Julian roused himself with the feeling that he had said only half of what he had intended to say to Marian.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was a complicated cipher message for the Government, which he had kept quite clear in his mind, and eventually given to an intelligent doctor to send off; and there was the message to Marian, which he himself would have to say when he saw her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've come back, as I promised; but I can't marry you now, of course.
