used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After her receipt of Guy Ormsby's letter, which Mrs. Jenwyn had arranged to have mailed from London, she never set foot on the sands of Carthew Bay.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It is almost needless to state that the girl Fanny was left behind.
AMAZINGadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
surprising greatly
From this reading AN AMAZING CONFESSION.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AMAZING CONFESSION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Anna had conceived a violent dislike to the place, and was restless till she got away from it.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading After her receipt of Guy Ormsby's letter, which Mrs. Jenwyn had arranged to have mailed from London, she never set foot on the sands of Carthew Bay.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Anna had conceived a violent dislike to the place, and was restless till she got away from it.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading After her receipt of Guy Ormsby's letter, which Mrs. Jenwyn had arranged to have mailed from London, she never set foot on the sands of Carthew Bay.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It is almost needless to state that the girl Fanny was left behind.
Carthew
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From this reading After her receipt of Guy Ormsby's letter, which Mrs. Jenwyn had arranged to have mailed from London, she never set foot on the sands of Carthew Bay.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
Combe
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From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
conceivedverbUS /kənˈsiːvd/
past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading Anna had conceived a violent dislike to the place, and was restless till she got away from it.
CONFESSIONnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading AN AMAZING CONFESSION.
dislikenounUS /dɪˈslaɪk/
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading Anna had conceived a violent dislike to the place, and was restless till she got away from it.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
FannynounUS /ˈfæni/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading It is almost needless to state that the girl Fanny was left behind.
Fenton
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From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading After her receipt of Guy Ormsby's letter, which Mrs. Jenwyn had arranged to have mailed from London, she never set foot on the sands of Carthew Bay.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Anna had conceived a violent dislike to the place, and was restless till she got away from it.
a young female
From this reading It is almost needless to state that the girl Fanny was left behind.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Anna had conceived a violent dislike to the place, and was restless till she got away from it.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading After her receipt of Guy Ormsby's letter, which Mrs. Jenwyn had arranged to have mailed from London, she never set foot on the sands of Carthew Bay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After her receipt of Guy Ormsby's letter, which Mrs. Jenwyn had arranged to have mailed from London, she never set foot on the sands of Carthew Bay.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is almost needless to state that the girl Fanny was left behind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Anna had conceived a violent dislike to the place, and was restless till she got away from it.
Jenwyn
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From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading After her receipt of Guy Ormsby's letter, which Mrs. Jenwyn had arranged to have mailed from London, she never set foot on the sands of Carthew Bay.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading After her receipt of Guy Ormsby's letter, which Mrs. Jenwyn had arranged to have mailed from London, she never set foot on the sands of Carthew Bay.
mailedadjectiveUS /meɪld/
wearing protective mail
From this reading After her receipt of Guy Ormsby's letter, which Mrs. Jenwyn had arranged to have mailed from London, she never set foot on the sands of Carthew Bay.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
needlessadjectiveUS /ˈniːdləs/
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading It is almost needless to state that the girl Fanny was left behind.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading After her receipt of Guy Ormsby's letter, which Mrs. Jenwyn had arranged to have mailed from London, she never set foot on the sands of Carthew Bay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After her receipt of Guy Ormsby's letter, which Mrs. Jenwyn had arranged to have mailed from London, she never set foot on the sands of Carthew Bay.
Ormsby's
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From this reading After her receipt of Guy Ormsby's letter, which Mrs. Jenwyn had arranged to have mailed from London, she never set foot on the sands of Carthew Bay.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Anna had conceived a violent dislike to the place, and was restless till she got away from it.
precedingadjectiveUS /priˈsiːdɪŋ/
existing or coming before
From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
receiptnounUS /rɪˈsiːt/
the act of receiving
From this reading After her receipt of Guy Ormsby's letter, which Mrs. Jenwyn had arranged to have mailed from London, she never set foot on the sands of Carthew Bay.
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading Anna had conceived a violent dislike to the place, and was restless till she got away from it.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading After her receipt of Guy Ormsby's letter, which Mrs. Jenwyn had arranged to have mailed from London, she never set foot on the sands of Carthew Bay.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading After her receipt of Guy Ormsby's letter, which Mrs. Jenwyn had arranged to have mailed from London, she never set foot on the sands of Carthew Bay.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anna had conceived a violent dislike to the place, and was restless till she got away from it.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading It is almost needless to state that the girl Fanny was left behind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is almost needless to state that the girl Fanny was left behind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
up to a particular time
From this reading Anna had conceived a violent dislike to the place, and was restless till she got away from it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anna had conceived a violent dislike to the place, and was restless till she got away from it.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading Anna had conceived a violent dislike to the place, and was restless till she got away from it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anna had conceived a violent dislike to the place, and was restless till she got away from it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After her receipt of Guy Ormsby's letter, which Mrs. Jenwyn had arranged to have mailed from London, she never set foot on the sands of Carthew Bay.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within a month of the events recorded in the preceding chapter, Mrs. Jenwyn and her charge had left Combe Fenton.
