used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Saturday was a busy day at Prior's Ash; it was a busy day at the banking-house of Godolphin, Crosse, and Godolphin.
anew
From this reading THE DEAD ALIVE AGAIN.
ALIVEadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading THE DEAD ALIVE AGAIN.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Country towns and country banks are always more busy on a market-day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Saturday was a busy day at Prior's Ash; it was a busy day at the banking-house of Godolphin, Crosse, and Godolphin.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Country towns and country banks are always more busy on a market-day.
AshnounUS /æʃ/
the residue that remains when something is burned
From this reading Saturday was a busy day at Prior's Ash; it was a busy day at the banking-house of Godolphin, Crosse, and Godolphin.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Saturday was a busy day at Prior's Ash; it was a busy day at the banking-house of Godolphin, Crosse, and Godolphin.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Not much more than a week had elapsed since that visit of his to London; and it was now Thomas's turn to be away.
banking-house
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From this reading Saturday was a busy day at Prior's Ash; it was a busy day at the banking-house of Godolphin, Crosse, and Godolphin.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading Country towns and country banks are always more busy on a market-day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not much more than a week had elapsed since that visit of his to London; and it was now Thomas's turn to be away.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading George Godolphin sat in the manager's room, full of business.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Saturday was a busy day at Prior's Ash; it was a busy day at the banking-house of Godolphin, Crosse, and Godolphin.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Country towns and country banks are always more busy on a market-day.
CrossenounUS /krɑːs/
a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse
From this reading Saturday was a busy day at Prior's Ash; it was a busy day at the banking-house of Godolphin, Crosse, and Godolphin.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Saturday was a busy day at Prior's Ash; it was a busy day at the banking-house of Godolphin, Crosse, and Godolphin.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading THE DEAD ALIVE AGAIN.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Not much more than a week had elapsed since that visit of his to London; and it was now Thomas's turn to be away.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading George Godolphin sat in the manager's room, full of business.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George Godolphin sat in the manager's room, full of business.
Godolphin
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From this reading Saturday was a busy day at Prior's Ash; it was a busy day at the banking-house of Godolphin, Crosse, and Godolphin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not much more than a week had elapsed since that visit of his to London; and it was now Thomas's turn to be away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not much more than a week had elapsed since that visit of his to London; and it was now Thomas's turn to be away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading George Godolphin sat in the manager's room, full of business.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Saturday was a busy day at Prior's Ash; it was a busy day at the banking-house of Godolphin, Crosse, and Godolphin.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Not much more than a week had elapsed since that visit of his to London; and it was now Thomas's turn to be away.
manager'snounUS /ˈmænɪdʒərz/
possessive form of “manager” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading George Godolphin sat in the manager's room, full of business.
market-day
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From this reading Country towns and country banks are always more busy on a market-day.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Country towns and country banks are always more busy on a market-day.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Not much more than a week had elapsed since that visit of his to London; and it was now Thomas's turn to be away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not much more than a week had elapsed since that visit of his to London; and it was now Thomas's turn to be away.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Not much more than a week had elapsed since that visit of his to London; and it was now Thomas's turn to be away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Saturday was a busy day at Prior's Ash; it was a busy day at the banking-house of Godolphin, Crosse, and Godolphin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Country towns and country banks are always more busy on a market-day.
Prior's
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From this reading Saturday was a busy day at Prior's Ash; it was a busy day at the banking-house of Godolphin, Crosse, and Godolphin.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading George Godolphin sat in the manager's room, full of business.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading George Godolphin sat in the manager's room, full of business.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Saturday was a busy day at Prior's Ash; it was a busy day at the banking-house of Godolphin, Crosse, and Godolphin.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Not much more than a week had elapsed since that visit of his to London; and it was now Thomas's turn to be away.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Not much more than a week had elapsed since that visit of his to London; and it was now Thomas's turn to be away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not much more than a week had elapsed since that visit of his to London; and it was now Thomas's turn to be away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEAD ALIVE AGAIN.
Thomas'snounUS /ˈtɑːməsɪz/
possessive form of “thomas” — United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Not much more than a week had elapsed since that visit of his to London; and it was now Thomas's turn to be away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not much more than a week had elapsed since that visit of his to London; and it was now Thomas's turn to be away.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Country towns and country banks are always more busy on a market-day.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Not much more than a week had elapsed since that visit of his to London; and it was now Thomas's turn to be away.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Not much more than a week had elapsed since that visit of his to London; and it was now Thomas's turn to be away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Saturday was a busy day at Prior's Ash; it was a busy day at the banking-house of Godolphin, Crosse, and Godolphin.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Not much more than a week had elapsed since that visit of his to London; and it was now Thomas's turn to be away.
