used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading Rimini turns cold at the beginning of November, and we have had to make arrangements for going into winter quarters.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
BARRINGTON
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From this reading GEORGE BARRINGTON: _Prologue_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Rimini turns cold at the beginning of November, and we have had to make arrangements for going into winter quarters.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading RIMINI "We left our country for our country's good."
country'snounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading RIMINI "We left our country for our country's good."
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
feelings of ardent love
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
Elsie
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From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading RIMINI "We left our country for our country's good."
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 BARRINGTON: _Prologue_.
the act of departing
From this reading Rimini turns cold at the beginning of November, and we have had to make arrangements for going into winter quarters.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading RIMINI "We left our country for our country's good."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rimini turns cold at the beginning of November, and we have had to make arrangements for going into winter quarters.
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Rimini turns cold at the beginning of November, and we have had to make arrangements for going into winter quarters.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
JoycenounUS /dʒɔɪs/
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
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 RIMINI "We left our country for our country's good."
engage in
From this reading Rimini turns cold at the beginning of November, and we have had to make arrangements for going into winter quarters.
Maybury-Reynardson
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From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading Rimini turns cold at the beginning of November, and we have had to make arrangements for going into winter quarters.
nursesnounUS /ˈnɜːrsəz/
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading RIMINI "We left our country for our country's good."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
ProloguenounUS /ˈproʊlɑːɡ/
an introduction to a play
From this reading GEORGE BARRINGTON: _Prologue_.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading Rimini turns cold at the beginning of November, and we have had to make arrangements for going into winter quarters.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
RIMINI
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From this reading RIMINI "We left our country for our country's good."
selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
in the near future
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
tendingnounUS /ˈtendɪŋ/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dick came for a few days before the beginning of the law term; otherwise we have been a party of three, as the doctor and nurses returned to England as soon as Joyce appeared to be out of danger.
having come into contact
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading Rimini turns cold at the beginning of November, and we have had to make arrangements for going into winter quarters.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading RIMINI "We left our country for our country's good."
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Rimini turns cold at the beginning of November, and we have had to make arrangements for going into winter quarters.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We arrived in Rimini at the end of the first week in August--Joyce, her two nurses, Maybury-Reynardson and I. Elsie joined us as soon as we were comfortably settled in the villa, and has stayed on week after week, month after month, tending her poor sister with a devotion that touched my selfish, hardened old heart.
