used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW LORD.
AbbeynounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading He had made no movement towards ejecting his tenant from Leyburn Abbey.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
Allerdale
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From this reading He had found rest and shelter at Allerdale, and had very soon come to love the old earl as he would have loved a father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had found rest and shelter at Allerdale, and had very soon come to love the old earl as he would have loved a father.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had found rest and shelter at Allerdale, and had very soon come to love the old earl as he would have loved a father.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sir William Chester came home to England to die.
ChesternounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Sir William Chester came home to England to die.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He had found rest and shelter at Allerdale, and had very soon come to love the old earl as he would have loved a father.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Sir William Chester came home to England to die.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading He had found rest and shelter at Allerdale, and had very soon come to love the old earl as he would have loved a father.
ejectingverbUS /ɪˈdʒektɪŋ/
-ing form of “eject” — put out or expel from a place
From this reading He had made no movement towards ejecting his tenant from Leyburn Abbey.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Sir William Chester came home to England to die.
an old word for “before”
From this reading He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He had found rest and shelter at Allerdale, and had very soon come to love the old earl as he would have loved a father.
fatherlandnounUS /ˈfɑːðərlænd/
the country where you were born
From this reading He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
set up or found
From this reading He had found rest and shelter at Allerdale, and had very soon come to love the old earl as he would have loved a father.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had made no movement towards ejecting his tenant from Leyburn Abbey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had found rest and shelter at Allerdale, and had very soon come to love the old earl as he would have loved a father.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had made no movement towards ejecting his tenant from Leyburn Abbey.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Sir William Chester came home to England to die.
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
the act of departing
From this reading He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
Leyburn
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From this reading He had made no movement towards ejecting his tenant from Leyburn Abbey.
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 He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading A NEW LORD.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He had found rest and shelter at Allerdale, and had very soon come to love the old earl as he would have loved a father.
held dear
From this reading He had found rest and shelter at Allerdale, and had very soon come to love the old earl as he would have loved a father.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had made no movement towards ejecting his tenant from Leyburn Abbey.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading He had made no movement towards ejecting his tenant from Leyburn Abbey.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW LORD.
not any; not one
From this reading He had made no movement towards ejecting his tenant from Leyburn Abbey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He had found rest and shelter at Allerdale, and had very soon come to love the old earl as he would have loved a father.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading He had found rest and shelter at Allerdale, and had very soon come to love the old earl as he would have loved a father.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading He had found rest and shelter at Allerdale, and had very soon come to love the old earl as he would have loved a father.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir William Chester came home to England to die.
in the near future
From this reading He had found rest and shelter at Allerdale, and had very soon come to love the old earl as he would have loved a father.
tenantnounUS /ˈtenənt/
someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading He had made no movement towards ejecting his tenant from Leyburn Abbey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir William Chester came home to England to die.
in the direction of
From this reading He had made no movement towards ejecting his tenant from Leyburn Abbey.
precisely as stated
From this reading He had found rest and shelter at Allerdale, and had very soon come to love the old earl as he would have loved a father.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
at the time that
From this reading He had felt it when leaving India; he had felt it on the voyage, and he had become assured of it ere long after he had reached the fatherland.
William
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir William Chester came home to England to die.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had found rest and shelter at Allerdale, and had very soon come to love the old earl as he would have loved a father.
