used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I am afraid you are a good deal alone here, Cecil.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I am afraid you are a good deal alone here, Cecil.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am afraid you are a good deal alone here, Cecil.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cecil turned round from her piano, to smile and say, "I wish papa could see it."
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
appreciatedadjectiveUS /əˈpriːʃieɪtɪd/
fully understood or grasped
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am afraid you are a good deal alone here, Cecil.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Is there no one you would like to ask?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "I hope he will next spring; but he will hardly bring Mrs. Charnock home this winter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I hope he will next spring; but he will hardly bring Mrs. Charnock home this winter.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
Cecil
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From this reading Cecil turned round from her piano, to smile and say, "I wish papa could see it."
Charnock
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From this reading "I hope he will next spring; but he will hardly bring Mrs. Charnock home this winter.
complimentverbUS /ˈkɑːmpləment/
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Cecil turned round from her piano, to smile and say, "I wish papa could see it."
COWPERnounUS /ˈkaʊpər/
English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I am afraid you are a good deal alone here, Cecil.
Dunstone
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From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
a movement into or inward
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cecil turned round from her piano, to smile and say, "I wish papa could see it."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I am afraid you are a good deal alone here, Cecil.
only a very short time before
From this reading "I hope he will next spring; but he will hardly bring Mrs. Charnock home this winter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cecil turned round from her piano, to smile and say, "I wish papa could see it."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "I hope he will next spring; but he will hardly bring Mrs. Charnock home this winter.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I hope he will next spring; but he will hardly bring Mrs. Charnock home this winter.
How
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From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Cecil turned round from her piano, to smile and say, "I wish papa could see it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is there no one you would like to ask?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cecil turned round from her piano, to smile and say, "I wish papa could see it."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "I hope he will next spring; but he will hardly bring Mrs. Charnock home this winter.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "I hope he will next spring; but he will hardly bring Mrs. Charnock home this winter.
not any; not one
From this reading Is there no one you would like to ask?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Is there no one you would like to ask?"
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Cecil turned round from her piano, to smile and say, "I wish papa could see it."
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading Cecil turned round from her piano, to smile and say, "I wish papa could see it."
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
Raymond
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From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Cecil turned round from her piano, to smile and say, "I wish papa could see it."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
express in words
From this reading Cecil turned round from her piano, to smile and say, "I wish papa could see it."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Cecil turned round from her piano, to smile and say, "I wish papa could see it."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Cecil turned round from her piano, to smile and say, "I wish papa could see it."
the season of growth
From this reading "I hope he will next spring; but he will hardly bring Mrs. Charnock home this winter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is there no one you would like to ask?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cecil turned round from her piano, to smile and say, "I wish papa could see it."
TruantnounUS /ˈtruːənt/
one who is absent from school without permission
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Cecil turned round from her piano, to smile and say, "I wish papa could see it."
wife'snounUS /waɪfs/
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I hope he will next spring; but he will hardly bring Mrs. Charnock home this winter.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading "I hope he will next spring; but he will hardly bring Mrs. Charnock home this winter.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Cecil turned round from her piano, to smile and say, "I wish papa could see it."
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A Truant Since for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.--COWPER "How like Dunstone you have made this room!" said Raymond, entering his wife's apartment with a compliment that he knew would be appreciated.
