used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They stayed at a hotel at Southampton for the best part of a week, and then the three went to London.
ALONEadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading ALONE IN LONDON.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Florence and Kitty left Dawlish the next day and went to Southampton.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They stayed at a hotel at Southampton for the best part of a week, and then the three went to London.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading They stayed at a hotel at Southampton for the best part of a week, and then the three went to London.
blissnounUS /blɪs/
a state of extreme happiness
From this reading There they met Colonel Sharston, and Florence had the great bliss of seeing Kitty's intense happiness with her father.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading There they met Colonel Sharston, and Florence had the great bliss of seeing Kitty's intense happiness with her father.
Dawlish
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From this reading Florence and Kitty left Dawlish the next day and went to Southampton.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Florence and Kitty left Dawlish the next day and went to Southampton.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading There they met Colonel Sharston, and Florence had the great bliss of seeing Kitty's intense happiness with her father.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence and Kitty left Dawlish the next day and went to Southampton.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They stayed at a hotel at Southampton for the best part of a week, and then the three went to London.
the act of departing
From this reading Kitty and her father were going to Switzerland for a month's holiday.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There they met Colonel Sharston, and Florence had the great bliss of seeing Kitty's intense happiness with her father.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There they met Colonel Sharston, and Florence had the great bliss of seeing Kitty's intense happiness with her father.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading There they met Colonel Sharston, and Florence had the great bliss of seeing Kitty's intense happiness with her father.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There they met Colonel Sharston, and Florence had the great bliss of seeing Kitty's intense happiness with her father.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Kitty and her father were going to Switzerland for a month's holiday.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading They stayed at a hotel at Southampton for the best part of a week, and then the three went to London.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALONE IN LONDON.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading There they met Colonel Sharston, and Florence had the great bliss of seeing Kitty's intense happiness with her father.
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading Florence and Kitty left Dawlish the next day and went to Southampton.
Kitty's
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From this reading There they met Colonel Sharston, and Florence had the great bliss of seeing Kitty's intense happiness with her father.
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 Florence and Kitty left Dawlish the next day and went to Southampton.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading ALONE IN LONDON.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading There they met Colonel Sharston, and Florence had the great bliss of seeing Kitty's intense happiness with her father.
month'snounUS /mʌnθs/
possessive form of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Kitty and her father were going to Switzerland for a month's holiday.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Florence and Kitty left Dawlish the next day and went to Southampton.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There they met Colonel Sharston, and Florence had the great bliss of seeing Kitty's intense happiness with her father.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading They stayed at a hotel at Southampton for the best part of a week, and then the three went to London.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading There they met Colonel Sharston, and Florence had the great bliss of seeing Kitty's intense happiness with her father.
Sharston
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From this reading There they met Colonel Sharston, and Florence had the great bliss of seeing Kitty's intense happiness with her father.
Southampton
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From this reading Florence and Kitty left Dawlish the next day and went to Southampton.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading They stayed at a hotel at Southampton for the best part of a week, and then the three went to London.
SwitzerlandnounUS /ˈswɪtsərlənd/
a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
From this reading Kitty and her father were going to Switzerland for a month's holiday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Florence and Kitty left Dawlish the next day and went to Southampton.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They stayed at a hotel at Southampton for the best part of a week, and then the three went to London.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There they met Colonel Sharston, and Florence had the great bliss of seeing Kitty's intense happiness with her father.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There they met Colonel Sharston, and Florence had the great bliss of seeing Kitty's intense happiness with her father.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They stayed at a hotel at Southampton for the best part of a week, and then the three went to London.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Florence and Kitty left Dawlish the next day and went to Southampton.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading They stayed at a hotel at Southampton for the best part of a week, and then the three went to London.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Florence and Kitty left Dawlish the next day and went to Southampton.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Kitty and her father were going to Switzerland for a month's holiday.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There they met Colonel Sharston, and Florence had the great bliss of seeing Kitty's intense happiness with her father.
