used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sees me or the balance of the bonds.”
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “I’ve got all I can out of him, and now I wash my hands of him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I’ve got all I can out of him, and now I wash my hands of him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sees me or the balance of the bonds.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sees me or the balance of the bonds.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sees me or the balance of the bonds.”
boardingnounUS /ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
bondsnounUS /bɑːndz/
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sees me or the balance of the bonds.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I’ve got all I can out of him, and now I wash my hands of him.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
Congrevenoun
English playwright remembered for his comedies (1670-1729)
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sees me or the balance of the bonds.”
at any time
From this reading “That’s the last I shall ever see of the young snob, I hope,” he said to himself.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
flatteredverbUS /ˈflætərd/
past form of “flatter” — praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wish him joy of waiting for me to-night.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I’ve got all I can out of him, and now I wash my hands of him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “I’ve got all I can out of him, and now I wash my hands of him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I’ve got all I can out of him, and now I wash my hands of him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “That’s the last I shall ever see of the young snob, I hope,” he said to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “That’s the last I shall ever see of the young snob, I hope,” he said to himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That’s the last I shall ever see of the young snob, I hope,” he said to himself.
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From this reading “I’ve got all I can out of him, and now I wash my hands of him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
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From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sees me or the balance of the bonds.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading I wish him joy of waiting for me to-night.
immediately past
From this reading “That’s the last I shall ever see of the young snob, I hope,” he said to himself.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
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 It’ll be many a long day before he sees me or the balance of the bonds.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sees me or the balance of the bonds.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wish him joy of waiting for me to-night.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’ve got all I can out of him, and now I wash my hands of him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I’ve got all I can out of him, and now I wash my hands of him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sees me or the balance of the bonds.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I’ve got all I can out of him, and now I wash my hands of him.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That’s the last I shall ever see of the young snob, I hope,” he said to himself.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “That’s the last I shall ever see of the young snob, I hope,” he said to himself.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading It’ll be many a long day before he sees me or the balance of the bonds.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “That’s the last I shall ever see of the young snob, I hope,” he said to himself.
snobnounUS /snɑːb/
a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
From this reading “That’s the last I shall ever see of the young snob, I hope,” he said to himself.
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From this reading “That’s the last I shall ever see of the young snob, I hope,” he said to himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
to-night
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From this reading I wish him joy of waiting for me to-night.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading I wish him joy of waiting for me to-night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading “I’ve got all I can out of him, and now I wash my hands of him.
at the time that
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
in or at the place that
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish him joy of waiting for me to-night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Philip would not have felt flattered if he had been able to read the thoughts of his friend James Congreve, when the latter was riding away from the village where he had been boarding, toward the great city.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “That’s the last I shall ever see of the young snob, I hope,” he said to himself.
