used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You are a sensible girl after all, Ruth," he said.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So Ruth was left to the society of her father, and she made up her mind that she would say no more about Neil.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Indeed, she half intimated to Mr. Cass that she might, after all, marry her other lover--an intimation which delighted the worthy merchant beyond words.
(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 Indeed, she half intimated to Mr. Cass that she might, after all, marry her other lover--an intimation which delighted the worthy merchant beyond words.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Indeed, she half intimated to Mr. Cass that she might, after all, marry her other lover--an intimation which delighted the worthy merchant beyond words.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are a sensible girl after all, Ruth," he said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Within that week the house party at Hollyoaks broke up.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
Bedford-park
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Indeed, she half intimated to Mr. Cass that she might, after all, marry her other lover--an intimation which delighted the worthy merchant beyond words.
BrawnnounUS /brɔːn/
possessing muscular strength
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
lacking funds
From this reading Within that week the house party at Hollyoaks broke up.
Cass
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From this reading Indeed, she half intimated to Mr. Cass that she might, after all, marry her other lover--an intimation which delighted the worthy merchant beyond words.
ChambersnounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
greatly pleased
From this reading Indeed, she half intimated to Mr. Cass that she might, after all, marry her other lover--an intimation which delighted the worthy merchant beyond words.
a social unit living together
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading So Ruth was left to the society of her father, and she made up her mind that she would say no more about Neil.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
Geoffrey
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
a young female
From this reading "You are a sensible girl after all, Ruth," he said.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Indeed, she half intimated to Mr. Cass that she might, after all, marry her other lover--an intimation which delighted the worthy merchant beyond words.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are a sensible girl after all, Ruth," he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So Ruth was left to the society of her father, and she made up her mind that she would say no more about Neil.
HeronnounUS /ˈherən/
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
Hollyoaks
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From this reading Within that week the house party at Hollyoaks broke up.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Within that week the house party at Hollyoaks broke up.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, she half intimated to Mr. Cass that she might, after all, marry her other lover--an intimation which delighted the worthy merchant beyond words.
intimatedverbUS /ˈɪntəmeɪtɪd/
past form of “intimate” — give to understand
From this reading Indeed, she half intimated to Mr. Cass that she might, after all, marry her other lover--an intimation which delighted the worthy merchant beyond words.
intimationnounUS /ˌɪntəˈmeɪʃən/
an indirect suggestion
From this reading Indeed, she half intimated to Mr. Cass that she might, after all, marry her other lover--an intimation which delighted the worthy merchant beyond words.
Jennie
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
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 So Ruth was left to the society of her father, and she made up her mind that she would say no more about Neil.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Indeed, she half intimated to Mr. Cass that she might, after all, marry her other lover--an intimation which delighted the worthy merchant beyond words.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading So Ruth was left to the society of her father, and she made up her mind that she would say no more about Neil.
take in marriage
From this reading Indeed, she half intimated to Mr. Cass that she might, after all, marry her other lover--an intimation which delighted the worthy merchant beyond words.
MarshallnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəl/
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Indeed, she half intimated to Mr. Cass that she might, after all, marry her other lover--an intimation which delighted the worthy merchant beyond words.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Indeed, she half intimated to Mr. Cass that she might, after all, marry her other lover--an intimation which delighted the worthy merchant beyond words.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading So Ruth was left to the society of her father, and she made up her mind that she would say no more about Neil.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading So Ruth was left to the society of her father, and she made up her mind that she would say no more about Neil.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
Neil
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From this reading So Ruth was left to the society of her father, and she made up her mind that she would say no more about Neil.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
not any; not one
From this reading So Ruth was left to the society of her father, and she made up her mind that she would say no more about Neil.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
and nothing more
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Indeed, she half intimated to Mr. Cass that she might, after all, marry her other lover--an intimation which delighted the worthy merchant beyond words.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Within that week the house party at Hollyoaks broke up.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading So Ruth was left to the society of her father, and she made up her mind that she would say no more about Neil.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You are a sensible girl after all, Ruth," he said.
express in words
From this reading So Ruth was left to the society of her father, and she made up her mind that she would say no more about Neil.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading "You are a sensible girl after all, Ruth," he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Ruth was left to the society of her father, and she made up her mind that she would say no more about Neil.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Ruth was left to the society of her father, and she made up her mind that she would say no more about Neil.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading So Ruth was left to the society of her father, and she made up her mind that she would say no more about Neil.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Within that week the house party at Hollyoaks broke up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Within that week the house party at Hollyoaks broke up.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Within that week the house party at Hollyoaks broke up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Within that week the house party at Hollyoaks broke up.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Marshall returned to their own house, which was only four miles away; Jennie Brawn went back to Bedford-park and the family of nine; and Geoffrey Heron took his way to his London Chambers.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within that week the house party at Hollyoaks broke up.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Indeed, she half intimated to Mr. Cass that she might, after all, marry her other lover--an intimation which delighted the worthy merchant beyond words.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Indeed, she half intimated to Mr. Cass that she might, after all, marry her other lover--an intimation which delighted the worthy merchant beyond words.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So Ruth was left to the society of her father, and she made up her mind that she would say no more about Neil.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are a sensible girl after all, Ruth," he said.
