aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Hardly had they started upon their drive to Mrs. Deans' before Mr. Fletcher inquired about Myron Holder.
(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 can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
any thing at all
From this reading "Behold, we know not anything!
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Mr. Fletcher arrived in Jamestown in due time and was met at the station by Mrs. Deans.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "O Wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hardly had they started upon their drive to Mrs. Deans' before Mr. Fletcher inquired about Myron Holder.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "O Wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?"
see with attention
From this reading "Behold, we know not anything!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Fletcher arrived in Jamestown in due time and was met at the station by Mrs. Deans.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading I can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "O Wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?"
DeansnounUS /diːnz/
plural of “dean” — an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading Mr. Fletcher arrived in Jamestown in due time and was met at the station by Mrs. Deans.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Hardly had they started upon their drive to Mrs. Deans' before Mr. Fletcher inquired about Myron Holder.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading Mr. Fletcher arrived in Jamestown in due time and was met at the station by Mrs. Deans.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading I can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
FletchernounUS /ˈfletʃər/
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading Mr. Fletcher arrived in Jamestown in due time and was met at the station by Mrs. Deans.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hardly had they started upon their drive to Mrs. Deans' before Mr. Fletcher inquired about Myron Holder.
only a very short time before
From this reading Hardly had they started upon their drive to Mrs. Deans' before Mr. Fletcher inquired about Myron Holder.
HoldernounUS /ˈhoʊldər/
a holding device
From this reading Hardly had they started upon their drive to Mrs. Deans' before Mr. Fletcher inquired about Myron Holder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "O Wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Fletcher arrived in Jamestown in due time and was met at the station by Mrs. Deans.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Hardly had they started upon their drive to Mrs. Deans' before Mr. Fletcher inquired about Myron Holder.
JamestownnounUS /ˈdʒeɪmztaʊn/
a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607
From this reading Mr. Fletcher arrived in Jamestown in due time and was met at the station by Mrs. Deans.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Behold, we know not anything!
immediately past
From this reading I can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Mr. Fletcher arrived in Jamestown in due time and was met at the station by Mrs. Deans.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Fletcher arrived in Jamestown in due time and was met at the station by Mrs. Deans.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mr. Fletcher arrived in Jamestown in due time and was met at the station by Mrs. Deans.
Myron
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardly had they started upon their drive to Mrs. Deans' before Mr. Fletcher inquired about Myron Holder.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Behold, we know not anything!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O Wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
the season of growth
From this reading I can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Hardly had they started upon their drive to Mrs. Deans' before Mr. Fletcher inquired about Myron Holder.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Mr. Fletcher arrived in Jamestown in due time and was met at the station by Mrs. Deans.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Fletcher arrived in Jamestown in due time and was met at the station by Mrs. Deans.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hardly had they started upon their drive to Mrs. Deans' before Mr. Fletcher inquired about Myron Holder.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hardly had they started upon their drive to Mrs. Deans' before Mr. Fletcher inquired about Myron Holder.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mr. Fletcher arrived in Jamestown in due time and was met at the station by Mrs. Deans.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading I can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Hardly had they started upon their drive to Mrs. Deans' before Mr. Fletcher inquired about Myron Holder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Fletcher arrived in Jamestown in due time and was met at the station by Mrs. Deans.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Behold, we know not anything!
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "O Wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?"
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading I can but trust that good shall fall At last--far off--at last, to all; And every winter change to spring."
