used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AVICE READS A CHAPTER OF A NEW BOOK.
highly skilled
From this reading There was no reason for, and no wish to linger at Ems when the necessary delay was over, and the necessary business accomplished.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no reason for, and no wish to linger at Ems when the necessary delay was over, and the necessary business accomplished.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was no reason for, and no wish to linger at Ems when the necessary delay was over, and the necessary business accomplished.
AVICE
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From this reading AVICE READS A CHAPTER OF A NEW BOOK.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading AVICE READS A CHAPTER OF A NEW BOOK.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Her brother and his character formed to her a strange new book, which she was never weary of studying.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading There was no reason for, and no wish to linger at Ems when the necessary delay was over, and the necessary business accomplished.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading AVICE READS A CHAPTER OF A NEW BOOK.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Her brother and his character formed to her a strange new book, which she was never weary of studying.
compressedadjectiveUS /kəmˈprest/
pressed tightly together
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
gotten under control
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading In a week from the time of Mr. Wellfield’s death, Jerome and his sister proposed to leave the place, on their way home.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading There was no reason for, and no wish to linger at Ems when the necessary delay was over, and the necessary business accomplished.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
any strong feeling
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
EmsnounUS /ˈiːˈeˈmes/
plural of “em” — a quad with a square body
From this reading There was no reason for, and no wish to linger at Ems when the necessary delay was over, and the necessary business accomplished.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no reason for, and no wish to linger at Ems when the necessary delay was over, and the necessary business accomplished.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Her brother and his character formed to her a strange new book, which she was never weary of studying.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In a week from the time of Mr. Wellfield’s death, Jerome and his sister proposed to leave the place, on their way home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a week from the time of Mr. Wellfield’s death, Jerome and his sister proposed to leave the place, on their way home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading In a week from the time of Mr. Wellfield’s death, Jerome and his sister proposed to leave the place, on their way home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a week from the time of Mr. Wellfield’s death, Jerome and his sister proposed to leave the place, on their way home.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
JeromenounUS /dʒərˈoʊm/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading In a week from the time of Mr. Wellfield’s death, Jerome and his sister proposed to leave the place, on their way home.
go away from a place
From this reading In a week from the time of Mr. Wellfield’s death, Jerome and his sister proposed to leave the place, on their way home.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
lingerverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡər/
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading There was no reason for, and no wish to linger at Ems when the necessary delay was over, and the necessary business accomplished.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
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 During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
a form of address for a man
From this reading In a week from the time of Mr. Wellfield’s death, Jerome and his sister proposed to leave the place, on their way home.
absolutely essential
From this reading There was no reason for, and no wish to linger at Ems when the necessary delay was over, and the necessary business accomplished.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Her brother and his character formed to her a strange new book, which she was never weary of studying.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading AVICE READS A CHAPTER OF A NEW BOOK.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no reason for, and no wish to linger at Ems when the necessary delay was over, and the necessary business accomplished.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AVICE READS A CHAPTER OF A NEW BOOK.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a week from the time of Mr. Wellfield’s death, Jerome and his sister proposed to leave the place, on their way home.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was no reason for, and no wish to linger at Ems when the necessary delay was over, and the necessary business accomplished.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In a week from the time of Mr. Wellfield’s death, Jerome and his sister proposed to leave the place, on their way home.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading In a week from the time of Mr. Wellfield’s death, Jerome and his sister proposed to leave the place, on their way home.
READSnounUS /riːdz/
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading AVICE READS A CHAPTER OF A NEW BOOK.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading There was no reason for, and no wish to linger at Ems when the necessary delay was over, and the necessary business accomplished.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her brother and his character formed to her a strange new book, which she was never weary of studying.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading In a week from the time of Mr. Wellfield’s death, Jerome and his sister proposed to leave the place, on their way home.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Her brother and his character formed to her a strange new book, which she was never weary of studying.
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading Her brother and his character formed to her a strange new book, which she was never weary of studying.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no reason for, and no wish to linger at Ems when the necessary delay was over, and the necessary business accomplished.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In a week from the time of Mr. Wellfield’s death, Jerome and his sister proposed to leave the place, on their way home.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no reason for, and no wish to linger at Ems when the necessary delay was over, and the necessary business accomplished.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In a week from the time of Mr. Wellfield’s death, Jerome and his sister proposed to leave the place, on their way home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no reason for, and no wish to linger at Ems when the necessary delay was over, and the necessary business accomplished.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no reason for, and no wish to linger at Ems when the necessary delay was over, and the necessary business accomplished.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In a week from the time of Mr. Wellfield’s death, Jerome and his sister proposed to leave the place, on their way home.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Her brother and his character formed to her a strange new book, which she was never weary of studying.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading In a week from the time of Mr. Wellfield’s death, Jerome and his sister proposed to leave the place, on their way home.
Wellfield's
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From this reading In a week from the time of Mr. Wellfield’s death, Jerome and his sister proposed to leave the place, on their way home.
at the time that
From this reading There was no reason for, and no wish to linger at Ems when the necessary delay was over, and the necessary business accomplished.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her brother and his character formed to her a strange new book, which she was never weary of studying.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading There was no reason for, and no wish to linger at Ems when the necessary delay was over, and the necessary business accomplished.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
a late time of life
From this reading During this week, Avice lived through more surprise, more wonder, and more emotion, compressed into seven short days, than had been contained in seven long years of her former life.
