used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But at Lord Andore’s lodge gate a check occurred.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
admirersnounUS /ədˈmaɪrərz/
plural of “admirer” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
(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 THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
Andore
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From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
Andore's
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From this reading But at Lord Andore’s lodge gate a check occurred.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at Lord Andore’s lodge gate a check occurred.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at Lord Andore’s lodge gate a check occurred.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
CharlottenounUS /ˈʃɑːrlət/
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading ‘Yes, we do,’ said Charlotte unguardedly.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading But at Lord Andore’s lodge gate a check occurred.
clickedverbUS /klɪkt/
past form of “click” — move or strike with a noise
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
a small house with a single story
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
CÆSAR
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From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Yes, we do,’ said Charlotte unguardedly.
don't
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From this reading ‘No, you don’t!’
elderlyadjectiveUS /ˈeldərli/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading But at Lord Andore’s lodge gate a check occurred.
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading But at Lord Andore’s lodge gate a check occurred.
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 As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No, you don’t!’
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading But at Lord Andore’s lodge gate a check occurred.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
a human being
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
projectverbUS /ˈprɑːdʒekt/
communicate vividly
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
ribbonsnounUS /ˈrɪbənz/
plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
express in words
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
tenantnounUS /ˈtenənt/
someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
unguardedly
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From this reading ‘Yes, we do,’ said Charlotte unguardedly.
violetnounUS /ˈvaɪəlɪt/
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘Yes, we do,’ said Charlotte unguardedly.
week-ending
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From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading As the long gate clicked itself into place after they had passed through it, an elderly person in a black cap with violet ribbons put her head out of the lodge window and said:
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR So far all had gone well with the project of calling on Lord Andore to tell him about his unfortunate tenant and the week-ending admirers of her cottage.
an affirmative
From this reading ‘Yes, we do,’ said Charlotte unguardedly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘No, you don’t!’
