used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Romneys and a few other people are coming over, and Fred brought a most interesting man down from town this morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “My Dear Girl,--Put on your calling-frock, and come up to tea at once.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The Romneys and a few other people are coming over, and Fred brought a most interesting man down from town this morning.
calling-frock
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From this reading “My Dear Girl,--Put on your calling-frock, and come up to tea at once.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “My Dear Girl,--Put on your calling-frock, and come up to tea at once.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The Romneys and a few other people are coming over, and Fred brought a most interesting man down from town this morning.
gotten under control
From this reading It contained only a few lines, evidently written in a hurry.
dearly loved
From this reading “My Dear Girl,--Put on your calling-frock, and come up to tea at once.
the act of departing
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The Romneys and a few other people are coming over, and Fred brought a most interesting man down from town this morning.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading It contained only a few lines, evidently written in a hurry.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It contained only a few lines, evidently written in a hurry.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
Fred
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From this reading The Romneys and a few other people are coming over, and Fred brought a most interesting man down from town this morning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Romneys and a few other people are coming over, and Fred brought a most interesting man down from town this morning.
a young female
From this reading “My Dear Girl,--Put on your calling-frock, and come up to tea at once.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading It contained only a few lines, evidently written in a hurry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It contained only a few lines, evidently written in a hurry.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading The Romneys and a few other people are coming over, and Fred brought a most interesting man down from town this morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It contained only a few lines, evidently written in a hurry.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading It contained only a few lines, evidently written in a hurry.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Romneys and a few other people are coming over, and Fred brought a most interesting man down from town this morning.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
MILLIONAIREnounUS /ˌmɪljəˈner/
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The Romneys and a few other people are coming over, and Fred brought a most interesting man down from town this morning.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The Romneys and a few other people are coming over, and Fred brought a most interesting man down from town this morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
Naselton
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From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
a brief written record
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
on one occasion
From this reading “My Dear Girl,--Put on your calling-frock, and come up to tea at once.
and nothing more
From this reading It contained only a few lines, evidently written in a hurry.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Romneys and a few other people are coming over, and Fred brought a most interesting man down from town this morning.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Romneys and a few other people are coming over, and Fred brought a most interesting man down from town this morning.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Romneys and a few other people are coming over, and Fred brought a most interesting man down from town this morning.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “My Dear Girl,--Put on your calling-frock, and come up to tea at once.
Romneys
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From this reading The Romneys and a few other people are coming over, and Fred brought a most interesting man down from town this morning.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “My Dear Girl,--Put on your calling-frock, and come up to tea at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Romneys and a few other people are coming over, and Fred brought a most interesting man down from town this morning.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My Dear Girl,--Put on your calling-frock, and come up to tea at once.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The Romneys and a few other people are coming over, and Fred brought a most interesting man down from town this morning.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “My Dear Girl,--Put on your calling-frock, and come up to tea at once.
urgentadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrdʒənt/
compelling immediate action
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE On the Thursday following my father’s departure for London Lady Naselton sent her carriage for me, and a note marked urgent.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading It contained only a few lines, evidently written in a hurry.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My Dear Girl,--Put on your calling-frock, and come up to tea at once.
