3.45
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From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The motor shall meet you at the station."
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
next to; at the side of
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
dearly loved
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
GROWTHnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
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 QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
come together
From this reading The motor shall meet you at the station."
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading The motor shall meet you at the station."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The motor shall meet you at the station."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading The motor shall meet you at the station."
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
carry out
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
WaterloonounUS /ˈwɔːtərluː/
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading QUICK GROWTH He stayed beside the desk for a long time, turning the papers over and over, reading, as she long afterwards remembered, the beginning of one letter many times: "Dear Victoria--If you take the 3.45 from Waterloo that will get you to us in nice time for tea.
