used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
(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 JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Where ought Mr. Wolston and the boys to be at this moment?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Of what should they have talked if not of those who had now been away for three days?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Where ought Mr. Wolston and the boys to be at this moment?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of what should they have talked if not of those who had now been away for three days?
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Where ought Mr. Wolston and the boys to be at this moment?"
confidentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnfədənt/
having or marked by confidence or assurance
From this reading They felt confident of a happy issue to the expedition into the interior of the island.
a female human offspring
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Of what should they have talked if not of those who had now been away for three days?
ELEPHANTSnounUS /ˈeləfənts/
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading They felt confident of a happy issue to the expedition into the interior of the island.
favourableadjective
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading The weather had been very favourable for it.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading They felt confident of a happy issue to the expedition into the interior of the island.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of what should they have talked if not of those who had now been away for three days?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of what should they have talked if not of those who had now been away for three days?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading They felt confident of a happy issue to the expedition into the interior of the island.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of what should they have talked if not of those who had now been away for three days?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Of what should they have talked if not of those who had now been away for three days?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
interioradjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɪriər/
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading They felt confident of a happy issue to the expedition into the interior of the island.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They felt confident of a happy issue to the expedition into the interior of the island.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading They felt confident of a happy issue to the expedition into the interior of the island.
issueverbUS /ˈɪʃuː/
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading They felt confident of a happy issue to the expedition into the interior of the island.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The weather had been very favourable for it.
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
a room where books are kept
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
a particular point in time
From this reading "Where ought Mr. Wolston and the boys to be at this moment?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Where ought Mr. Wolston and the boys to be at this moment?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of what should they have talked if not of those who had now been away for three days?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Of what should they have talked if not of those who had now been away for three days?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Where ought Mr. Wolston and the boys to be at this moment?"
Identical; not different.
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Of what should they have talked if not of those who had now been away for three days?
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Of what should they have talked if not of those who had now been away for three days?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of what should they have talked if not of those who had now been away for three days?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Where ought Mr. Wolston and the boys to be at this moment?"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Of what should they have talked if not of those who had now been away for three days?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Of what should they have talked if not of those who had now been away for three days?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They felt confident of a happy issue to the expedition into the interior of the island.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
precisely as stated
From this reading The weather had been very favourable for it.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather had been very favourable for it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of what should they have talked if not of those who had now been away for three days?
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where ought Mr. Wolston and the boys to be at this moment?"
which person or people
From this reading Of what should they have talked if not of those who had now been away for three days?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
Wolston
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From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
Zermatt
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From this reading JACK AND THE ELEPHANTS In the evening of that same day M. Zermatt and his wife, Mrs. Wolston and her daughter, were all sitting together in the library after a good day's work.
