anew
From this reading But Denis Oglethorpe did not appear again for several days.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At any rate, he did not call again until the end of the week.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But Denis Oglethorpe did not appear again for several days.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate, he did not call again until the end of the week.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Perhaps business detained him; perhaps he went oftener to see Priscilla.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Denis Oglethorpe did not appear again for several days.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At any rate, he did not call again until the end of the week.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading But Denis Oglethorpe did not appear again for several days.
Denis
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From this reading But Denis Oglethorpe did not appear again for several days.
detainedverbUS /dɪˈteɪnd/
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading Perhaps business detained him; perhaps he went oftener to see Priscilla.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Denis Oglethorpe did not appear again for several days.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At any rate, he did not call again until the end of the week.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Denis Oglethorpe did not appear again for several days.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps business detained him; perhaps he went oftener to see Priscilla.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps business detained him; perhaps he went oftener to see Priscilla.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THE MEETING.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Denis Oglethorpe did not appear again for several days.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At any rate, he did not call again until the end of the week.
ofteneradverbUS /ˈɔːfənər/
more often or more frequently
From this reading Perhaps business detained him; perhaps he went oftener to see Priscilla.
Oglethorpe
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From this reading But Denis Oglethorpe did not appear again for several days.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps business detained him; perhaps he went oftener to see Priscilla.
Priscilla
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From this reading Perhaps business detained him; perhaps he went oftener to see Priscilla.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading At any rate, he did not call again until the end of the week.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Perhaps business detained him; perhaps he went oftener to see Priscilla.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading But Denis Oglethorpe did not appear again for several days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING.
Theodora
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From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
Throckmorton
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From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps business detained him; perhaps he went oftener to see Priscilla.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading At any rate, he did not call again until the end of the week.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading At any rate, he did not call again until the end of the week.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Perhaps business detained him; perhaps he went oftener to see Priscilla.
at the time that
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Throckmorton was in her private room when he came, and as he made his entrance with as little ceremony as usual, he ran in upon Theodora.
