used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [A] This letter is rather out of its proper place here.
AberdeennounUS /ˈæbərdiːn/
a town in western Washington
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had mislaid the MS., and my distance from the printer prevented the matter being rectified.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading In another edition, the transposition can be effected.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In another edition, the transposition can be effected.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I had mislaid the MS., and my distance from the printer prevented the matter being rectified.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In another edition, the transposition can be effected.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading This is the Granite City of Scotland.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading I had mislaid the MS., and my distance from the printer prevented the matter being rectified.
EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
editionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading In another edition, the transposition can be effected.
effectedadjectiveUS /ɪˈfektɪd/
settled securely and unconditionally
From this reading In another edition, the transposition can be effected.
Ellen
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From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
set up or found
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had mislaid the MS., and my distance from the printer prevented the matter being rectified.
GranitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading This is the Granite City of Scotland.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had mislaid the MS., and my distance from the printer prevented the matter being rectified.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading [A] This letter is rather out of its proper place here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had mislaid the MS., and my distance from the printer prevented the matter being rectified.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In another edition, the transposition can be effected.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [A] This letter is rather out of its proper place here.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading [A] This letter is rather out of its proper place here.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading [A] This letter is rather out of its proper place here.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I had mislaid the MS., and my distance from the printer prevented the matter being rectified.
mislaidadjectiveUS /mɪˈsleɪd/
lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place
From this reading I had mislaid the MS., and my distance from the printer prevented the matter being rectified.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
MSnounUS /mɪz/
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading I had mislaid the MS., and my distance from the printer prevented the matter being rectified.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had mislaid the MS., and my distance from the printer prevented the matter being rectified.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [A] This letter is rather out of its proper place here.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading [A] This letter is rather out of its proper place here.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading [A] This letter is rather out of its proper place here.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading I had mislaid the MS., and my distance from the printer prevented the matter being rectified.
printernounUS /ˈprɪntər/
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading I had mislaid the MS., and my distance from the printer prevented the matter being rectified.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading [A] This letter is rather out of its proper place here.
on the contrary
From this reading [A] This letter is rather out of its proper place here.
rectifiedadjectiveUS /ˈrektəfaɪd/
having been put right
From this reading I had mislaid the MS., and my distance from the printer prevented the matter being rectified.
ScotlandnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading This is the Granite City of Scotland.
SteamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had mislaid the MS., and my distance from the printer prevented the matter being rectified.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [A] This letter is rather out of its proper place here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
transpositionnoun
any abnormal position of the organs of the body
From this reading In another edition, the transposition can be effected.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
in or at the place that
From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
William
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From this reading _Aberdeen--Passage by Steamer--Edinburgh--Visit to the College--William and Ellen Craft._ I have visited few places where I found more warm friends than in Aberdeen.
