used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I thought so," said the journalist, and laughed in a savage sort of manner.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Did you get my telegram?" he demanded hastily.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you get my telegram?" he demanded hastily.
disembarking
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From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I have received no telegram from you."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Did you get my telegram?" he demanded hastily.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "Did you get my telegram?" he demanded hastily.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have received no telegram from you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
Hersham
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From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have received no telegram from you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I thought so," said the journalist, and laughed in a savage sort of manner.
journalistnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnələst/
a writer for newspapers and magazines
From this reading "I thought so," said the journalist, and laughed in a savage sort of manner.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "I thought so," said the journalist, and laughed in a savage sort of manner.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I thought so," said the journalist, and laughed in a savage sort of manner.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Did you get my telegram?" he demanded hastily.
not any; not one
From this reading "I have received no telegram from you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I thought so," said the journalist, and laughed in a savage sort of manner.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading "I have received no telegram from you."
recurring again and again
From this reading "Telegram!" she repeated.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I thought so," said the journalist, and laughed in a savage sort of manner.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading "I thought so," said the journalist, and laughed in a savage sort of manner.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Telegram!" she repeated.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I thought so," said the journalist, and laughed in a savage sort of manner.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "I thought so," said the journalist, and laughed in a savage sort of manner.
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading "Did you get my telegram?" he demanded hastily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought so," said the journalist, and laughed in a savage sort of manner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hersham brought his boat under the wall with a sweep, but before disembarking he looked up to Anne with an anxious expression on his face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you get my telegram?" he demanded hastily.
