used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This was a very difficult book to obtain.
Abebooks
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From this reading For several years I tried at least weekly to find a copy via Abebooks or eBay, with no success.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a copy in the British Library, and another one in a Library in Dartmouth, Devon.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was a copy in the British Library, and another one in a Library in Dartmouth, Devon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For several years I tried at least weekly to find a copy via Abebooks or eBay, with no success.
Ballantyne
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From this reading Under the Waves; or, Diving in Deep Waters, by R.M.Ballantyne.
belongingnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading The copy belonging to the Ballantyne family had disappeared, not to put too fine a point on it.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading This was a very difficult book to obtain.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading There was a copy in the British Library, and another one in a Library in Dartmouth, Devon.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Under the Waves; or, Diving in Deep Waters, by R.M.Ballantyne.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading There was a copy in the British Library, and another one in a Library in Dartmouth, Devon.
DartmouthnounUS /ˈdɑːrtməθ/
a college in New Hampshire
From this reading There was a copy in the British Library, and another one in a Library in Dartmouth, Devon.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Under the Waves; or, Diving in Deep Waters, by R.M.Ballantyne.
DevonnounUS /ˈdevən/
a county in southwestern England
From this reading There was a copy in the British Library, and another one in a Library in Dartmouth, Devon.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading This was a very difficult book to obtain.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading The copy belonging to the Ballantyne family had disappeared, not to put too fine a point on it.
DivingnounUS /ˈdaɪvɪŋ/
an athletic competition that involves diving into water
From this reading Under the Waves; or, Diving in Deep Waters, by R.M.Ballantyne.
eBay
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From this reading For several years I tried at least weekly to find a copy via Abebooks or eBay, with no success.
a social unit living together
From this reading The copy belonging to the Ballantyne family had disappeared, not to put too fine a point on it.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading For several years I tried at least weekly to find a copy via Abebooks or eBay, with no success.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The copy belonging to the Ballantyne family had disappeared, not to put too fine a point on it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several years I tried at least weekly to find a copy via Abebooks or eBay, with no success.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The copy belonging to the Ballantyne family had disappeared, not to put too fine a point on it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For several years I tried at least weekly to find a copy via Abebooks or eBay, with no success.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Under the Waves; or, Diving in Deep Waters, by R.M.Ballantyne.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The copy belonging to the Ballantyne family had disappeared, not to put too fine a point on it.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading For several years I tried at least weekly to find a copy via Abebooks or eBay, with no success.
a room where books are kept
From this reading There was a copy in the British Library, and another one in a Library in Dartmouth, Devon.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Under the Waves; or, Diving in Deep Waters, by R.M.Ballantyne.
not any; not one
From this reading For several years I tried at least weekly to find a copy via Abebooks or eBay, with no success.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The copy belonging to the Ballantyne family had disappeared, not to put too fine a point on it.
come into possession of
From this reading This was a very difficult book to obtain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The copy belonging to the Ballantyne family had disappeared, not to put too fine a point on it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a copy in the British Library, and another one in a Library in Dartmouth, Devon.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Under the Waves; or, Diving in Deep Waters, by R.M.Ballantyne.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The copy belonging to the Ballantyne family had disappeared, not to put too fine a point on it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The copy belonging to the Ballantyne family had disappeared, not to put too fine a point on it.
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Under the Waves; or, Diving in Deep Waters, by R.M.Ballantyne.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading For several years I tried at least weekly to find a copy via Abebooks or eBay, with no success.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading For several years I tried at least weekly to find a copy via Abebooks or eBay, with no success.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Under the Waves; or, Diving in Deep Waters, by R.M.Ballantyne.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a copy in the British Library, and another one in a Library in Dartmouth, Devon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a very difficult book to obtain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was a very difficult book to obtain.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The copy belonging to the Ballantyne family had disappeared, not to put too fine a point on it.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading For several years I tried at least weekly to find a copy via Abebooks or eBay, with no success.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the Waves; or, Diving in Deep Waters, by R.M.Ballantyne.
precisely as stated
From this reading This was a very difficult book to obtain.
viaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/
by way of; passing through
From this reading For several years I tried at least weekly to find a copy via Abebooks or eBay, with no success.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was a very difficult book to obtain.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Under the Waves; or, Diving in Deep Waters, by R.M.Ballantyne.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Under the Waves; or, Diving in Deep Waters, by R.M.Ballantyne.
weeklynounUS /ˈwiːkli/
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading For several years I tried at least weekly to find a copy via Abebooks or eBay, with no success.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For several years I tried at least weekly to find a copy via Abebooks or eBay, with no success.
a late time of life
From this reading For several years I tried at least weekly to find a copy via Abebooks or eBay, with no success.
