used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading |The following Tuesday proved to be as fine a day as Christine could have wished.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading |The following Tuesday proved to be as fine a day as Christine could have wished.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I have to pay a call in the neighbourhood,” she explained, “and will meet you here at six o’clock.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading |The following Tuesday proved to be as fine a day as Christine could have wished.
dearly loved
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Greatly to do is great, but greater still Greatly to suffer.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I have to pay a call in the neighbourhood,” she explained, “and will meet you here at six o’clock.
cameranounUS /ˈkæmərə/
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
Charlie
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From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
Christine
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From this reading |The following Tuesday proved to be as fine a day as Christine could have wished.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading |The following Tuesday proved to be as fine a day as Christine could have wished.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading |The following Tuesday proved to be as fine a day as Christine could have wished.
greatly pleased
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Greatly to do is great, but greater still Greatly to suffer.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “I have to pay a call in the neighbourhood,” she explained, “and will meet you here at six o’clock.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading |The following Tuesday proved to be as fine a day as Christine could have wished.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading |The following Tuesday proved to be as fine a day as Christine could have wished.
set up or found
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Greatly to do is great, but greater still Greatly to suffer.”
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading “Greatly to do is great, but greater still Greatly to suffer.”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “Greatly to do is great, but greater still Greatly to suffer.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading |The following Tuesday proved to be as fine a day as Christine could have wished.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I have to pay a call in the neighbourhood,” she explained, “and will meet you here at six o’clock.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have to pay a call in the neighbourhood,” she explained, “and will meet you here at six o’clock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Greatly to do is great, but greater still Greatly to suffer.”
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J. Noel Paton.
Leamington
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From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
Linklater
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From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
come together
From this reading “I have to pay a call in the neighbourhood,” she explained, “and will meet you here at six o’clock.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “I have to pay a call in the neighbourhood,” she explained, “and will meet you here at six o’clock.
NoelnounUS /noʊˈel/
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading J. Noel Paton.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading “I have to pay a call in the neighbourhood,” she explained, “and will meet you here at six o’clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
PatonnounUS /ˈpætən/
South African writer (1903-1988)
From this reading J. Noel Paton.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “I have to pay a call in the neighbourhood,” she explained, “and will meet you here at six o’clock.
picturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
established beyond doubt
From this reading |The following Tuesday proved to be as fine a day as Christine could have wished.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “I have to pay a call in the neighbourhood,” she explained, “and will meet you here at six o’clock.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
not in physical motion
From this reading “Greatly to do is great, but greater still Greatly to suffer.”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “Greatly to do is great, but greater still Greatly to suffer.”
an idea that is suggested
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |The following Tuesday proved to be as fine a day as Christine could have wished.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Greatly to do is great, but greater still Greatly to suffer.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading |The following Tuesday proved to be as fine a day as Christine could have wished.
WarwicknounUS /ˈwɔːrwɪk/
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I have to pay a call in the neighbourhood,” she explained, “and will meet you here at six o’clock.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading |The following Tuesday proved to be as fine a day as Christine could have wished.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Charlie was delighted to fall in with her suggestion of driving from Leamington to Warwick, and she left him with Linklater and his beloved camera to spend a long afternoon in seeing the castle, the church and the many picturesque places to be found in the old town.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have to pay a call in the neighbourhood,” she explained, “and will meet you here at six o’clock.
