used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Philip Stanburne had recognized the Colonel, and gone up to him to shake hands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT CHESNUT HILL.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
CHESNUT
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From this reading AT CHESNUT HILL.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Philip Stanburne had recognized the Colonel, and gone up to him to shake hands.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading We return to Garley's Hotel at the conclusion of the sale.
downfallnounUS /ˈdaʊnfɔːl/
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
Garley's
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From this reading We return to Garley's Hotel at the conclusion of the sale.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Philip Stanburne had recognized the Colonel, and gone up to him to shake hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Philip Stanburne had recognized the Colonel, and gone up to him to shake hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Philip Stanburne had recognized the Colonel, and gone up to him to shake hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading AT CHESNUT HILL.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Philip Stanburne had recognized the Colonel, and gone up to him to shake hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading We return to Garley's Hotel at the conclusion of the sale.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed the Colonel had received many such letters.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
the literary culture
From this reading Indeed the Colonel had received many such letters.
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 He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
engage in
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
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 Indeed the Colonel had received many such letters.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We return to Garley's Hotel at the conclusion of the sale.
PeelverbUS /piːl/
strip the skin off
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip Stanburne had recognized the Colonel, and gone up to him to shake hands.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Indeed the Colonel had received many such letters.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Philip Stanburne had recognized the Colonel, and gone up to him to shake hands.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We return to Garley's Hotel at the conclusion of the sale.
salenounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading We return to Garley's Hotel at the conclusion of the sale.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Philip Stanburne had recognized the Colonel, and gone up to him to shake hands.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
Sootythorn
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From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
Stanburne
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From this reading Philip Stanburne had recognized the Colonel, and gone up to him to shake hands.
Stanithburn
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From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Indeed the Colonel had received many such letters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We return to Garley's Hotel at the conclusion of the sale.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We return to Garley's Hotel at the conclusion of the sale.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Philip Stanburne had recognized the Colonel, and gone up to him to shake hands.
the act of using
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
precisely as stated
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We return to Garley's Hotel at the conclusion of the sale.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
YorkshirenounUS /ˈjɔːrkʃər/
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
From this reading He had not seen him before since the downfall of the Sootythorn Bank, though he had written a very feeling letter, in which he had begged his friend to make use of Stanithburn Peel so long as he might care to remain in Yorkshire.
