used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MEETING.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
annoyedadjectiveUS /əˈnɔɪd/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading When Harry saw George riding slowly toward him, he felt very much embarrassed, and very much annoyed because he was embarrassed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This was their first meeting since their fight, for George had been away on a visit to some relatives in Richmond.
for the reason that
From this reading When Harry saw George riding slowly toward him, he felt very much embarrassed, and very much annoyed because he was embarrassed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This was their first meeting since their fight, for George had been away on a visit to some relatives in Richmond.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
CreeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
CrookedadjectiveUS /ˈkrʊkəd/
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
dissolutionnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈluːʃən/
separation into component parts
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
embarrassedadjectiveUS /ɪmˈberəst/
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading When Harry saw George riding slowly toward him, he felt very much embarrassed, and very much annoyed because he was embarrassed.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When Harry saw George riding slowly toward him, he felt very much embarrassed, and very much annoyed because he was embarrassed.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading This was their first meeting since their fight, for George had been away on a visit to some relatives in Richmond.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This was their first meeting since their fight, for George had been away on a visit to some relatives in Richmond.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was their first meeting since their fight, for George had been away on a visit to some relatives in Richmond.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
Hetertown
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From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Harry saw George riding slowly toward him, he felt very much embarrassed, and very much annoyed because he was embarrassed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
How
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From this reading How should he meet George?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was their first meeting since their fight, for George had been away on a visit to some relatives in Richmond.
come together
From this reading How should he meet George?
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading A MEETING.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading When Harry saw George riding slowly toward him, he felt very much embarrassed, and very much annoyed because he was embarrassed.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
Purvis
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From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading This was their first meeting since their fight, for George had been away on a visit to some relatives in Richmond.
RichmondnounUS /ˈrɪtʃmənd/
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading This was their first meeting since their fight, for George had been away on a visit to some relatives in Richmond.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
cut with a saw
From this reading When Harry saw George riding slowly toward him, he felt very much embarrassed, and very much annoyed because he was embarrassed.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading How should he meet George?
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading This was their first meeting since their fight, for George had been away on a visit to some relatives in Richmond.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading When Harry saw George riding slowly toward him, he felt very much embarrassed, and very much annoyed because he was embarrassed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading This was their first meeting since their fight, for George had been away on a visit to some relatives in Richmond.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This was their first meeting since their fight, for George had been away on a visit to some relatives in Richmond.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was their first meeting since their fight, for George had been away on a visit to some relatives in Richmond.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was their first meeting since their fight, for George had been away on a visit to some relatives in Richmond.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading When Harry saw George riding slowly toward him, he felt very much embarrassed, and very much annoyed because he was embarrassed.
precisely as stated
From this reading When Harry saw George riding slowly toward him, he felt very much embarrassed, and very much annoyed because he was embarrassed.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading This was their first meeting since their fight, for George had been away on a visit to some relatives in Richmond.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
at the time that
From this reading About a week after the dissolution of the Crooked Creek Company, Harry was riding over from Hetertown, and had nearly reached the creek on his way home, when he met George Purvis.
