used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I wonder we never ran across each other before.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “No, I came three months after you did.
how long something has existed
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE BOXERS All was ready at last, and Mr. Bateman went down with Rex to join the steamer at Gravesend.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BOXERS All was ready at last, and Mr. Bateman went down with Rex to join the steamer at Gravesend.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BOXERS All was ready at last, and Mr. Bateman went down with Rex to join the steamer at Gravesend.
Bateman
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From this reading THE BOXERS All was ready at last, and Mr. Bateman went down with Rex to join the steamer at Gravesend.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I wonder we never ran across each other before.
BOXERSnounUS /ˈbɑːksərz/
underpants worn by men
From this reading THE BOXERS All was ready at last, and Mr. Bateman went down with Rex to join the steamer at Gravesend.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Why, I havenʼt seen you since I came home.”
ChambersnounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “No, I came three months after you did.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE BOXERS All was ready at last, and Mr. Bateman went down with Rex to join the steamer at Gravesend.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I wonder we never ran across each other before.
a man of refinement
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
Gravesend
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From this reading THE BOXERS All was ready at last, and Mr. Bateman went down with Rex to join the steamer at Gravesend.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
havenʼt
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From this reading Why, I havenʼt seen you since I came home.”
HellonounUS /həˈloʊ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Why, I havenʼt seen you since I came home.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, I havenʼt seen you since I came home.”
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading THE BOXERS All was ready at last, and Mr. Bateman went down with Rex to join the steamer at Gravesend.
immediately past
From this reading THE BOXERS All was ready at last, and Mr. Bateman went down with Rex to join the steamer at Gravesend.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “No, I came three months after you did.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE BOXERS All was ready at last, and Mr. Bateman went down with Rex to join the steamer at Gravesend.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I wonder we never ran across each other before.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I came three months after you did.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I wonder we never ran across each other before.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I wonder we never ran across each other before.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading THE BOXERS All was ready at last, and Mr. Bateman went down with Rex to join the steamer at Gravesend.
RexnounUS /reks/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE BOXERS All was ready at last, and Mr. Bateman went down with Rex to join the steamer at Gravesend.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Why, I havenʼt seen you since I came home.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Why, I havenʼt seen you since I came home.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading THE BOXERS All was ready at last, and Mr. Bateman went down with Rex to join the steamer at Gravesend.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOXERS All was ready at last, and Mr. Bateman went down with Rex to join the steamer at Gravesend.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “No, I came three months after you did.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BOXERS All was ready at last, and Mr. Bateman went down with Rex to join the steamer at Gravesend.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BOXERS All was ready at last, and Mr. Bateman went down with Rex to join the steamer at Gravesend.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I wonder we never ran across each other before.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE BOXERS All was ready at last, and Mr. Bateman went down with Rex to join the steamer at Gravesend.
which person or people
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, I havenʼt seen you since I came home.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BOXERS All was ready at last, and Mr. Bateman went down with Rex to join the steamer at Gravesend.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder we never ran across each other before.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As they went out on the tender Mr. Bateman said to a gentleman of about his own age, “Hello, Chambers, who would have thought of seeing you here?
