used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
not being in a specified place
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading Harry again thanked him, and promised to follow his advice.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
anew
From this reading Harry again thanked him, and promised to follow his advice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry again thanked him, and promised to follow his advice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can the fair lady have come to the place," he thought.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Can the fair lady have come to the place," he thought.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
esplanadenounUS /ˌespləˈnɑːd/
a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "Can the fair lady have come to the place," he thought.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Harry again thanked him, and promised to follow his advice.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harry again thanked him, and promised to follow his advice.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Can the fair lady have come to the place," he thought.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Harry again thanked him, and promised to follow his advice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry again thanked him, and promised to follow his advice.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Can the fair lady have come to the place," he thought.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
for more time
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
Morbury
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From this reading They reached Morbury.
occupyverbUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪ/
keep busy with
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Can the fair lady have come to the place," he thought.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Harry again thanked him, and promised to follow his advice.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading They reached Morbury.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
carry out
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Harry again thanked him, and promised to follow his advice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They reached Morbury.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Can the fair lady have come to the place," he thought.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harry again thanked him, and promised to follow his advice.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
look attentively
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Harry was absent longer than he expected, and the general, after looking at his watch two or three times, began to wonder what he could be about.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Harry proposed putting up their horses, and begged the general to take a few turns on the esplanade, as he had business which would occupy him some little time.
