used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
chinanounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading Emilia was just going to play us a tune, when we heard some china fall.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading He forgot the pain in his leg, and ran eagerly to meet them; indeed he loves his parents.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading EDWARD.
EmilianounUS /əˈmiːliə/
tropical African herbs
From this reading Emilia was just going to play us a tune, when we heard some china fall.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Emilia was just going to play us a tune, when we heard some china fall.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading He forgot the pain in his leg, and ran eagerly to meet them; indeed he loves his parents.
set up or found
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
the act of departing
From this reading Emilia was just going to play us a tune, when we heard some china fall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He forgot the pain in his leg, and ran eagerly to meet them; indeed he loves his parents.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Emilia was just going to play us a tune, when we heard some china fall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading He forgot the pain in his leg, and ran eagerly to meet them; indeed he loves his parents.
and nothing more
From this reading Emilia was just going to play us a tune, when we heard some china fall.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
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 We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading He forgot the pain in his leg, and ran eagerly to meet them; indeed he loves his parents.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He forgot the pain in his leg, and ran eagerly to meet them; indeed he loves his parents.
come together
From this reading He forgot the pain in his leg, and ran eagerly to meet them; indeed he loves his parents.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
many times at short intervals
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading He forgot the pain in his leg, and ran eagerly to meet them; indeed he loves his parents.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading He forgot the pain in his leg, and ran eagerly to meet them; indeed he loves his parents.
parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Emilia was just going to play us a tune, when we heard some china fall.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He forgot the pain in his leg, and ran eagerly to meet them; indeed he loves his parents.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
term of address for a man
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
in the near future
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
supnounUS /sʌp/
a small amount of liquid food
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He forgot the pain in his leg, and ran eagerly to meet them; indeed he loves his parents.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Emilia was just going to play us a tune, when we heard some china fall.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
at the time that
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
which person or people
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were this night to sup with Sir Charles and his Lady, a pleasure we do not often enjoy, as we go to bed early: they retired to settle some business, and we were left alone together while the cloth was laying.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Yesterday, when we returned home, we found Charles in the parlour waiting for us, and ready to receive his father and mother, who soon after arrived.
