used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The "examining board" had the good luck to come upon the Parson in a secluded spot near the Observatory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Parson had left the library for a walk, his beloved Dana under his arm and the cyathophylloid coral in one of his pockets.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading The Parson had left the library for a walk, his beloved Dana under his arm and the cyathophylloid coral in one of his pockets.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The "committee" made a rush at him.
dearly loved
From this reading The Parson had left the library for a walk, his beloved Dana under his arm and the cyathophylloid coral in one of his pockets.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading The "examining board" had the good luck to come upon the Parson in a secluded spot near the Observatory.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The "examining board" had the good luck to come upon the Parson in a secluded spot near the Observatory.
committeenounUS /kəˈmɪti/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading The "committee" made a rush at him.
coralnounUS /ˈkɔːrəl/
a variable color averaging a deep pink
From this reading The Parson had left the library for a walk, his beloved Dana under his arm and the cyathophylloid coral in one of his pockets.
cyathophylloid
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From this reading The Parson had left the library for a walk, his beloved Dana under his arm and the cyathophylloid coral in one of his pockets.
DananounUS /ˈdeɪnə/
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
From this reading The Parson had left the library for a walk, his beloved Dana under his arm and the cyathophylloid coral in one of his pockets.
etc
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From this reading "Mr. Stanard?" inquired the lord high, etc.
EXAMINATIONnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading THE EXAMINATION OF THE PARSON.
examiningverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading The "examining board" had the good luck to come upon the Parson in a secluded spot near the Observatory.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Parson had left the library for a walk, his beloved Dana under his arm and the cyathophylloid coral in one of his pockets.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The "examining board" had the good luck to come upon the Parson in a secluded spot near the Observatory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The "examining board" had the good luck to come upon the Parson in a secluded spot near the Observatory.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Mr. Stanard?" inquired the lord high, etc.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The "committee" made a rush at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Parson had left the library for a walk, his beloved Dana under his arm and the cyathophylloid coral in one of his pockets.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The "examining board" had the good luck to come upon the Parson in a secluded spot near the Observatory.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Mr. Stanard?" inquired the lord high, etc.
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 The Parson had left the library for a walk, his beloved Dana under his arm and the cyathophylloid coral in one of his pockets.
a room where books are kept
From this reading The Parson had left the library for a walk, his beloved Dana under his arm and the cyathophylloid coral in one of his pockets.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Mr. Stanard?" inquired the lord high, etc.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading The "examining board" had the good luck to come upon the Parson in a secluded spot near the Observatory.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The "committee" made a rush at him.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Stanard?" inquired the lord high, etc.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The "examining board" had the good luck to come upon the Parson in a secluded spot near the Observatory.
ObservatorynounUS /əbˈzɜːrvətɔːri/
a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
From this reading The "examining board" had the good luck to come upon the Parson in a secluded spot near the Observatory.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EXAMINATION OF THE PARSON.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Parson had left the library for a walk, his beloved Dana under his arm and the cyathophylloid coral in one of his pockets.
PARSONnounUS /ˈpɑːrsən/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading THE EXAMINATION OF THE PARSON.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading The Parson had left the library for a walk, his beloved Dana under his arm and the cyathophylloid coral in one of his pockets.
move hurridly
From this reading The "committee" made a rush at him.
secludedadjectiveUS /sɪˈkluːdɪd/
hidden from general view or use
From this reading The "examining board" had the good luck to come upon the Parson in a secluded spot near the Observatory.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The "examining board" had the good luck to come upon the Parson in a secluded spot near the Observatory.
Stanard
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From this reading "Mr. Stanard?" inquired the lord high, etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EXAMINATION OF THE PARSON.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The "examining board" had the good luck to come upon the Parson in a secluded spot near the Observatory.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Parson had left the library for a walk, his beloved Dana under his arm and the cyathophylloid coral in one of his pockets.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The "examining board" had the good luck to come upon the Parson in a secluded spot near the Observatory.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The Parson had left the library for a walk, his beloved Dana under his arm and the cyathophylloid coral in one of his pockets.
