used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading From all he had told me about him, Captain Welfare did not seem to me the most desirable kind of person to have such a responsibility.
(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 From all he had told me about him, Captain Welfare did not seem to me the most desirable kind of person to have such a responsibility.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had the day before me and I awaited their coming with a great curiosity as to the personality of this stranger.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading I had the day before me and I awaited their coming with a great curiosity as to the personality of this stranger.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Captain Welfare was to return with him some time before dinner.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
BrightonnounUS /ˈbraɪtən/
a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Welfare was to return with him some time before dinner.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I had the day before me and I awaited their coming with a great curiosity as to the personality of this stranger.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading I was uneasy too, for Edmund was so much committed to him, and seemed to leave his destiny so much in his hands.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I had the day before me and I awaited their coming with a great curiosity as to the personality of this stranger.
desirableadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪrəbəl/
worth having or seeking or achieving
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
destinynounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading I was uneasy too, for Edmund was so much committed to him, and seemed to leave his destiny so much in his hands.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading From all he had told me about him, Captain Welfare did not seem to me the most desirable kind of person to have such a responsibility.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Captain Welfare was to return with him some time before dinner.
Edmund
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From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From all he had told me about him, Captain Welfare did not seem to me the most desirable kind of person to have such a responsibility.
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I had the day before me and I awaited their coming with a great curiosity as to the personality of this stranger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I was uneasy too, for Edmund was so much committed to him, and seemed to leave his destiny so much in his hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From all he had told me about him, Captain Welfare did not seem to me the most desirable kind of person to have such a responsibility.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From all he had told me about him, Captain Welfare did not seem to me the most desirable kind of person to have such a responsibility.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Captain Welfare was to return with him some time before dinner.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had the day before me and I awaited their coming with a great curiosity as to the personality of this stranger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was uneasy too, for Edmund was so much committed to him, and seemed to leave his destiny so much in his hands.
inspectverbUS /ˌɪnˈspekt/
look over carefully
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading From all he had told me about him, Captain Welfare did not seem to me the most desirable kind of person to have such a responsibility.
go away from a place
From this reading I was uneasy too, for Edmund was so much committed to him, and seemed to leave his destiny so much in his hands.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had the day before me and I awaited their coming with a great curiosity as to the personality of this stranger.
come together
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
used to form the superlative
From this reading From all he had told me about him, Captain Welfare did not seem to me the most desirable kind of person to have such a responsibility.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I was uneasy too, for Edmund was so much committed to him, and seemed to leave his destiny so much in his hands.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading From all he had told me about him, Captain Welfare did not seem to me the most desirable kind of person to have such a responsibility.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had the day before me and I awaited their coming with a great curiosity as to the personality of this stranger.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
a human being
From this reading From all he had told me about him, Captain Welfare did not seem to me the most desirable kind of person to have such a responsibility.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading I had the day before me and I awaited their coming with a great curiosity as to the personality of this stranger.
premisesnounUS /ˈpreməsəz/
land and the buildings on it
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
PROPOSESverbUS /prəˈpoʊzɪz/
third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
responsibilitynounUS /riˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading From all he had told me about him, Captain Welfare did not seem to me the most desirable kind of person to have such a responsibility.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Captain Welfare was to return with him some time before dinner.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading From all he had told me about him, Captain Welfare did not seem to me the most desirable kind of person to have such a responsibility.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I was uneasy too, for Edmund was so much committed to him, and seemed to leave his destiny so much in his hands.
do one's shopping
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was uneasy too, for Edmund was so much committed to him, and seemed to leave his destiny so much in his hands.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Captain Welfare was to return with him some time before dinner.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading I had the day before me and I awaited their coming with a great curiosity as to the personality of this stranger.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading From all he had told me about him, Captain Welfare did not seem to me the most desirable kind of person to have such a responsibility.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had the day before me and I awaited their coming with a great curiosity as to the personality of this stranger.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Captain Welfare was to return with him some time before dinner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
TOASTverbUS /toʊst/
make brown and crisp by heating
From this reading THE BISHOP PROPOSES A TOAST Edmund had gone to Brighton to meet his partner and inspect the “desirable premises” for their proposed curiosity shop.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading From all he had told me about him, Captain Welfare did not seem to me the most desirable kind of person to have such a responsibility.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I was uneasy too, for Edmund was so much committed to him, and seemed to leave his destiny so much in his hands.
uneasyadjectiveUS /əˈniːzi/
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading I was uneasy too, for Edmund was so much committed to him, and seemed to leave his destiny so much in his hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Welfare was to return with him some time before dinner.
WelfarenounUS /ˈwelfer/
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading Captain Welfare was to return with him some time before dinner.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Captain Welfare was to return with him some time before dinner.
