used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had absconded three months ago--and I had seen him only a few hours back.
abscondedverbUS /æbˈskɑːndɪd/
past form of “abscond” — run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had absconded three months ago--and I had seen him only a few hours back.
anew
From this reading How should he have ventured again into the light of day?
in the past
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had absconded three months ago--and I had seen him only a few hours back.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading How dared he show himself along the line?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had absconded three months ago--and I had seen him only a few hours back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had absconded three months ago--and I had seen him only a few hours back.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds of the Company's money--yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person.
Company'snounUS /ˈkʌmpəniz/
possessive form of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds of the Company's money--yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading How dared he show himself along the line?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading How should he have ventured again into the light of day?
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Were ever facts so strangely incongruous, so difficult to reconcile?
Dwerrihouse
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From this reading John Dwerrihouse had absconded three months ago--and I had seen him only a few hours back.
embezzledadjectiveUS /ɪmˈbezəld/
taken for your own use in violation of a trust
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds of the Company's money--yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person.
at any time
From this reading Were ever facts so strangely incongruous, so difficult to reconcile?
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Were ever facts so strangely incongruous, so difficult to reconcile?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had absconded three months ago--and I had seen him only a few hours back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had absconded three months ago--and I had seen him only a few hours back.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How should he have ventured again into the light of day?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds of the Company's money--yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had absconded three months ago--and I had seen him only a few hours back.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading How dared he show himself along the line?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds of the Company's money--yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had absconded three months ago--and I had seen him only a few hours back.
How
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From this reading How should he have ventured again into the light of day?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had absconded three months ago--and I had seen him only a few hours back.
incongruousadjectiveUS /ˌɪŋˈkɔːŋruːəs/
lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
From this reading Were ever facts so strangely incongruous, so difficult to reconcile?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading How should he have ventured again into the light of day?
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had absconded three months ago--and I had seen him only a few hours back.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading How should he have ventured again into the light of day?
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading How dared he show himself along the line?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds of the Company's money--yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds of the Company's money--yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had absconded three months ago--and I had seen him only a few hours back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds of the Company's money--yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person.
and nothing more
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had absconded three months ago--and I had seen him only a few hours back.
a human being
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds of the Company's money--yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds of the Company's money--yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person.
reconcileverbUS /ˈrekənsaɪl/
make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading Were ever facts so strangely incongruous, so difficult to reconcile?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had absconded three months ago--and I had seen him only a few hours back.
seventy-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈsevəntifaɪv/
being five more than seventy
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds of the Company's money--yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading How should he have ventured again into the light of day?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading How dared he show himself along the line?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Were ever facts so strangely incongruous, so difficult to reconcile?
in a strange manner
From this reading Were ever facts so strangely incongruous, so difficult to reconcile?
a quantity of money
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds of the Company's money--yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds of the Company's money--yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds of the Company's money--yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds of the Company's money--yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had absconded three months ago--and I had seen him only a few hours back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Were ever facts so strangely incongruous, so difficult to reconcile?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds of the Company's money--yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds of the Company's money--yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading How should he have ventured again into the light of day?
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were ever facts so strangely incongruous, so difficult to reconcile?
but in spite of that
From this reading John Dwerrihouse had embezzled seventy-five thousand pounds of the Company's money--yet told me that he carried that sum upon his person.
