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From this reading At 2 o'clock that day Hugh Ritson arrived at Euston.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He got into a cab and drove to Whitehall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He got into a cab and drove to Whitehall.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading One official handed him over to another, the second to a third, the third to a fourth.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading A hundred obstacles arose to prevent him from penetrating to the head of the department.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading At 2 o'clock that day Hugh Ritson arrived at Euston.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading At the Home Office he asked for the Secretary of State.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At 2 o'clock that day Hugh Ritson arrived at Euston.
cabnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading He got into a cab and drove to Whitehall.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At 2 o'clock that day Hugh Ritson arrived at Euston.
departmentnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading A hundred obstacles arose to prevent him from penetrating to the head of the department.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading He got into a cab and drove to Whitehall.
Euston
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From this reading At 2 o'clock that day Hugh Ritson arrived at Euston.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the Home Office he asked for the Secretary of State.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading One official handed him over to another, the second to a third, the third to a fourth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A hundred obstacles arose to prevent him from penetrating to the head of the department.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got into a cab and drove to Whitehall.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading One official handed him over to another, the second to a third, the third to a fourth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got into a cab and drove to Whitehall.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A hundred obstacles arose to prevent him from penetrating to the head of the department.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A hundred obstacles arose to prevent him from penetrating to the head of the department.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading At the Home Office he asked for the Secretary of State.
Hugh
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From this reading At 2 o'clock that day Hugh Ritson arrived at Euston.
ten 10s
From this reading A hundred obstacles arose to prevent him from penetrating to the head of the department.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He got into a cab and drove to Whitehall.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading At 2 o'clock that day Hugh Ritson arrived at Euston.
obstaclesnounUS /ˈɑːbstəkəlz/
plural of “obstacle” — something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
From this reading A hundred obstacles arose to prevent him from penetrating to the head of the department.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the Home Office he asked for the Secretary of State.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading At the Home Office he asked for the Secretary of State.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading One official handed him over to another, the second to a third, the third to a fourth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One official handed him over to another, the second to a third, the third to a fourth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One official handed him over to another, the second to a third, the third to a fourth.
penetratingadjectiveUS /ˈpenətreɪtɪŋ/
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading A hundred obstacles arose to prevent him from penetrating to the head of the department.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading A hundred obstacles arose to prevent him from penetrating to the head of the department.
Ritson
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From this reading At 2 o'clock that day Hugh Ritson arrived at Euston.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading One official handed him over to another, the second to a third, the third to a fourth.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading At the Home Office he asked for the Secretary of State.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading At the Home Office he asked for the Secretary of State.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At 2 o'clock that day Hugh Ritson arrived at Euston.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the Home Office he asked for the Secretary of State.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading One official handed him over to another, the second to a third, the third to a fourth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He got into a cab and drove to Whitehall.
WhitehallnounUS /ˈwaɪthɔːl/
a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
From this reading He got into a cab and drove to Whitehall.
