Chapter VI

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “This is more than half an hour before London time,” he said, “and we mustn’t be at odds with the natives about the time.”

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From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “This is more than half an hour before London time,” he said, “and we mustn’t be at odds with the natives about the time.”

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the Town Hall in the market-place, however, Hewitt stopped the car and set his watch by the public clock.

past form of “attribute” — attribute or credit to

From this reading “The certificate merely attributed the death to small-pox, I take it, with no qualifying remarks?”

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “This is more than half an hour before London time,” he said, “and we mustn’t be at odds with the natives about the time.”

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “This is more than half an hour before London time,” he said, “and we mustn’t be at odds with the natives about the time.”

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From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading At the Town Hall in the market-place, however, Hewitt stopped the car and set his watch by the public clock.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

From this reading “The certificate merely attributed the death to small-pox, I take it, with no qualifying remarks?”

a timepiece that shows the time of day

From this reading At the Town Hall in the market-place, however, Hewitt stopped the car and set his watch by the public clock.

a small house with a single story

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading “The certificate merely attributed the death to small-pox, I take it, with no qualifying remarks?”

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading “This is more than half an hour before London time,” he said, “and we mustn’t be at odds with the natives about the time.”

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading At the Town Hall in the market-place, however, Hewitt stopped the car and set his watch by the public clock.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “This is more than half an hour before London time,” he said, “and we mustn’t be at odds with the natives about the time.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading “This is more than half an hour before London time,” he said, “and we mustn’t be at odds with the natives about the time.”

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading At the Town Hall in the market-place, however, Hewitt stopped the car and set his watch by the public clock.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “The certificate merely attributed the death to small-pox, I take it, with no qualifying remarks?”

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “This is more than half an hour before London time,” he said, “and we mustn’t be at odds with the natives about the time.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “The certificate merely attributed the death to small-pox, I take it, with no qualifying remarks?”

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading “This is more than half an hour before London time,” he said, “and we mustn’t be at odds with the natives about the time.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At the Town Hall in the market-place, however, Hewitt stopped the car and set his watch by the public clock.

and nothing more

From this reading “The certificate merely attributed the death to small-pox, I take it, with no qualifying remarks?”

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading “This is more than half an hour before London time,” he said, “and we mustn’t be at odds with the natives about the time.”

a form of address for a man

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “This is more than half an hour before London time,” he said, “and we mustn’t be at odds with the natives about the time.”

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading “This is more than half an hour before London time,” he said, “and we mustn’t be at odds with the natives about the time.”

not any; not one

From this reading “The certificate merely attributed the death to small-pox, I take it, with no qualifying remarks?”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring

From this reading “This is more than half an hour before London time,” he said, “and we mustn’t be at odds with the natives about the time.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading At the Town Hall in the market-place, however, Hewitt stopped the car and set his watch by the public clock.

the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

From this reading “The certificate merely attributed the death to small-pox, I take it, with no qualifying remarks?”

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading “The certificate merely attributed the death to small-pox, I take it, with no qualifying remarks?”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “This is more than half an hour before London time,” he said, “and we mustn’t be at odds with the natives about the time.”

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading At the Town Hall in the market-place, however, Hewitt stopped the car and set his watch by the public clock.

and nothing more

From this reading “Small-pox simply.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “The certificate merely attributed the death to small-pox, I take it, with no qualifying remarks?”

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading At the Town Hall in the market-place, however, Hewitt stopped the car and set his watch by the public clock.

carry out

From this reading “The certificate merely attributed the death to small-pox, I take it, with no qualifying remarks?”

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading “This is more than half an hour before London time,” he said, “and we mustn’t be at odds with the natives about the time.”

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “The certificate merely attributed the death to small-pox, I take it, with no qualifying remarks?”

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “This is more than half an hour before London time,” he said, “and we mustn’t be at odds with the natives about the time.”

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “This is more than half an hour before London time,” he said, “and we mustn’t be at odds with the natives about the time.”

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “The certificate merely attributed the death to small-pox, I take it, with no qualifying remarks?”

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading At the Town Hall in the market-place, however, Hewitt stopped the car and set his watch by the public clock.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

look attentively

From this reading At the Town Hall in the market-place, however, Hewitt stopped the car and set his watch by the public clock.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “This is more than half an hour before London time,” he said, “and we mustn’t be at odds with the natives about the time.”

in or at the place that

From this reading Hewitt and Mr. Bowyer bade Dr. O’Reilly good-morning, and their car was turned in the direction of the cottage where Algernon Rewse had met his death.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “The certificate merely attributed the death to small-pox, I take it, with no qualifying remarks?”