used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading He sincerely, but unavailingly, regretted that he had allowed himself to become the treasurer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At times he doubted and wavered in his convictions.
eagerly desirous
From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At times he doubted and wavered in his convictions.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He sincerely, but unavailingly, regretted that he had allowed himself to become the treasurer.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Perhaps, he thought, if he had followed the letter of his father's wishes this unfortunate business would never have happened.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He sincerely, but unavailingly, regretted that he had allowed himself to become the treasurer.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
convictionsnounUS /kənˈvɪkʃənz/
plural of “conviction” — an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading At times he doubted and wavered in his convictions.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
doubtedverbUS /ˈdaʊtɪd/
past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about
From this reading At times he doubted and wavered in his convictions.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Perhaps, he thought, if he had followed the letter of his father's wishes this unfortunate business would never have happened.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Perhaps, he thought, if he had followed the letter of his father's wishes this unfortunate business would never have happened.
set up or found
From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He sincerely, but unavailingly, regretted that he had allowed himself to become the treasurer.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Perhaps, he thought, if he had followed the letter of his father's wishes this unfortunate business would never have happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps, he thought, if he had followed the letter of his father's wishes this unfortunate business would never have happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
Henning
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From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps, he thought, if he had followed the letter of his father's wishes this unfortunate business would never have happened.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Perhaps, he thought, if he had followed the letter of his father's wishes this unfortunate business would never have happened.
implicatedadjectiveUS /ˈɪmplɪkeɪtɪd/
culpably involved
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
involvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvd/
connected by participation or association or use
From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
immediately past
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Perhaps, he thought, if he had followed the letter of his father's wishes this unfortunate business would never have happened.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Perhaps, he thought, if he had followed the letter of his father's wishes this unfortunate business would never have happened.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps, he thought, if he had followed the letter of his father's wishes this unfortunate business would never have happened.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps, he thought, if he had followed the letter of his father's wishes this unfortunate business would never have happened.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
regrettedverbUS /rɪˈɡretɪd/
inflected form of “regret” — feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading He sincerely, but unavailingly, regretted that he had allowed himself to become the treasurer.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
ROY
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From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
sincerelyadverbUS /sɪnˈsɪrli/
with sincerity; without pretense
From this reading He sincerely, but unavailingly, regretted that he had allowed himself to become the treasurer.
tanglenounUS /ˈtæŋɡəl/
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He sincerely, but unavailingly, regretted that he had allowed himself to become the treasurer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Perhaps, he thought, if he had followed the letter of his father's wishes this unfortunate business would never have happened.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Perhaps, he thought, if he had followed the letter of his father's wishes this unfortunate business would never have happened.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading At times he doubted and wavered in his convictions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
treasurernounUS /ˈtreʒərər/
an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds
From this reading He sincerely, but unavailingly, regretted that he had allowed himself to become the treasurer.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
unavailingly
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From this reading He sincerely, but unavailingly, regretted that he had allowed himself to become the treasurer.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading Perhaps, he thought, if he had followed the letter of his father's wishes this unfortunate business would never have happened.
precisely as stated
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
waveredverbUS /ˈweɪvərd/
past form of “waver” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading At times he doubted and wavered in his convictions.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ROY MAKES A MOVE Roy Henning gave much anxious consideration to the ugly tangle in which he found himself involved.
which person or people
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading The more he thought over what he remembered to have seen on the night of the play the more convinced he became of the guilt of one who would be the very last he could wish to be implicated.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading Perhaps, he thought, if he had followed the letter of his father's wishes this unfortunate business would never have happened.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps, he thought, if he had followed the letter of his father's wishes this unfortunate business would never have happened.
