used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
Bonner
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
CardinalnounUS /ˈkɑːrdənəl/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
CARVERnounUS /ˈkɑːrvər/
United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
From this reading HOW DERRICK CARVER WAS TAKEN TO LEWES.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I will deal roundly with him.”
derisiveadjectiveUS /dərˈɪsɪv/
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
DERRICKnounUS /ˈderɪk/
a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
From this reading HOW DERRICK CARVER WAS TAKEN TO LEWES.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading He shall not escape now.
examinationsnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “examination” — the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
eyedadjectiveUS /aɪd/
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
a boy or man
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shall not escape now.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
HOW
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From this reading HOW DERRICK CARVER WAS TAKEN TO LEWES.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
immediately past
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
LEWES
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From this reading HOW DERRICK CARVER WAS TAKEN TO LEWES.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
malignantadjectiveUS /məˈlɪɡnənt/
dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He shall not escape now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He shall not escape now.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
pestilentadjective
exceedingly harmful
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
prisoner'snounUS /ˈprɪzənərz/
possessive form of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
roundlyadverbUS /ˈraʊndli/
in a round manner
From this reading I will deal roundly with him.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
screenedverbUS /skriːnd/
past form of “screen” — test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading He shall not escape now.
SheriffnounUS /ˈʃerəf/
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
TAKENadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading HOW DERRICK CARVER WAS TAKEN TO LEWES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW DERRICK CARVER WAS TAKEN TO LEWES.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
tribunalnounUS /trəˈbjuːnəl/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW DERRICK CARVER WAS TAKEN TO LEWES.
at the time that
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
which person or people
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will deal roundly with him.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
Woodrooffe
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
