the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
Colin
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From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
divisible by two
From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
fatherhoodnounUS /ˈfɑːðərhʊd/
the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
set up or found
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
destroyed or killed
From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
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 Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
held dear
From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
not any; not one
From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
Raymond
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From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
freed from illness or injury
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
ropesnounUS /roʊps/
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
sluiceverbUS /sluːs/
pour as if from a sluice
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading He felt no sorrow, for he had not liked Raymond, he had not even loved him with his fatherhood, for all that had been given to Colin....
not moving or operating freely
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
tacklenounUS /ˈtækəl/
the person who plays that position on a football team
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
in the direction of
From this reading But at sunset they found it; the stream had carried it along below the ice towards the sluice.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
VioletnounUS /ˈvaɪəlɪt/
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It was not till well on in the afternoon that the body was recovered.
at the time that
From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All day the cold had been intense, and the ropes with the tackle for this terrible fishing got stiff and frozen.
Yardley
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From this reading Philip sat up with Colin in the long gallery when Violet and Lady Yardley had gone to bed.
