used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One rainy day I looked through the records and laid aside the ones I intended to work upon the next day.
react verbally
From this reading The investigators feared me and had drilled their "customers" to so answer my questions as to conform to the report they had made on the case.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading Wherever I went, under whatever guise, I was anticipated.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The investigators feared me and had drilled their "customers" to so answer my questions as to conform to the report they had made on the case.
on or to one side
From this reading One rainy day I looked through the records and laid aside the ones I intended to work upon the next day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I decided to reinvestigate cases where the pension had been discontinued.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time it was very difficult for me to work.
an occurrence of something
From this reading The investigators feared me and had drilled their "customers" to so answer my questions as to conform to the report they had made on the case.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading I decided to reinvestigate cases where the pension had been discontinued.
conformverbUS /kənˈfɔːrm/
be similar, be in line with
From this reading The investigators feared me and had drilled their "customers" to so answer my questions as to conform to the report they had made on the case.
customersnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading The investigators feared me and had drilled their "customers" to so answer my questions as to conform to the report they had made on the case.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One rainy day I looked through the records and laid aside the ones I intended to work upon the next day.
recognizable; marked
From this reading I decided to reinvestigate cases where the pension had been discontinued.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading By this time it was very difficult for me to work.
discontinuedadjectiveUS /dɪskənˈtɪnjuːd/
stopped permanently or temporarily
From this reading I decided to reinvestigate cases where the pension had been discontinued.
drilledadjectiveUS /drɪld/
trained in a skill by repetitious practice
From this reading The investigators feared me and had drilled their "customers" to so answer my questions as to conform to the report they had made on the case.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The investigators feared me and had drilled their "customers" to so answer my questions as to conform to the report they had made on the case.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By this time it was very difficult for me to work.
guisenounUS /ɡaɪz/
an artful or simulated semblance
From this reading Wherever I went, under whatever guise, I was anticipated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I decided to reinvestigate cases where the pension had been discontinued.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One rainy day I looked through the records and laid aside the ones I intended to work upon the next day.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading One rainy day I looked through the records and laid aside the ones I intended to work upon the next day.
investigatorsnounUS /ˌɪnˈvestəɡeɪtərz/
plural of “investigator” — a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
From this reading The investigators feared me and had drilled their "customers" to so answer my questions as to conform to the report they had made on the case.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By this time it was very difficult for me to work.
set down according to a plan
From this reading One rainy day I looked through the records and laid aside the ones I intended to work upon the next day.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading One rainy day I looked through the records and laid aside the ones I intended to work upon the next day.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The investigators feared me and had drilled their "customers" to so answer my questions as to conform to the report they had made on the case.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By this time it was very difficult for me to work.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The investigators feared me and had drilled their "customers" to so answer my questions as to conform to the report they had made on the case.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading One rainy day I looked through the records and laid aside the ones I intended to work upon the next day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The investigators feared me and had drilled their "customers" to so answer my questions as to conform to the report they had made on the case.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One rainy day I looked through the records and laid aside the ones I intended to work upon the next day.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One rainy day I looked through the records and laid aside the ones I intended to work upon the next day.
pensionnounUS /ˈpenʃən/
a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading I decided to reinvestigate cases where the pension had been discontinued.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading The investigators feared me and had drilled their "customers" to so answer my questions as to conform to the report they had made on the case.
rainyadjectiveUS /ˈreɪni/
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading One rainy day I looked through the records and laid aside the ones I intended to work upon the next day.
recordsnounUS /rəˈkɔːrdz/
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading One rainy day I looked through the records and laid aside the ones I intended to work upon the next day.
reinvestigate
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From this reading I decided to reinvestigate cases where the pension had been discontinued.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading The investigators feared me and had drilled their "customers" to so answer my questions as to conform to the report they had made on the case.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The investigators feared me and had drilled their "customers" to so answer my questions as to conform to the report they had made on the case.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One rainy day I looked through the records and laid aside the ones I intended to work upon the next day.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The investigators feared me and had drilled their "customers" to so answer my questions as to conform to the report they had made on the case.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The investigators feared me and had drilled their "customers" to so answer my questions as to conform to the report they had made on the case.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time it was very difficult for me to work.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading One rainy day I looked through the records and laid aside the ones I intended to work upon the next day.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By this time it was very difficult for me to work.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One rainy day I looked through the records and laid aside the ones I intended to work upon the next day.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Wherever I went, under whatever guise, I was anticipated.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One rainy day I looked through the records and laid aside the ones I intended to work upon the next day.
precisely as stated
From this reading By this time it was very difficult for me to work.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By this time it was very difficult for me to work.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Wherever I went, under whatever guise, I was anticipated.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Wherever I went, under whatever guise, I was anticipated.
in or at the place that
From this reading I decided to reinvestigate cases where the pension had been discontinued.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever I went, under whatever guise, I was anticipated.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading One rainy day I looked through the records and laid aside the ones I intended to work upon the next day.
