used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The great financier lay back in his chair and a slight smile flickered over his stern features.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading Then he removed his eye-glasses and twirled them thoughtfully around his finger as he addressed the young man opposite.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great financier lay back in his chair and a slight smile flickered over his stern features.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then he removed his eye-glasses and twirled them thoughtfully around his finger as he addressed the young man opposite.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he removed his eye-glasses and twirled them thoughtfully around his finger as he addressed the young man opposite.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading “I remember,” said he, “that when I attended school as a boy one of my chiefest trials in geography was to learn how to bound Baluchistan.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The great financier lay back in his chair and a slight smile flickered over his stern features.
Baluchistan
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From this reading “Baluchistan, my lord.”
confined by bonds
From this reading “I remember,” said he, “that when I attended school as a boy one of my chiefest trials in geography was to learn how to bound Baluchistan.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “I remember,” said he, “that when I attended school as a boy one of my chiefest trials in geography was to learn how to bound Baluchistan.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The great financier lay back in his chair and a slight smile flickered over his stern features.
chiefest
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “What country did you say, Prince?”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What country did you say, Prince?”
eye-glasses
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From this reading Then he removed his eye-glasses and twirled them thoughtfully around his finger as he addressed the young man opposite.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading The great financier lay back in his chair and a slight smile flickered over his stern features.
financiernounUS /ˌfɪnənˈsɪr/
a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
From this reading The great financier lay back in his chair and a slight smile flickered over his stern features.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Then he removed his eye-glasses and twirled them thoughtfully around his finger as he addressed the young man opposite.
flickeredverbUS /ˈflɪkərd/
past form of “flicker” — move back and forth very rapidly
From this reading The great financier lay back in his chair and a slight smile flickered over his stern features.
geographynounUS /dʒiˈɑːɡrəfi/
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
From this reading “I remember,” said he, “that when I attended school as a boy one of my chiefest trials in geography was to learn how to bound Baluchistan.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great financier lay back in his chair and a slight smile flickered over his stern features.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he removed his eye-glasses and twirled them thoughtfully around his finger as he addressed the young man opposite.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The great financier lay back in his chair and a slight smile flickered over his stern features.
how
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From this reading “I remember,” said he, “that when I attended school as a boy one of my chiefest trials in geography was to learn how to bound Baluchistan.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I remember,” said he, “that when I attended school as a boy one of my chiefest trials in geography was to learn how to bound Baluchistan.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The great financier lay back in his chair and a slight smile flickered over his stern features.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The great financier lay back in his chair and a slight smile flickered over his stern features.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “I remember,” said he, “that when I attended school as a boy one of my chiefest trials in geography was to learn how to bound Baluchistan.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Baluchistan, my lord.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then he removed his eye-glasses and twirled them thoughtfully around his finger as he addressed the young man opposite.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Baluchistan, my lord.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I remember,” said he, “that when I attended school as a boy one of my chiefest trials in geography was to learn how to bound Baluchistan.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I remember,” said he, “that when I attended school as a boy one of my chiefest trials in geography was to learn how to bound Baluchistan.”
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Then he removed his eye-glasses and twirled them thoughtfully around his finger as he addressed the young man opposite.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The great financier lay back in his chair and a slight smile flickered over his stern features.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “What country did you say, Prince?”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I remember,” said he, “that when I attended school as a boy one of my chiefest trials in geography was to learn how to bound Baluchistan.”
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading Then he removed his eye-glasses and twirled them thoughtfully around his finger as he addressed the young man opposite.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I remember,” said he, “that when I attended school as a boy one of my chiefest trials in geography was to learn how to bound Baluchistan.”
express in words
From this reading “What country did you say, Prince?”
an educational institution
From this reading “I remember,” said he, “that when I attended school as a boy one of my chiefest trials in geography was to learn how to bound Baluchistan.”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading The great financier lay back in his chair and a slight smile flickered over his stern features.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The great financier lay back in his chair and a slight smile flickered over his stern features.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading The great financier lay back in his chair and a slight smile flickered over his stern features.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I remember,” said he, “that when I attended school as a boy one of my chiefest trials in geography was to learn how to bound Baluchistan.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great financier lay back in his chair and a slight smile flickered over his stern features.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then he removed his eye-glasses and twirled them thoughtfully around his finger as he addressed the young man opposite.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he removed his eye-glasses and twirled them thoughtfully around his finger as he addressed the young man opposite.
thoughtfullyadverbUS /ˈθɔːtfəli/
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading Then he removed his eye-glasses and twirled them thoughtfully around his finger as he addressed the young man opposite.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I remember,” said he, “that when I attended school as a boy one of my chiefest trials in geography was to learn how to bound Baluchistan.”
trialsnounUS /ˈtraɪəlz/
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
From this reading “I remember,” said he, “that when I attended school as a boy one of my chiefest trials in geography was to learn how to bound Baluchistan.”
twirledverbUS /twɜːrld/
past form of “twirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Then he removed his eye-glasses and twirled them thoughtfully around his finger as he addressed the young man opposite.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I remember,” said he, “that when I attended school as a boy one of my chiefest trials in geography was to learn how to bound Baluchistan.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What country did you say, Prince?”
at the time that
From this reading “I remember,” said he, “that when I attended school as a boy one of my chiefest trials in geography was to learn how to bound Baluchistan.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What country did you say, Prince?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Then he removed his eye-glasses and twirled them thoughtfully around his finger as he addressed the young man opposite.
