17th
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From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was in a very bad way.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading JAMES WILDER It is about six months ago.
in the past
From this reading JAMES WILDER It is about six months ago.
Ah
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From this reading I made way to let him pass, then suddenly I felt him grasp me by the arm and I heard him say "Ah!"
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading I made way to let him pass, then suddenly I felt him grasp me by the arm and I heard him say "Ah!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
in or to or toward a former location
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I was in a very bad way.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I made way to let him pass, then suddenly I felt him grasp me by the arm and I heard him say "Ah!"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I made way to let him pass, then suddenly I felt him grasp me by the arm and I heard him say "Ah!"
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
hold firmly
From this reading I made way to let him pass, then suddenly I felt him grasp me by the arm and I heard him say "Ah!"
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I made way to let him pass, then suddenly I felt him grasp me by the arm and I heard him say "Ah!"
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I made way to let him pass, then suddenly I felt him grasp me by the arm and I heard him say "Ah!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
how
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From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was in a very bad way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in a very bad way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JAMES WILDER It is about six months ago.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JAMES WILDER It is about six months ago.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading JAMES WILDER It is about six months ago.
and nothing more
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
landladynounUS /ˈlændleɪdi/
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I made way to let him pass, then suddenly I felt him grasp me by the arm and I heard him say "Ah!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made way to let him pass, then suddenly I felt him grasp me by the arm and I heard him say "Ah!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading JAMES WILDER It is about six months ago.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
noticingverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
owingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
go across or through
From this reading I made way to let him pass, then suddenly I felt him grasp me by the arm and I heard him say "Ah!"
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
a human being
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
RussellnounUS /ˈrʌsəl/
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
express in words
From this reading I made way to let him pass, then suddenly I felt him grasp me by the arm and I heard him say "Ah!"
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading JAMES WILDER It is about six months ago.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
make square
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
stridingverbUS /ˈstraɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading I made way to let him pass, then suddenly I felt him grasp me by the arm and I heard him say "Ah!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I made way to let him pass, then suddenly I felt him grasp me by the arm and I heard him say "Ah!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
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the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
tiltedadjectiveUS /ˈtɪltɪd/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
in the direction of
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
hard to endure
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
precisely as stated
From this reading I was in a very bad way.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in a very bad way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I was in a very bad way.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I was walking along the south side of Russell Square one day--the 17th of September I remember now--and thinking to myself how I should pay my landlady the three weeks' rent owing to her.
WILDERnounUS /ˈwaɪldər/
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
From this reading JAMES WILDER It is about six months ago.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Deeply as I was trying to think I could not help noticing a man coming towards me, striding along with his hat tilted back from his forehead, his head in the air, and looking just like a person walking in his sleep.
