used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
Ablethorpe
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From this reading Mr. Ablethorpe was still silent.
anew
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading CONFESSION The ruins of Deep Moat Grange were black and cold--almost level with the ground, also.
in addition
From this reading CONFESSION The ruins of Deep Moat Grange were black and cold--almost level with the ground, also.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONFESSION The ruins of Deep Moat Grange were black and cold--almost level with the ground, also.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading For the folk had pulled the house almost stone from stone, partly in anger, partly in their search for hidden treasure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
attendingnounUS /əˈtendɪŋ/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
authoritiesnounUS /əˈθɔːrətiz/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading CONFESSION The ruins of Deep Moat Grange were black and cold--almost level with the ground, also.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
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 CONFESSION The ruins of Deep Moat Grange were black and cold--almost level with the ground, also.
CONFESSIONnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading CONFESSION The ruins of Deep Moat Grange were black and cold--almost level with the ground, also.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading CONFESSION The ruins of Deep Moat Grange were black and cold--almost level with the ground, also.
discoveringverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/
-ing form of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
Elsie
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From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading For the folk had pulled the house almost stone from stone, partly in anger, partly in their search for hidden treasure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the folk had pulled the house almost stone from stone, partly in anger, partly in their search for hidden treasure.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For the folk had pulled the house almost stone from stone, partly in anger, partly in their search for hidden treasure.
GrangenounUS /ɡreɪndʒ/
an outlying farm
From this reading CONFESSION The ruins of Deep Moat Grange were black and cold--almost level with the ground, also.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading CONFESSION The ruins of Deep Moat Grange were black and cold--almost level with the ground, also.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the folk had pulled the house almost stone from stone, partly in anger, partly in their search for hidden treasure.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
not accessible to view
From this reading For the folk had pulled the house almost stone from stone, partly in anger, partly in their search for hidden treasure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading For the folk had pulled the house almost stone from stone, partly in anger, partly in their search for hidden treasure.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the folk had pulled the house almost stone from stone, partly in anger, partly in their search for hidden treasure.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading CONFESSION The ruins of Deep Moat Grange were black and cold--almost level with the ground, also.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
MoatnounUS /moʊt/
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
From this reading CONFESSION The ruins of Deep Moat Grange were black and cold--almost level with the ground, also.
monksnounUS /mʌŋks/
plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Ablethorpe was still silent.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONFESSION The ruins of Deep Moat Grange were black and cold--almost level with the ground, also.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading For the folk had pulled the house almost stone from stone, partly in anger, partly in their search for hidden treasure.
passagesnounUS /ˈpæsədʒəz/
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading For the folk had pulled the house almost stone from stone, partly in anger, partly in their search for hidden treasure.
with low volume
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading CONFESSION The ruins of Deep Moat Grange were black and cold--almost level with the ground, also.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading For the folk had pulled the house almost stone from stone, partly in anger, partly in their search for hidden treasure.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Mr. Ablethorpe was still silent.
not in physical motion
From this reading Mr. Ablethorpe was still silent.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading For the folk had pulled the house almost stone from stone, partly in anger, partly in their search for hidden treasure.
storehousesnounUS /ˈstɔːrhaʊzəz/
plural of “storehouse” — a depository for goods
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
subterraneanadjectiveUS /ˌsʌb.təˈreɪ.ni.ən/
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONFESSION The ruins of Deep Moat Grange were black and cold--almost level with the ground, also.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For the folk had pulled the house almost stone from stone, partly in anger, partly in their search for hidden treasure.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading For the folk had pulled the house almost stone from stone, partly in anger, partly in their search for hidden treasure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CONFESSION The ruins of Deep Moat Grange were black and cold--almost level with the ground, also.
a Caucasian
From this reading Elsie was home again in the white cottage at the Bridge End, and my father was attending to his business quietly, as if nothing had happened.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CONFESSION The ruins of Deep Moat Grange were black and cold--almost level with the ground, also.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The authorities, of course, had made a great search among the subterranean passages of the monks' storehouses, without, however, discovering more than Elsie and my father could have told them.
