used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he related in a few words, without involving Carroll, the revelation that had been made to him the night before.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And he related in a few words, without involving Carroll, the revelation that had been made to him the night before.
can't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I suppose of course, sir, that you can’t give me the name of your informant.
CarrollnounUS /ˈkærəl/
English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
From this reading And he related in a few words, without involving Carroll, the revelation that had been made to him the night before.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “I suppose of course, sir, that you can’t give me the name of your informant.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I should like to do a little investigating on my own responsibility.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
embarrassedadjectiveUS /ɪmˈberəst/
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
ENDINGnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading And he related in a few words, without involving Carroll, the revelation that had been made to him the night before.
start firing a weapon
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I suppose of course, sir, that you can’t give me the name of your informant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And he related in a few words, without involving Carroll, the revelation that had been made to him the night before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he related in a few words, without involving Carroll, the revelation that had been made to him the night before.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And he related in a few words, without involving Carroll, the revelation that had been made to him the night before.
informantnounUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrmənt/
a person who supplies information
From this reading “I suppose of course, sir, that you can’t give me the name of your informant.
investigatingnounUS /ˌɪnˈvestəɡeɪtɪŋ/
the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
From this reading I should like to do a little investigating on my own responsibility.”
involvingverbUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvɪŋ/
-ing form of “involve” — connect closely and often incriminatingly
From this reading And he related in a few words, without involving Carroll, the revelation that had been made to him the night before.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I should like to do a little investigating on my own responsibility.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I should like to do a little investigating on my own responsibility.”
Maclaren
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And he related in a few words, without involving Carroll, the revelation that had been made to him the night before.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I suppose of course, sir, that you can’t give me the name of your informant.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I should like to do a little investigating on my own responsibility.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I suppose of course, sir, that you can’t give me the name of your informant.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And he related in a few words, without involving Carroll, the revelation that had been made to him the night before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I suppose of course, sir, that you can’t give me the name of your informant.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I should like to do a little investigating on my own responsibility.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I should like to do a little investigating on my own responsibility.”
prefectnounUS /ˈpriːfekt/
a chief officer or chief magistrate
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading And he related in a few words, without involving Carroll, the revelation that had been made to him the night before.
responsibilitynounUS /riˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading I should like to do a little investigating on my own responsibility.”
revelationnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading And he related in a few words, without involving Carroll, the revelation that had been made to him the night before.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
SandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I see, sir,” said Sandy.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should like to do a little investigating on my own responsibility.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “I see, sir,” said Sandy.
having a supporting base
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
express a supposition
From this reading “I suppose of course, sir, that you can’t give me the name of your informant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he related in a few words, without involving Carroll, the revelation that had been made to him the night before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
precisely as stated
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
(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 AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN ENDING “Well, Sandy,” said the Doctor to his head prefect the next morning, as he waved the embarrassed Maclaren to a comfortable chair, himself standing with his back to the fire, “I am afraid I have been near making a very bad mistake.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And he related in a few words, without involving Carroll, the revelation that had been made to him the night before.
the words that are spoken
From this reading And he related in a few words, without involving Carroll, the revelation that had been made to him the night before.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I suppose of course, sir, that you can’t give me the name of your informant.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I suppose of course, sir, that you can’t give me the name of your informant.
