used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He hired a fly at the station, and drove over the downs to Milldean.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A thick rain was driven in sharp spats against the closed windows.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A gale had been blowing from the south-west all day, and seemed to be increasing in violence.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He hired a fly at the station, and drove over the downs to Milldean.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He hired a fly at the station, and drove over the downs to Milldean.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A gale had been blowing from the south-west all day, and seemed to be increasing in violence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A gale had been blowing from the south-west all day, and seemed to be increasing in violence.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading A gale had been blowing from the south-west all day, and seemed to be increasing in violence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
Christine
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From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading A thick rain was driven in sharp spats against the closed windows.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A gale had been blowing from the south-west all day, and seemed to be increasing in violence.
downsnounUS /daʊnz/
plural of “down” — soft fine feathers
From this reading He hired a fly at the station, and drove over the downs to Milldean.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading A thick rain was driven in sharp spats against the closed windows.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading He hired a fly at the station, and drove over the downs to Milldean.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was a wild evening.
Fanshaw's
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From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading He hired a fly at the station, and drove over the downs to Milldean.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A gale had been blowing from the south-west all day, and seemed to be increasing in violence.
furtivenessnoun
a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading A gale had been blowing from the south-west all day, and seemed to be increasing in violence.
Grantley
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From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hired a fly at the station, and drove over the downs to Milldean.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading He hired a fly at the station, and drove over the downs to Milldean.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
Imason
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From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
increasingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/
becoming greater or larger
From this reading A gale had been blowing from the south-west all day, and seemed to be increasing in violence.
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a wild evening.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
Milldean
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From this reading He hired a fly at the station, and drove over the downs to Milldean.
newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
not any; not one
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He hired a fly at the station, and drove over the downs to Milldean.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading A thick rain was driven in sharp spats against the closed windows.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A gale had been blowing from the south-west all day, and seemed to be increasing in violence.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading A thick rain was driven in sharp spats against the closed windows.
south-westadverb
to, toward, or in the southwest
From this reading A gale had been blowing from the south-west all day, and seemed to be increasing in violence.
spatsnounUS /spæts/
plural of “spat” — a quarrel about petty points
From this reading A thick rain was driven in sharp spats against the closed windows.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading He hired a fly at the station, and drove over the downs to Milldean.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading A thick rain was driven in sharp spats against the closed windows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading A gale had been blowing from the south-west all day, and seemed to be increasing in violence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a wild evening.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading It was a wild evening.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading A thick rain was driven in sharp spats against the closed windows.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM An instinct of furtiveness, newly awakened by the suggestion of Christine Fanshaw's letter, had led Grantley Imason to send no word of his coming.
