used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Will you take Mrs Schuter with you to your room while you carefully check your possessions, and get back your bank-notes.
bank-notes
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From this reading Will you take Mrs Schuter with you to your room while you carefully check your possessions, and get back your bank-notes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
Briskett
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From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Will you take Mrs Schuter with you to your room while you carefully check your possessions, and get back your bank-notes.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
checkverbUS /tʃek/
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading Will you take Mrs Schuter with you to your room while you carefully check your possessions, and get back your bank-notes.
densenessnoun
the quality of being mentally slow and limited
From this reading "You must excuse my denseness.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "You must excuse my denseness.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading I fail to see how one theft is so much worse than the other.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Will you take Mrs Schuter with you to your room while you carefully check your possessions, and get back your bank-notes.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I will wait here till you return."
how
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From this reading I fail to see how one theft is so much worse than the other.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fail to see how one theft is so much worse than the other.
intrusiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtruːsɪv/
tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I fail to see how one theft is so much worse than the other.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Will you take Mrs Schuter with you to your room while you carefully check your possessions, and get back your bank-notes.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I fail to see how one theft is so much worse than the other.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must excuse my denseness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You must excuse my denseness.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I fail to see how one theft is so much worse than the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I fail to see how one theft is so much worse than the other.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
possessionsnounUS /pəˈzeʃənz/
plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property
From this reading Will you take Mrs Schuter with you to your room while you carefully check your possessions, and get back your bank-notes.
responsibilitynounUS /riˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I will wait here till you return."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Will you take Mrs Schuter with you to your room while you carefully check your possessions, and get back your bank-notes.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
Schuter
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From this reading Will you take Mrs Schuter with you to your room while you carefully check your possessions, and get back your bank-notes.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I fail to see how one theft is so much worse than the other.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I fail to see how one theft is so much worse than the other.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
carry out
From this reading Will you take Mrs Schuter with you to your room while you carefully check your possessions, and get back your bank-notes.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I fail to see how one theft is so much worse than the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I fail to see how one theft is so much worse than the other.
theftnounUS /θeft/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading I fail to see how one theft is so much worse than the other.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
up to a particular time
From this reading I will wait here till you return."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I fail to see how one theft is so much worse than the other.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I will wait here till you return."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I am sorry to seem intrusive, Miss Briskett, but I have taken a certain responsibility upon myself, and I must be satisfied on this point before we go any further.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Will you take Mrs Schuter with you to your room while you carefully check your possessions, and get back your bank-notes.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you take Mrs Schuter with you to your room while you carefully check your possessions, and get back your bank-notes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Will you take Mrs Schuter with you to your room while you carefully check your possessions, and get back your bank-notes.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading I fail to see how one theft is so much worse than the other.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must excuse my denseness.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you take Mrs Schuter with you to your room while you carefully check your possessions, and get back your bank-notes.
