from one side of something to the other
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At the risk of seeming to rub it in, Forge, I want to tender my sincere sympathy," said Harwood, sitting beside him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "In your shoes I'd be puzzled what to do."
next to; at the side of
From this reading "At the risk of seeming to rub it in, Forge, I want to tender my sincere sympathy," said Harwood, sitting beside him.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading Luke Harwood in the Picture British weather is notorious for its very quick changes.
burglarnounUS /ˈbɝː.ɡlɚ/
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading Luke Harwood in the Picture British weather is notorious for its very quick changes.
condoleverb
express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "In your shoes I'd be puzzled what to do."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Luke Harwood in the Picture British weather is notorious for its very quick changes.
ForgeverbUS /fɔːrdʒ/
create by hammering
From this reading "At the risk of seeming to rub it in, Forge, I want to tender my sincere sympathy," said Harwood, sitting beside him.
Foxenby
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From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
fruitlessadjectiveUS /ˈfruːtləs/
unproductive of success
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
Harwood
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From this reading Luke Harwood in the Picture British weather is notorious for its very quick changes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
Holbeck's
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From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "At the risk of seeming to rub it in, Forge, I want to tender my sincere sympathy," said Harwood, sitting beside him.
I'd
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From this reading "In your shoes I'd be puzzled what to do."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Luke Harwood in the Picture British weather is notorious for its very quick changes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Luke Harwood in the Picture British weather is notorious for its very quick changes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "At the risk of seeming to rub it in, Forge, I want to tender my sincere sympathy," said Harwood, sitting beside him.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Luke Harwood in the Picture British weather is notorious for its very quick changes.
LukenounUS /luːk/
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading Luke Harwood in the Picture British weather is notorious for its very quick changes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "At the risk of seeming to rub it in, Forge, I want to tender my sincere sympathy," said Harwood, sitting beside him.
notoriousadjectiveUS /noʊˈtɔːriəs/
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading Luke Harwood in the Picture British weather is notorious for its very quick changes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Luke Harwood in the Picture British weather is notorious for its very quick changes.
PrefectnounUS /ˈpriːfekt/
a chief officer or chief magistrate
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading "In your shoes I'd be puzzled what to do."
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Luke Harwood in the Picture British weather is notorious for its very quick changes.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading "At the risk of seeming to rub it in, Forge, I want to tender my sincere sympathy," said Harwood, sitting beside him.
rubverbUS /rʌb/
move over something with pressure
From this reading "At the risk of seeming to rub it in, Forge, I want to tender my sincere sympathy," said Harwood, sitting beside him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "At the risk of seeming to rub it in, Forge, I want to tender my sincere sympathy," said Harwood, sitting beside him.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading "At the risk of seeming to rub it in, Forge, I want to tender my sincere sympathy," said Harwood, sitting beside him.
a particular situation
From this reading "In your shoes I'd be puzzled what to do."
ShrubberynounUS /ˈʃrʌbəri/
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
sincereadjectiveUS /sɪnˈsɪr/
open and genuine; not deceitful
From this reading "At the risk of seeming to rub it in, Forge, I want to tender my sincere sympathy," said Harwood, sitting beside him.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
strolledverbUS /stroʊld/
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading "At the risk of seeming to rub it in, Forge, I want to tender my sincere sympathy," said Harwood, sitting beside him.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading "At the risk of seeming to rub it in, Forge, I want to tender my sincere sympathy," said Harwood, sitting beside him.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "Thanks--yes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Luke Harwood in the Picture British weather is notorious for its very quick changes.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
vergenounUS /vɜːrdʒ/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
precisely as stated
From this reading Luke Harwood in the Picture British weather is notorious for its very quick changes.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "At the risk of seeming to rub it in, Forge, I want to tender my sincere sympathy," said Harwood, sitting beside him.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Luke Harwood in the Picture British weather is notorious for its very quick changes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "In your shoes I'd be puzzled what to do."
at the time that
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus, the day after the fruitless burglar hunt, the Captain of Foxenby was sitting in warm sunshine on the verge of the Shrubbery when the Prefect of Holbeck's House strolled across to condole with him.
an affirmative
From this reading "Thanks--yes.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In your shoes I'd be puzzled what to do."
