used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
advertisementnounUS /ædˈvɜːrtəzmənt/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
Aldwych
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From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
ApplyverbUS /əˈplaɪ/
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
assistverbUS /əˈsɪst/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading _Man wanted immediately to assist in practical refutation of calumny.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He fastened upon it at once.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
calumnynounUS /ˈkæləmni/
a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
From this reading _Man wanted immediately to assist in practical refutation of calumny.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “What can a ‘practical refutation’ mean?”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading He fastened upon it at once.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “I shall follow this up,” he said to the secretary.
Gilead's
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From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fastened upon it at once.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shall follow this up,” he said to the secretary.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading _Man wanted immediately to assist in practical refutation of calumny.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Man wanted immediately to assist in practical refutation of calumny.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He fastened upon it at once.
Judex
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From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
lepidopteristnoun
an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths
From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Man wanted immediately to assist in practical refutation of calumny.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What can a ‘practical refutation’ mean?”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Man wanted immediately to assist in practical refutation of calumny.
on one occasion
From this reading He fastened upon it at once.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading _Man wanted immediately to assist in practical refutation of calumny.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
Raxe's
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From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
refutationnounUS /ˌrefjuːˈteɪʃən/
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
From this reading _Man wanted immediately to assist in practical refutation of calumny.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I shall follow this up,” he said to the secretary.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading “I shall follow this up,” he said to the secretary.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall follow this up,” he said to the secretary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I shall follow this up,” he said to the secretary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Man wanted immediately to assist in practical refutation of calumny.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I shall follow this up,” he said to the secretary.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He fastened upon it at once.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading _Man wanted immediately to assist in practical refutation of calumny.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What can a ‘practical refutation’ mean?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Apply Judex: Raxe’s Private Hotel, Aldwych._ The above advertisement met Gilead’s eyes a day or two after his adventure with the beautiful lepidopterist.
