used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
having companions or an escort
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
highly skilled
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
Chetham
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From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
demurverbUS /dɪˈmɜːr/
take exception to
From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
wanted intensely
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
command with authority
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
extraordinarilyadverbUS /ekˌstrɔːrdəˈnerəli/
extremely
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
halberdiernoun
a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty)
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
Humphrey
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From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
ProceedingnounUS /prəˈsiːdɪŋ/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
SalisburynounUS /ˈsælzbəri/
the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
sergeantsnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənts/
plural of “sergeant” — any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
usherverbUS /ˈʌʃər/
take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
Viviana
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From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the expedition used by Humphrey Chetham and Viviana, that they accomplished the journey to London in an extraordinarily short space of time.
at the time that
From this reading Some time elapsed before the result of its reception was known, when an officer, accompanied by two sergeants of the guard, made his appearance, and commanded Viviana and her companion to follow him.
WHITEHALLnounUS /ˈwaɪthɔːl/
a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
From this reading WHITEHALL.
which person or people
From this reading After some demur, the man handed it to an usher, who promised to lay it before the Earl.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Proceeding direct to Whitehall, Viviana placed a letter in the hands of a halberdier, and desired that it might be given without delay to the Earl of Salisbury.
