(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 But not all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I stopped in the hall to search my great-coat pocket for my pipe, and I overheard the farewell of the Archdeacon.
antenounUS /ˈænti/
(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
From this reading MILLER’S STUDY “Pereant qui ante nos nostra narraverint.”
Archdeaconnoun
(Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop
From this reading I stopped in the hall to search my great-coat pocket for my pipe, and I overheard the farewell of the Archdeacon.
terminate
From this reading It fell to me, therefore, to break to the others the news that the venerable one would not join them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not all.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Domestic circumstances called him home, and the Canon remained to see him off the premises.
CanonnounUS /ˈkænən/
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
From this reading Domestic circumstances called him home, and the Canon remained to see him off the premises.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Domestic circumstances called him home, and the Canon remained to see him off the premises.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading Domestic circumstances called him home, and the Canon remained to see him off the premises.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading I stopped in the hall to search my great-coat pocket for my pipe, and I overheard the farewell of the Archdeacon.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading It fell to me, therefore, to break to the others the news that the venerable one would not join them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I stopped in the hall to search my great-coat pocket for my pipe, and I overheard the farewell of the Archdeacon.
great-coat
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From this reading I stopped in the hall to search my great-coat pocket for my pipe, and I overheard the farewell of the Archdeacon.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading I stopped in the hall to search my great-coat pocket for my pipe, and I overheard the farewell of the Archdeacon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Domestic circumstances called him home, and the Canon remained to see him off the premises.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Domestic circumstances called him home, and the Canon remained to see him off the premises.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stopped in the hall to search my great-coat pocket for my pipe, and I overheard the farewell of the Archdeacon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I stopped in the hall to search my great-coat pocket for my pipe, and I overheard the farewell of the Archdeacon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It fell to me, therefore, to break to the others the news that the venerable one would not join them.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading It fell to me, therefore, to break to the others the news that the venerable one would not join them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It fell to me, therefore, to break to the others the news that the venerable one would not join them.
MILLER'SnounUS /ˈmɪlərz/
possessive form of “miller” — United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading MILLER’S STUDY “Pereant qui ante nos nostra narraverint.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I stopped in the hall to search my great-coat pocket for my pipe, and I overheard the farewell of the Archdeacon.
narraverint
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From this reading MILLER’S STUDY “Pereant qui ante nos nostra narraverint.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading It fell to me, therefore, to break to the others the news that the venerable one would not join them.
nos
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From this reading MILLER’S STUDY “Pereant qui ante nos nostra narraverint.”
nostra
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From this reading MILLER’S STUDY “Pereant qui ante nos nostra narraverint.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I stopped in the hall to search my great-coat pocket for my pipe, and I overheard the farewell of the Archdeacon.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Domestic circumstances called him home, and the Canon remained to see him off the premises.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It fell to me, therefore, to break to the others the news that the venerable one would not join them.
others
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From this reading It fell to me, therefore, to break to the others the news that the venerable one would not join them.
overheardverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhɜːrd/
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading I stopped in the hall to search my great-coat pocket for my pipe, and I overheard the farewell of the Archdeacon.
Pereant
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From this reading MILLER’S STUDY “Pereant qui ante nos nostra narraverint.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading I stopped in the hall to search my great-coat pocket for my pipe, and I overheard the farewell of the Archdeacon.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading I stopped in the hall to search my great-coat pocket for my pipe, and I overheard the farewell of the Archdeacon.
premisesnounUS /ˈpreməsəz/
land and the buildings on it
From this reading Domestic circumstances called him home, and the Canon remained to see him off the premises.
qui
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From this reading MILLER’S STUDY “Pereant qui ante nos nostra narraverint.”
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Domestic circumstances called him home, and the Canon remained to see him off the premises.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading I stopped in the hall to search my great-coat pocket for my pipe, and I overheard the farewell of the Archdeacon.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Domestic circumstances called him home, and the Canon remained to see him off the premises.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I stopped in the hall to search my great-coat pocket for my pipe, and I overheard the farewell of the Archdeacon.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading MILLER’S STUDY “Pereant qui ante nos nostra narraverint.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It fell to me, therefore, to break to the others the news that the venerable one would not join them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I stopped in the hall to search my great-coat pocket for my pipe, and I overheard the farewell of the Archdeacon.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It fell to me, therefore, to break to the others the news that the venerable one would not join them.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It fell to me, therefore, to break to the others the news that the venerable one would not join them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I stopped in the hall to search my great-coat pocket for my pipe, and I overheard the farewell of the Archdeacon.
venerableadjectiveUS /ˈvenərəbəl/
impressive by reason of age
From this reading It fell to me, therefore, to break to the others the news that the venerable one would not join them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It fell to me, therefore, to break to the others the news that the venerable one would not join them.
