accountsnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading The Bishop looked as if the end of the world had come and he was adrift with his cash accounts.
adriftadjectiveUS /əˈdrɪft/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading The Bishop looked as if the end of the world had come and he was adrift with his cash accounts.
anew
From this reading The long man put up his glass again and showed symptoms of an approaching oration.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The long man put up his glass again and showed symptoms of an approaching oration.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You blank, blank, blank," he said, "get off that sofa and get away from Miss Conron."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I got up and took station on Bill's quarter in case any one got excited.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading The long man put up his glass again and showed symptoms of an approaching oration.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Bishop looked as if the end of the world had come and he was adrift with his cash accounts.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "You blank, blank, blank," he said, "get off that sofa and get away from Miss Conron."
Bill'snounUS /bɪlz/
possessive form of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading I got up and took station on Bill's quarter in case any one got excited.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading The Bishop looked as if the end of the world had come and he was adrift with his cash accounts.
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading "You blank, blank, blank," he said, "get off that sofa and get away from Miss Conron."
an occurrence of something
From this reading I got up and took station on Bill's quarter in case any one got excited.
cashnounUS /kæʃ/
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading The Bishop looked as if the end of the world had come and he was adrift with his cash accounts.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Bishop looked as if the end of the world had come and he was adrift with his cash accounts.
Conron
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From this reading "You blank, blank, blank," he said, "get off that sofa and get away from Miss Conron."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The Bishop looked as if the end of the world had come and he was adrift with his cash accounts.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading I got up and took station on Bill's quarter in case any one got excited.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "You blank, blank, blank," he said, "get off that sofa and get away from Miss Conron."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You blank, blank, blank," he said, "get off that sofa and get away from Miss Conron."
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The long man put up his glass again and showed symptoms of an approaching oration.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The staff officers looked blank and the women got scary.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Bishop looked as if the end of the world had come and he was adrift with his cash accounts.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You blank, blank, blank," he said, "get off that sofa and get away from Miss Conron."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bishop looked as if the end of the world had come and he was adrift with his cash accounts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got up and took station on Bill's quarter in case any one got excited.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Bishop looked as if the end of the world had come and he was adrift with his cash accounts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I got up and took station on Bill's quarter in case any one got excited.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The long man put up his glass again and showed symptoms of an approaching oration.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Bishop looked as if the end of the world had come and he was adrift with his cash accounts.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The long man put up his glass again and showed symptoms of an approaching oration.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "You blank, blank, blank," he said, "get off that sofa and get away from Miss Conron."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Bishop looked as if the end of the world had come and he was adrift with his cash accounts.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "You blank, blank, blank," he said, "get off that sofa and get away from Miss Conron."
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading The staff officers looked blank and the women got scary.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I got up and took station on Bill's quarter in case any one got excited.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I got up and took station on Bill's quarter in case any one got excited.
orationnounUS /ɔːˈreɪʃən/
an instance of oratory
From this reading The long man put up his glass again and showed symptoms of an approaching oration.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The long man put up his glass again and showed symptoms of an approaching oration.
one of four equal parts
From this reading I got up and took station on Bill's quarter in case any one got excited.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You blank, blank, blank," he said, "get off that sofa and get away from Miss Conron."
scaryadjectiveUS /ˈskeri/
provoking fear terror
From this reading The staff officers looked blank and the women got scary.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The long man put up his glass again and showed symptoms of an approaching oration.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading "You blank, blank, blank," he said, "get off that sofa and get away from Miss Conron."
staffnounUS /stæf/
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading The staff officers looked blank and the women got scary.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading I got up and took station on Bill's quarter in case any one got excited.
symptomsnounUS /ˈsɪmptəmz/
plural of “symptom” — (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
From this reading The long man put up his glass again and showed symptoms of an approaching oration.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You blank, blank, blank," he said, "get off that sofa and get away from Miss Conron."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bishop looked as if the end of the world had come and he was adrift with his cash accounts.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I got up and took station on Bill's quarter in case any one got excited.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I got up and took station on Bill's quarter in case any one got excited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Bishop looked as if the end of the world had come and he was adrift with his cash accounts.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Bishop looked as if the end of the world had come and he was adrift with his cash accounts.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The staff officers looked blank and the women got scary.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The Bishop looked as if the end of the world had come and he was adrift with his cash accounts.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You blank, blank, blank," he said, "get off that sofa and get away from Miss Conron."
