used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
AdnounUS /æd/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading _Ad Interim_ I never sent for Warriner to come and discuss Eunice Trevor's astonishing communication.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
(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 After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Ad Interim_ I never sent for Warriner to come and discuss Eunice Trevor's astonishing communication.
astonishingadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃɪŋ/
surprising greatly
From this reading _Ad Interim_ I never sent for Warriner to come and discuss Eunice Trevor's astonishing communication.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Well, what would have been the use?
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
churchyardnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/
the yard associated with a church
From this reading Granted that there was a guilty secret, it lay hidden for all time in S. Saviour's churchyard.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Ad Interim_ I never sent for Warriner to come and discuss Eunice Trevor's astonishing communication.
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading _Ad Interim_ I never sent for Warriner to come and discuss Eunice Trevor's astonishing communication.
definiteadjectiveUS /ˈdefənət/
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
discussverbUS /dɪˈskʌs/
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading _Ad Interim_ I never sent for Warriner to come and discuss Eunice Trevor's astonishing communication.
Eunice
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From this reading _Ad Interim_ I never sent for Warriner to come and discuss Eunice Trevor's astonishing communication.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Ad Interim_ I never sent for Warriner to come and discuss Eunice Trevor's astonishing communication.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Granted that there was a guilty secret, it lay hidden for all time in S. Saviour's churchyard.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading Granted that there was a guilty secret, it lay hidden for all time in S. Saviour's churchyard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, what would have been the use?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
not accessible to view
From this reading Granted that there was a guilty secret, it lay hidden for all time in S. Saviour's churchyard.
hypothesisnounUS /haɪˈpɑːθəsəs/
a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Ad Interim_ I never sent for Warriner to come and discuss Eunice Trevor's astonishing communication.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
a message received and understood
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
InterimnounUS /ˈɪntərəm/
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading _Ad Interim_ I never sent for Warriner to come and discuss Eunice Trevor's astonishing communication.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Granted that there was a guilty secret, it lay hidden for all time in S. Saviour's churchyard.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Granted that there was a guilty secret, it lay hidden for all time in S. Saviour's churchyard.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading _Ad Interim_ I never sent for Warriner to come and discuss Eunice Trevor's astonishing communication.
not any; not one
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Granted that there was a guilty secret, it lay hidden for all time in S. Saviour's churchyard.
Saviour's
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From this reading Granted that there was a guilty secret, it lay hidden for all time in S. Saviour's churchyard.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Granted that there was a guilty secret, it lay hidden for all time in S. Saviour's churchyard.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading _Ad Interim_ I never sent for Warriner to come and discuss Eunice Trevor's astonishing communication.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Granted that there was a guilty secret, it lay hidden for all time in S. Saviour's churchyard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, what would have been the use?
in or at that place or location
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Granted that there was a guilty secret, it lay hidden for all time in S. Saviour's churchyard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Ad Interim_ I never sent for Warriner to come and discuss Eunice Trevor's astonishing communication.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
Trevor's
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From this reading _Ad Interim_ I never sent for Warriner to come and discuss Eunice Trevor's astonishing communication.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
the act of using
From this reading Well, what would have been the use?
Warriner
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From this reading _Ad Interim_ I never sent for Warriner to come and discuss Eunice Trevor's astonishing communication.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, what would have been the use?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Well, what would have been the use?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading After all, the woman had told us little or nothing which we had not known already; certainly, there was no definite information in her statement upon which to base a working hypothesis.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Well, what would have been the use?
