used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After such a brilliant success I felt that I required rest.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It took me nearly a month after Gascoyne Gascoyne’s funeral to recover from the haunting terror that I had left a clue, and that sooner or later someone would come across it.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After such a brilliant success I felt that I required rest.
anew
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had scoffed at the maxim ‘Murder will out.’
of surpassing excellence
From this reading After such a brilliant success I felt that I required rest.
cluenounUS /kluː/
a slight indication
From this reading It took me nearly a month after Gascoyne Gascoyne’s funeral to recover from the haunting terror that I had left a clue, and that sooner or later someone would come across it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It took me nearly a month after Gascoyne Gascoyne’s funeral to recover from the haunting terror that I had left a clue, and that sooner or later someone would come across it.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading I found myself living in company with it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading After such a brilliant success I felt that I required rest.
set up or found
From this reading I found myself living in company with it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It took me nearly a month after Gascoyne Gascoyne’s funeral to recover from the haunting terror that I had left a clue, and that sooner or later someone would come across it.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading It took me nearly a month after Gascoyne Gascoyne’s funeral to recover from the haunting terror that I had left a clue, and that sooner or later someone would come across it.
Gascoyne
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From this reading It took me nearly a month after Gascoyne Gascoyne’s funeral to recover from the haunting terror that I had left a clue, and that sooner or later someone would come across it.
Gascoyne's
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From this reading It took me nearly a month after Gascoyne Gascoyne’s funeral to recover from the haunting terror that I had left a clue, and that sooner or later someone would come across it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
hauntingadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪŋ/
continually recurring to the mind
From this reading It took me nearly a month after Gascoyne Gascoyne’s funeral to recover from the haunting terror that I had left a clue, and that sooner or later someone would come across it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After such a brilliant success I felt that I required rest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I found myself living in company with it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It took me nearly a month after Gascoyne Gascoyne’s funeral to recover from the haunting terror that I had left a clue, and that sooner or later someone would come across it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I found myself living in company with it.
maximnounUS /ˈmæksəm/
a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
From this reading I had scoffed at the maxim ‘Murder will out.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It took me nearly a month after Gascoyne Gascoyne’s funeral to recover from the haunting terror that I had left a clue, and that sooner or later someone would come across it.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It took me nearly a month after Gascoyne Gascoyne’s funeral to recover from the haunting terror that I had left a clue, and that sooner or later someone would come across it.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading I had scoffed at the maxim ‘Murder will out.’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I found myself living in company with it.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It took me nearly a month after Gascoyne Gascoyne’s funeral to recover from the haunting terror that I had left a clue, and that sooner or later someone would come across it.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It took me nearly a month after Gascoyne Gascoyne’s funeral to recover from the haunting terror that I had left a clue, and that sooner or later someone would come across it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I had scoffed at the maxim ‘Murder will out.’
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
an amount of time
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading It took me nearly a month after Gascoyne Gascoyne’s funeral to recover from the haunting terror that I had left a clue, and that sooner or later someone would come across it.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading After such a brilliant success I felt that I required rest.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading After such a brilliant success I felt that I required rest.
restoredverbUS /rɪˈstɔːrd/
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
scoffedverbUS /skɔːft/
past form of “scoff” — laugh at with contempt and derision
From this reading I had scoffed at the maxim ‘Murder will out.’
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
a person, without saying who
From this reading It took me nearly a month after Gascoyne Gascoyne’s funeral to recover from the haunting terror that I had left a clue, and that sooner or later someone would come across it.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading It took me nearly a month after Gascoyne Gascoyne’s funeral to recover from the haunting terror that I had left a clue, and that sooner or later someone would come across it.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading After such a brilliant success I felt that I required rest.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading After such a brilliant success I felt that I required rest.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading It took me nearly a month after Gascoyne Gascoyne’s funeral to recover from the haunting terror that I had left a clue, and that sooner or later someone would come across it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After such a brilliant success I felt that I required rest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It took me nearly a month after Gascoyne Gascoyne’s funeral to recover from the haunting terror that I had left a clue, and that sooner or later someone would come across it.
unstrungadjective
emotionally upset
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I had scoffed at the maxim ‘Murder will out.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading I found myself living in company with it.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would not do to set to work again until my nerves were thoroughly restored, and the period of excitement I had passed through had left them a little unstrung.
