used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DOSE OF PALM OIL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Messieurs Murray and Chivey are the persons we mean.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Messieurs Murray and Chivey are the persons we mean.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet every now and then Murray's nerves were shaken as he thought of the vindictive Lenoir.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Having settled the hash of jovial Captain Robinson, we now proceed to the pleasant task of measuring out justice to others.
Chivey
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From this reading Messieurs Murray and Chivey are the persons we mean.
communicationsnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃənz/
the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)
From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
DOSEnounUS /doʊs/
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
From this reading A DOSE OF PALM OIL.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Yet every now and then Murray's nerves were shaken as he thought of the vindictive Lenoir.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
Harkaway's
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From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
hashnounUS /hæʃ/
chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
From this reading Having settled the hash of jovial Captain Robinson, we now proceed to the pleasant task of measuring out justice to others.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having settled the hash of jovial Captain Robinson, we now proceed to the pleasant task of measuring out justice to others.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet every now and then Murray's nerves were shaken as he thought of the vindictive Lenoir.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
jovialadjectiveUS /ˈdʒoʊviəl/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Having settled the hash of jovial Captain Robinson, we now proceed to the pleasant task of measuring out justice to others.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading Having settled the hash of jovial Captain Robinson, we now proceed to the pleasant task of measuring out justice to others.
Lenoir
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From this reading Yet every now and then Murray's nerves were shaken as he thought of the vindictive Lenoir.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Messieurs Murray and Chivey are the persons we mean.
measuringnounUS /ˈmeʒərɪŋ/
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading Having settled the hash of jovial Captain Robinson, we now proceed to the pleasant task of measuring out justice to others.
MessieursnounUS /meɪˈsjɜːrz/
plural of “monsieur” — used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Messieurs Murray and Chivey are the persons we mean.
MurraynounUS /ˈmɜːri/
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading Messieurs Murray and Chivey are the persons we mean.
Murray'snounUS /ˈmɜːriz/
possessive form of “murray” — British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading Yet every now and then Murray's nerves were shaken as he thought of the vindictive Lenoir.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Yet every now and then Murray's nerves were shaken as he thought of the vindictive Lenoir.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Having settled the hash of jovial Captain Robinson, we now proceed to the pleasant task of measuring out justice to others.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DOSE OF PALM OIL.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
OILnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading A DOSE OF PALM OIL.
others
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From this reading Having settled the hash of jovial Captain Robinson, we now proceed to the pleasant task of measuring out justice to others.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Having settled the hash of jovial Captain Robinson, we now proceed to the pleasant task of measuring out justice to others.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
PALMnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading A DOSE OF PALM OIL.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Messieurs Murray and Chivey are the persons we mean.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Having settled the hash of jovial Captain Robinson, we now proceed to the pleasant task of measuring out justice to others.
precautionsnounUS /priˈkɔːʃənz/
plural of “precaution” — a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
continue talking
From this reading Having settled the hash of jovial Captain Robinson, we now proceed to the pleasant task of measuring out justice to others.
RobinsonnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading Having settled the hash of jovial Captain Robinson, we now proceed to the pleasant task of measuring out justice to others.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Having settled the hash of jovial Captain Robinson, we now proceed to the pleasant task of measuring out justice to others.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading Yet every now and then Murray's nerves were shaken as he thought of the vindictive Lenoir.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Having settled the hash of jovial Captain Robinson, we now proceed to the pleasant task of measuring out justice to others.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having settled the hash of jovial Captain Robinson, we now proceed to the pleasant task of measuring out justice to others.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Yet every now and then Murray's nerves were shaken as he thought of the vindictive Lenoir.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Yet every now and then Murray's nerves were shaken as he thought of the vindictive Lenoir.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having settled the hash of jovial Captain Robinson, we now proceed to the pleasant task of measuring out justice to others.
tolerablyadverb
in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
vindictiveadjectiveUS /vɪnˈdɪktɪv/
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
From this reading Yet every now and then Murray's nerves were shaken as he thought of the vindictive Lenoir.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Having settled the hash of jovial Captain Robinson, we now proceed to the pleasant task of measuring out justice to others.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet every now and then Murray's nerves were shaken as he thought of the vindictive Lenoir.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet every now and then Murray's nerves were shaken as he thought of the vindictive Lenoir.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Those gentlemen, having taken such excellent precautions to cut off young Jack Harkaway's communications with the outer world, fancied themselves tolerably safe.
