used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
anew
From this reading How Jack Sheppard was again captured.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Instead of which, more than half an hour has elapsed."
assuringadjectiveUS /əˈʃʊrɪŋ/
giving confidence
From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
awaitverbUS /əˈweɪt/
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
Blueskin
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From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
capturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading How Jack Sheppard was again captured.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
Clement's
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From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
Darrell
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From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
detainverbUS /dɪˈteɪn/
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Instead of which, more than half an hour has elapsed."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
set up or found
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
the act of departing
From this reading "I was just going," said Thames.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Instead of which, more than half an hour has elapsed."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Instead of which, more than half an hour has elapsed."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Instead of which, more than half an hour has elapsed."
How
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From this reading How Jack Sheppard was again captured.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was just going," said Thames.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead of which, more than half an hour has elapsed."
a small worthless amount
From this reading How Jack Sheppard was again captured.
and nothing more
From this reading "I was just going," said Thames.
Kneebone's
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From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
come together
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Instead of which, more than half an hour has elapsed."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I was just going," said Thames.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
Sheppard
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From this reading How Jack Sheppard was again captured.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
ThamesnounUS /temz/
the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Instead of which, more than half an hour has elapsed."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
thoroughfarenounUS /ˈθɜːroʊfer/
a public road from one place to another
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How Jack Sheppard was again captured.
at the time that
From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
in or at the place that
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Instead of which, more than half an hour has elapsed."
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
which person or people
From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
Wych
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From this reading Jack Sheppard, after whistling to Blueskin, hurried down a short thoroughfare leading from Wych Street to the back of Saint Clement's Church, where he found Thames Darrell, who advanced to meet him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When I parted from you at Mr. Kneebone's door, you begged me to await your return here, assuring me you would not detain me five minutes.
