aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When Justin made his customary call in the morning and was about to turn away, Davison bade him stay.
accessionnounUS /əkˈseʃən/
a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When Justin made his customary call in the morning and was about to turn away, Davison bade him stay.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading When Justin made his customary call in the morning and was about to turn away, Davison bade him stay.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Get them and bring them to me.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When Justin made his customary call in the morning and was about to turn away, Davison bade him stay.
customaryadjectiveUS /ˈkʌstəmeri/
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading When Justin made his customary call in the morning and was about to turn away, Davison bade him stay.
Davison
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
drawernounUS /drɔːr/
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading “You will find some papers in the upper right hand drawer of my desk, Justin.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “You will find some papers in the upper right hand drawer of my desk, Justin.
set up or found
From this reading Justin found the papers and handed them to him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get them and bring them to me.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “You will find some papers in the upper right hand drawer of my desk, Justin.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Justin found the papers and handed them to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Justin made his customary call in the morning and was about to turn away, Davison bade him stay.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Justin made his customary call in the morning and was about to turn away, Davison bade him stay.
Justin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Justin made his customary call in the morning and was about to turn away, Davison bade him stay.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When Justin made his customary call in the morning and was about to turn away, Davison bade him stay.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Get them and bring them to me.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When Justin made his customary call in the morning and was about to turn away, Davison bade him stay.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You will find some papers in the upper right hand drawer of my desk, Justin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “You will find some papers in the upper right hand drawer of my desk, Justin.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
RECONCILIATIONnounUS /ˌrekənsɪliˈeɪʃən/
the reestablishing of cordial relations
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “You will find some papers in the upper right hand drawer of my desk, Justin.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “You will find some papers in the upper right hand drawer of my desk, Justin.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading When Justin made his customary call in the morning and was about to turn away, Davison bade him stay.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Get them and bring them to me.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Justin made his customary call in the morning and was about to turn away, Davison bade him stay.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading When Justin made his customary call in the morning and was about to turn away, Davison bade him stay.
the topmost one of two
From this reading “You will find some papers in the upper right hand drawer of my desk, Justin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Justin made his customary call in the morning and was about to turn away, Davison bade him stay.
at the time that
From this reading When Justin made his customary call in the morning and was about to turn away, Davison bade him stay.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You will find some papers in the upper right hand drawer of my desk, Justin.
the act of creating written works
From this reading RECONCILIATION Philip Davison had an accession of strength after that and sat at his desk through the whole of one afternoon, thinking and writing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will find some papers in the upper right hand drawer of my desk, Justin.
