15th
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From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
40
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From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
52
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From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
9
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From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
Boltover
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
custodynounUS /ˈkʌstədi/
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
dinersnounUS /ˈdaɪnərz/
plural of “diner” — a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
disarmedverbUS /dɪˈsɑːrmd/
past form of “disarm” — remove offensive capability from
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
Emil
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From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading I regret to state that he succeeded in making his escape.
Flemming
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
a young female
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
the act of giving
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I regret to state that he succeeded in making his escape.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
Kate
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I regret to state that he succeeded in making his escape.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
approval to do something
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
Reginald
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading I regret to state that he succeeded in making his escape.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
scalpnounUS /skælp/
the skin that covers the top of the head
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
Sebo's
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From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
stabverbUS /stæb/
use a knife on
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I regret to state that he succeeded in making his escape.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading I regret to state that he succeeded in making his escape.
sustainedadjectiveUS /səˈsteɪnd/
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I regret to state that he succeeded in making his escape.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
Tolmini
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From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
Vera
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
waiternounUS /ˈweɪtər/
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading At 9:52 an Italian named Emil Tolmini, employed as a waiter at Sebo’s Club, attempted to stab Kate Westhanger but was prevented and taken into custody.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “At 9:40 on the night of the 15th instant I was present at Sebo’s Club.
Westhanger
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From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
which person or people
From this reading The room was full of diners and amongst them was Mr. Reginald Boltover and a girl giving the name of Miss Vera Flemming, who was in reality Kate Westhanger.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading In the course of the struggle in which he was disarmed he sustained a slight scalp wound and permission was given for him to be taken to the kitchen to have the wound dressed.
