used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
anew
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
any thing at all
From this reading “Have you found anything?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
cross-examining
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From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
set up or found
From this reading “Have you found anything?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
the act of departing
From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.”
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you found anything?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have a theory,” said Michael.
I'd
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From this reading “I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.”
hear with intention
From this reading “I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.”
Maidmore
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From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
officialsnounUS /əˈfɪʃəlz/
plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
Pretherston
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From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
questioningadjectiveUS /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I have a theory,” said Michael.
express in words
From this reading “I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
station-master
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From this reading “I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.”
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading “I have a theory,” said Michael.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
create by training and teaching
From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you found anything?”
