used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading This action was characteristic of his Majesty: doing one thing always reminded him that presently he would have to be doing another.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading This action was characteristic of his Majesty: doing one thing always reminded him that presently he would have to be doing another.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading This action was characteristic of his Majesty: doing one thing always reminded him that presently he would have to be doing another.
apartmentsnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənts/
plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading The King of Jingalo had just finished breakfast in the seclusion of the royal private apartments.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he looked at his watch.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This action was characteristic of his Majesty: doing one thing always reminded him that presently he would have to be doing another.
for the reason that
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The King of Jingalo had just finished breakfast in the seclusion of the royal private apartments.
characteristicnounUS /ˌkerəktərˈɪstɪk/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading This action was characteristic of his Majesty: doing one thing always reminded him that presently he would have to be doing another.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
ConscientiousadjectiveUS /ˌkɑːnʃiˈenʃəs/
characterized by extreme care and great effort
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
derangedadjectiveUS /dɪˈreɪndʒd/
driven insane
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading This action was characteristic of his Majesty: doing one thing always reminded him that presently he would have to be doing another.
at any time
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The King of Jingalo had just finished breakfast in the seclusion of the royal private apartments.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
gilt-legged
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From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The King of Jingalo had just finished breakfast in the seclusion of the royal private apartments.
harassedadjectiveUS /hərˈæst/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This action was characteristic of his Majesty: doing one thing always reminded him that presently he would have to be doing another.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he looked at his watch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The King of Jingalo had just finished breakfast in the seclusion of the royal private apartments.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
Jingalo
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From this reading The King of Jingalo had just finished breakfast in the seclusion of the royal private apartments.
and nothing more
From this reading The King of Jingalo had just finished breakfast in the seclusion of the royal private apartments.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King of Jingalo had just finished breakfast in the seclusion of the royal private apartments.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then he looked at his watch.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading This action was characteristic of his Majesty: doing one thing always reminded him that presently he would have to be doing another.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
neatlyadverbUS /ˈniːtli/
with neatness
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
newspapersnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
not any; not one
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The King of Jingalo had just finished breakfast in the seclusion of the royal private apartments.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
over-occupied
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From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
pleasantlyadverbUS /ˈplezəntli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
in the near future
From this reading This action was characteristic of his Majesty: doing one thing always reminded him that presently he would have to be doing another.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading The King of Jingalo had just finished breakfast in the seclusion of the royal private apartments.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading This action was characteristic of his Majesty: doing one thing always reminded him that presently he would have to be doing another.
resultsnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading The King of Jingalo had just finished breakfast in the seclusion of the royal private apartments.
seclusionnounUS /sɪˈkluːʒən/
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading The King of Jingalo had just finished breakfast in the seclusion of the royal private apartments.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This action was characteristic of his Majesty: doing one thing always reminded him that presently he would have to be doing another.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The King of Jingalo had just finished breakfast in the seclusion of the royal private apartments.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he looked at his watch.
a special situation
From this reading This action was characteristic of his Majesty: doing one thing always reminded him that presently he would have to be doing another.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This action was characteristic of his Majesty: doing one thing always reminded him that presently he would have to be doing another.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This action was characteristic of his Majesty: doing one thing always reminded him that presently he would have to be doing another.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
a vivid mental image
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This action was characteristic of his Majesty: doing one thing always reminded him that presently he would have to be doing another.
look attentively
From this reading Then he looked at his watch.
wearisomeadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrisəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Turning away from the pleasantly deranged board he took up one of the morning newspapers which lay neatly folded upon a small gilt-legged table beside him.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Conscientious to a fault, he led a harassed and over-occupied life, which was not the less wearisome in its routine because no clear results ever presented themselves within his own range of vision.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This action was characteristic of his Majesty: doing one thing always reminded him that presently he would have to be doing another.
