used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading The officers bade me accompany them in their search.
anew
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
assassinationnounUS /əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən/
an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length, for the third or fourth time they descended into the cellar.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading The officers bade me accompany them in their search.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
cellarnounUS /ˈselər/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading At length, for the third or fourth time they descended into the cellar.
concealmentnounUS /kənˈsiːlmənt/
the condition of being concealed or hidden
From this reading Secure, however, in the inscrutability of my place of concealment, I felt no embarrassment whatever.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading They left no nook or corner unexplored.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading At length, for the third or fourth time they descended into the cellar.
embarrassmentnounUS /ɪmˈberəsmənt/
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
From this reading Secure, however, in the inscrutability of my place of concealment, I felt no embarrassment whatever.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Secure, however, in the inscrutability of my place of concealment, I felt no embarrassment whatever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At length, for the third or fourth time they descended into the cellar.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Secure, however, in the inscrutability of my place of concealment, I felt no embarrassment whatever.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Secure, however, in the inscrutability of my place of concealment, I felt no embarrassment whatever.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Secure, however, in the inscrutability of my place of concealment, I felt no embarrassment whatever.
inscrutabilitynoun
the quality of being impossible to investigate
From this reading Secure, however, in the inscrutability of my place of concealment, I felt no embarrassment whatever.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
investigationnounUS /ˌɪnvestəˈɡeɪʃən/
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They left no nook or corner unexplored.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length, for the third or fourth time they descended into the cellar.
engage in
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The officers bade me accompany them in their search.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Secure, however, in the inscrutability of my place of concealment, I felt no embarrassment whatever.
not any; not one
From this reading Secure, however, in the inscrutability of my place of concealment, I felt no embarrassment whatever.
nooknounUS /nʊk/
a sheltered and secluded place
From this reading They left no nook or corner unexplored.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading The officers bade me accompany them in their search.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They left no nook or corner unexplored.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Secure, however, in the inscrutability of my place of concealment, I felt no embarrassment whatever.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
premisesnounUS /ˈpreməsəz/
land and the buildings on it
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
rigorousadjectiveUS /ˈrɪɡərəs/
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The officers bade me accompany them in their search.
get by special effort
From this reading Secure, however, in the inscrutability of my place of concealment, I felt no embarrassment whatever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The officers bade me accompany them in their search.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The officers bade me accompany them in their search.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They left no nook or corner unexplored.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading At length, for the third or fourth time they descended into the cellar.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At length, for the third or fourth time they descended into the cellar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
unexploredadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪkˈsplɔːrd/
not yet discovered
From this reading They left no nook or corner unexplored.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
precisely as stated
From this reading Upon the fourth day of the assassination, a party of the police came very unexpectedly into the house, and proceeded again to make rigorous investigation of the premises.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Secure, however, in the inscrutability of my place of concealment, I felt no embarrassment whatever.
