used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
in addition
From this reading Also present--at Harrowby's invitation--were Martin Wall and Mr. Minot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The time was noon of the following day, and Trimmer faced Lord Harrowby in the sitting-room of his lordship's hotel suite.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Also present--at Harrowby's invitation--were Martin Wall and Mr. Minot.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
permission to do something
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The time was noon of the following day, and Trimmer faced Lord Harrowby in the sitting-room of his lordship's hotel suite.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading His lordship turned his gray eyes on Trimmer's eager face.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His lordship turned his gray eyes on Trimmer's eager face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His lordship turned his gray eyes on Trimmer's eager face.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading The time was noon of the following day, and Trimmer faced Lord Harrowby in the sitting-room of his lordship's hotel suite.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The time was noon of the following day, and Trimmer faced Lord Harrowby in the sitting-room of his lordship's hotel suite.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading His lordship turned his gray eyes on Trimmer's eager face.
Harrowby
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From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
Harrowby's
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From this reading Also present--at Harrowby's invitation--were Martin Wall and Mr. Minot.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The time was noon of the following day, and Trimmer faced Lord Harrowby in the sitting-room of his lordship's hotel suite.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The time was noon of the following day, and Trimmer faced Lord Harrowby in the sitting-room of his lordship's hotel suite.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The time was noon of the following day, and Trimmer faced Lord Harrowby in the sitting-room of his lordship's hotel suite.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading Also present--at Harrowby's invitation--were Martin Wall and Mr. Minot.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The time was noon of the following day, and Trimmer faced Lord Harrowby in the sitting-room of his lordship's hotel suite.
lordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading His lordship turned his gray eyes on Trimmer's eager face.
lordship's
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From this reading The time was noon of the following day, and Trimmer faced Lord Harrowby in the sitting-room of his lordship's hotel suite.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Also present--at Harrowby's invitation--were Martin Wall and Mr. Minot.
Minot
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From this reading Also present--at Harrowby's invitation--were Martin Wall and Mr. Minot.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
MisternounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Trimmer was speaking.
the middle of the day
From this reading The time was noon of the following day, and Trimmer faced Lord Harrowby in the sitting-room of his lordship's hotel suite.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His lordship turned his gray eyes on Trimmer's eager face.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Also present--at Harrowby's invitation--were Martin Wall and Mr. Minot.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
sitting-room
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From this reading The time was noon of the following day, and Trimmer faced Lord Harrowby in the sitting-room of his lordship's hotel suite.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Mr. Trimmer was speaking.
suitenounUS /swiːt/
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
From this reading The time was noon of the following day, and Trimmer faced Lord Harrowby in the sitting-room of his lordship's hotel suite.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The time was noon of the following day, and Trimmer faced Lord Harrowby in the sitting-room of his lordship's hotel suite.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The time was noon of the following day, and Trimmer faced Lord Harrowby in the sitting-room of his lordship's hotel suite.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
TrimmernounUS /ˈtrɪmər/
a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
From this reading Mr. Trimmer was speaking.
Trimmer's
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From this reading His lordship turned his gray eyes on Trimmer's eager face.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading His lordship turned his gray eyes on Trimmer's eager face.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Also present--at Harrowby's invitation--were Martin Wall and Mr. Minot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Trimmer was speaking.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Also present--at Harrowby's invitation--were Martin Wall and Mr. Minot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TEN MINUTES OF AGONY "All I ask, Mister Harrowby, is that you consent to a short interview with your brother."
