used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
quickly and without warning
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The evidence against him was morally damning, if not legally conclusive.
(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 The unhappy man heard all in the silence of despair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
associatesnounUS /əˈsoʊsiəts/
plural of “associate” — a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
From this reading In this crisis he was summoned to meet his indignant associates.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading Crushed and bewildered, he attempted no defence.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Crushed and bewildered, he attempted no defence.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
CanalnounUS /kəˈnæl/
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
conclusiveadjectiveUS /kənˈkluːsɪv/
forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question
From this reading The evidence against him was morally damning, if not legally conclusive.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading In this crisis he was summoned to meet his indignant associates.
CrushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading Crushed and bewildered, he attempted no defence.
damningadjectiveUS /ˈdæmɪŋ/
threatening with damnation
From this reading The evidence against him was morally damning, if not legally conclusive.
defencenounUS /dɪˈfens/
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading Crushed and bewildered, he attempted no defence.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading The unhappy man heard all in the silence of despair.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading The evidence against him was morally damning, if not legally conclusive.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In this crisis he was summoned to meet his indignant associates.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The unhappy man heard all in the silence of despair.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The evidence against him was morally damning, if not legally conclusive.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
intense and profound fear
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The evidence against him was morally damning, if not legally conclusive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
inconceivableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbəl/
totally unlikely
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
indignantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnənt/
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading In this crisis he was summoned to meet his indignant associates.
legallyadverbUS /ˈliːɡəli/
by law; conforming to the law
From this reading The evidence against him was morally damning, if not legally conclusive.
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The unhappy man heard all in the silence of despair.
come together
From this reading In this crisis he was summoned to meet his indignant associates.
morallyadverbUS /ˈmɔːrəli/
with respect to moral principles
From this reading The evidence against him was morally damning, if not legally conclusive.
not any; not one
From this reading Crushed and bewildered, he attempted no defence.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The evidence against him was morally damning, if not legally conclusive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
perplexitynounUS /pərˈpleksəti/
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
premiumnounUS /ˈpriːmiəm/
payment for insurance
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
rejectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈdʒektɪd/
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
sharesnounUS /ʃerz/
plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The unhappy man heard all in the silence of despair.
speculatornounUS /ˈspekjəleɪtər/
someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading In this crisis he was summoned to meet his indignant associates.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this crisis he was summoned to meet his indignant associates.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading The unhappy man heard all in the silence of despair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
zeroadjectiveUS /ˈzɪroʊ/
indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
From this reading But to his inconceivable horror, the bill of the Canal Company was rejected in the Lords; the shares bought at a premium went down to zero; and to add to his perplexity, the speculator abruptly disappeared from the town.
