used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
(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 He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
anxietiesnounUS /æŋˈzaɪətiz/
plural of “anxiety” — (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “As to the where, my friend, it would require a very different tongue from yours and mine to say; Russian and Polish names are nothing in comparison.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As to the where, my friend, it would require a very different tongue from yours and mine to say; Russian and Polish names are nothing in comparison.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Where have you been all this time?”
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
comparisonnounUS /kəmˈperəsən/
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading “As to the where, my friend, it would require a very different tongue from yours and mine to say; Russian and Polish names are nothing in comparison.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I was going to start the hue and cry, or whatever may represent that institution here, after you, Vyner.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
the act of departing
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
detainedverbUS /dɪˈteɪnd/
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “As to the where, my friend, it would require a very different tongue from yours and mine to say; Russian and Polish names are nothing in comparison.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “As to the where, my friend, it would require a very different tongue from yours and mine to say; Russian and Polish names are nothing in comparison.
friend'snounUS /frendz/
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “As to the where, my friend, it would require a very different tongue from yours and mine to say; Russian and Polish names are nothing in comparison.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
glennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
the act of departing
From this reading “I was going to start the hue and cry, or whatever may represent that institution here, after you, Vyner.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
Grenfell
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
hailedverbUS /heɪld/
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I was going to start the hue and cry, or whatever may represent that institution here, after you, Vyner.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
huenounUS /hjuː/
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading “I was going to start the hue and cry, or whatever may represent that institution here, after you, Vyner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
institutionnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading “I was going to start the hue and cry, or whatever may represent that institution here, after you, Vyner.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I was going to start the hue and cry, or whatever may represent that institution here, after you, Vyner.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “As to the where, my friend, it would require a very different tongue from yours and mine to say; Russian and Polish names are nothing in comparison.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “As to the where, my friend, it would require a very different tongue from yours and mine to say; Russian and Polish names are nothing in comparison.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading “As to the where, my friend, it would require a very different tongue from yours and mine to say; Russian and Polish names are nothing in comparison.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “As to the where, my friend, it would require a very different tongue from yours and mine to say; Russian and Polish names are nothing in comparison.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I was going to start the hue and cry, or whatever may represent that institution here, after you, Vyner.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
PolishnounUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃ/
the property of being smooth and shiny
From this reading “As to the where, my friend, it would require a very different tongue from yours and mine to say; Russian and Polish names are nothing in comparison.
representverbUS /ˌreprɪˈzent/
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading “I was going to start the hue and cry, or whatever may represent that institution here, after you, Vyner.
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading “As to the where, my friend, it would require a very different tongue from yours and mine to say; Russian and Polish names are nothing in comparison.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading “As to the where, my friend, it would require a very different tongue from yours and mine to say; Russian and Polish names are nothing in comparison.
sauntered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
cut with a saw
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
express in words
From this reading “As to the where, my friend, it would require a very different tongue from yours and mine to say; Russian and Polish names are nothing in comparison.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I was going to start the hue and cry, or whatever may represent that institution here, after you, Vyner.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Where have you been all this time?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Where have you been all this time?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “As to the where, my friend, it would require a very different tongue from yours and mine to say; Russian and Polish names are nothing in comparison.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
uneasinessnounUS /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
precisely as stated
From this reading “As to the where, my friend, it would require a very different tongue from yours and mine to say; Russian and Polish names are nothing in comparison.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
Vyner
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was going to start the hue and cry, or whatever may represent that institution here, after you, Vyner.
Vyner's
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From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “I was going to start the hue and cry, or whatever may represent that institution here, after you, Vyner.
at the time that
From this reading He had not gone fully a mile, when he saw in the grey twilight a man approaching; he hailed, and was answered in his friend’s voice, “All right; it is I.”
in or at the place that
From this reading Where have you been all this time?”
showing curiosity
From this reading It was on the evening of the second day after Vyner’s departure that Grenfell, never much given to anxieties about others, felt a certain uneasiness, and sauntered down the glen, wondering what might have detained him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “As to the where, my friend, it would require a very different tongue from yours and mine to say; Russian and Polish names are nothing in comparison.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I was going to start the hue and cry, or whatever may represent that institution here, after you, Vyner.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “As to the where, my friend, it would require a very different tongue from yours and mine to say; Russian and Polish names are nothing in comparison.
