used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
(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 All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet the boy was not comfortable.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
exhale hard
From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
a youthful male person
From this reading And yet the boy was not comfortable.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading And yet the boy was not comfortable.
commotionnounUS /kəˈmoʊʃən/
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
intentionally conceived
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
a small house with a single story
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
cowardlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊərdli/
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
deliververbUS /dɪˈlɪvər/
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
divisible by two
From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
moving swiftly
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
the act of departing
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
engage in
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
Penrose's
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From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/
win approval or support for
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
skulkingnounUS /ˈskʌlkɪŋ/
evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
express in words
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not feel that he had gone skulking off to deliver a cowardly blow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not even now had the matter taken any moral aspect to him.
in the direction of
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All that he was conscious of was the fact, that having something to tell which he could not somehow persuade himself to tell, he was going to make the communication from a distance under Uncle Penrose's advice.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In a curious state of mind, Will was flying along towards Liverpool, while this commotion arose in the Cottage.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet the boy was not comfortable.
