used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a campaigner, and made his plans quick.
(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 But first he must sleep, for all evening he had been nodding.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a campaigner, and made his plans quick.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nevertheless the discovery had quickened his spirit, which of late he thought had been growing languid.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Fortunate for him that the letter of Brother Gilly had fallen into his hand, for now he knew the magnitude of the business.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Fortunate for him that the letter of Brother Gilly had fallen into his hand, for now he knew the magnitude of the business.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But first he must sleep, for all evening he had been nodding.
campaignernounUS /kæmˈpeɪnər/
a politician who is running for public office
From this reading He was a campaigner, and made his plans quick.
an occurrence of something
From this reading His immediate duty was to escape, his next to reach the Prince and concert measures to meet the case of West England.
concertnounUS /ˈkɑːnsərt/
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading His immediate duty was to escape, his next to reach the Prince and concert measures to meet the case of West England.
the act of discovering something
From this reading Nevertheless the discovery had quickened his spirit, which of late he thought had been growing languid.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading His immediate duty was to escape, his next to reach the Prince and concert measures to meet the case of West England.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading His immediate duty was to escape, his next to reach the Prince and concert measures to meet the case of West England.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading His immediate duty was to escape, his next to reach the Prince and concert measures to meet the case of West England.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading But first he must sleep, for all evening he had been nodding.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Fortunate for him that the letter of Brother Gilly had fallen into his hand, for now he knew the magnitude of the business.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But first he must sleep, for all evening he had been nodding.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fortunate for him that the letter of Brother Gilly had fallen into his hand, for now he knew the magnitude of the business.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading Fortunate for him that the letter of Brother Gilly had fallen into his hand, for now he knew the magnitude of the business.
Gilly
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From this reading Fortunate for him that the letter of Brother Gilly had fallen into his hand, for now he knew the magnitude of the business.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Nevertheless the discovery had quickened his spirit, which of late he thought had been growing languid.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nevertheless the discovery had quickened his spirit, which of late he thought had been growing languid.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Fortunate for him that the letter of Brother Gilly had fallen into his hand, for now he knew the magnitude of the business.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nevertheless the discovery had quickened his spirit, which of late he thought had been growing languid.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fortunate for him that the letter of Brother Gilly had fallen into his hand, for now he knew the magnitude of the business.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless the discovery had quickened his spirit, which of late he thought had been growing languid.
of the present time and place
From this reading His immediate duty was to escape, his next to reach the Prince and concert measures to meet the case of West England.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Fortunate for him that the letter of Brother Gilly had fallen into his hand, for now he knew the magnitude of the business.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Fortunate for him that the letter of Brother Gilly had fallen into his hand, for now he knew the magnitude of the business.
languidadjectiveUS /ˈlæŋɡwəd/
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading Nevertheless the discovery had quickened his spirit, which of late he thought had been growing languid.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Nevertheless the discovery had quickened his spirit, which of late he thought had been growing languid.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Fortunate for him that the letter of Brother Gilly had fallen into his hand, for now he knew the magnitude of the business.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He was a campaigner, and made his plans quick.
magnitudenounUS /ˈmæɡnətuːd/
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
From this reading Fortunate for him that the letter of Brother Gilly had fallen into his hand, for now he knew the magnitude of the business.
measuresnounUS /ˈmeʒərz/
plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading His immediate duty was to escape, his next to reach the Prince and concert measures to meet the case of West England.
come together
From this reading His immediate duty was to escape, his next to reach the Prince and concert measures to meet the case of West England.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But first he must sleep, for all evening he had been nodding.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless the discovery had quickened his spirit, which of late he thought had been growing languid.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading His immediate duty was to escape, his next to reach the Prince and concert measures to meet the case of West England.
noddingadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːdɪŋ/
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading But first he must sleep, for all evening he had been nodding.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Fortunate for him that the letter of Brother Gilly had fallen into his hand, for now he knew the magnitude of the business.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nevertheless the discovery had quickened his spirit, which of late he thought had been growing languid.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading He was a campaigner, and made his plans quick.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading His immediate duty was to escape, his next to reach the Prince and concert measures to meet the case of West England.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading He was a campaigner, and made his plans quick.
quickenedverbUS /ˈkwɪkənd/
past form of “quicken” — move faster
From this reading Nevertheless the discovery had quickened his spirit, which of late he thought had been growing languid.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading His immediate duty was to escape, his next to reach the Prince and concert measures to meet the case of West England.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But first he must sleep, for all evening he had been nodding.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Nevertheless the discovery had quickened his spirit, which of late he thought had been growing languid.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fortunate for him that the letter of Brother Gilly had fallen into his hand, for now he knew the magnitude of the business.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nevertheless the discovery had quickened his spirit, which of late he thought had been growing languid.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Nevertheless the discovery had quickened his spirit, which of late he thought had been growing languid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His immediate duty was to escape, his next to reach the Prince and concert measures to meet the case of West England.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a campaigner, and made his plans quick.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading His immediate duty was to escape, his next to reach the Prince and concert measures to meet the case of West England.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless the discovery had quickened his spirit, which of late he thought had been growing languid.
