used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
admirableadjectiveUS /ˈædmərəbəl/
deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
From this reading He was training for an admirable detective in plain clothes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading How he watched, day after day, none save himself saw or knew.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was training for an admirable detective in plain clothes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
Arkell
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From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
Beauclerc
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From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
placed in a grave
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
cloistersnounUS /ˈklɔɪstərz/
plural of “cloister” — residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
clothing in general
From this reading He was training for an admirable detective in plain clothes.
coolnessnounUS /ˈkuːlnəs/
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
placed crosswise
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading How he watched, day after day, none save himself saw or knew.
deanerynoun
the official residence of a dean
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading He was training for an admirable detective in plain clothes.
devoutadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaʊt/
deeply religious
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
dispelverbUS /dɪˈspel/
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
fatedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtɪd/
(usually followed by “to”) determined by tragic fate
From this reading Lewis was fated not to forget that wish.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was training for an admirable detective in plain clothes.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Lewis was fated not to forget that wish.
formerlyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrmərli/
at a previous time
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading How he watched, day after day, none save himself saw or knew.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
How
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From this reading How he watched, day after day, none save himself saw or knew.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
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 How he watched, day after day, none save himself saw or knew.
labouringadjective
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
not one, and not any
From this reading How he watched, day after day, none save himself saw or knew.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lewis was fated not to forget that wish.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How he watched, day after day, none save himself saw or knew.
peepingverbUS /ˈpiːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading He was training for an admirable detective in plain clothes.
quadrantnounUS /ˈkwɑːdrənt/
a quarter of the circumference of a circle
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
reproachnounUS /riˈproʊtʃ/
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
except for; apart from
From this reading How he watched, day after day, none save himself saw or knew.
cut with a saw
From this reading How he watched, day after day, none save himself saw or knew.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
stealthilyadverb
in a stealthy manner
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
believed likely
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He suspected there had been some coolness between Henry and Miss Beauclerc, and that she was labouring to dispel it; he knew that Arkell did not go to the deanery so much as formerly, and he heard Miss Beauclerc reproach him for it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lewis was fated not to forget that wish.
trainingnounUS /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading He was training for an admirable detective in plain clothes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading How he watched, day after day, none save himself saw or knew.
in or at the place that
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Lewis was in the opposite quadrant of the cloisters, peeping across stealthily, and a devout wish crossed his heart that Arkell was buried on the spot where he then stood.
