used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A document of the hour."--_Times._ By Mrs. Harold Gorst, Author of "This Our Sister," etc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A book to read slowly and remember long."
AsternounUS /ˈæstər/
any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
From this reading By "Iota," Author of "The Yellow Aster," etc.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading By "Iota," Author of "The Yellow Aster," etc.
BELLOCnoun
English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for children (1870-1953)
From this reading CLUTTERBUCK'S ELECTION H. BELLOC AUTHOR OF "EMANUEL BURDEN" LONDON EVELEIGH NASH FAWSIDE HOUSE GILBERT CHESTERTON _Idem Sentire de Republicâ_ ...
BlenheimnounUS /ˈblenhaɪm/
the First Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the French in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession
From this reading "A wonderful picture of the time."--_Daily Mail._ A GENTLEMAN OF LONDON By Morice Gerard, Author of "Rose of Blenheim," etc.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "A book to read slowly and remember long."
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading CLUTTERBUCK'S ELECTION H. BELLOC AUTHOR OF "EMANUEL BURDEN" LONDON EVELEIGH NASH FAWSIDE HOUSE GILBERT CHESTERTON _Idem Sentire de Republicâ_ ...
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By "Iota," Author of "The Yellow Aster," etc.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading "'The Jungle' of London."--_Daily Graphic._ By Charles Marriott, Author of "The Wondrous Wife."
CHESTERTONnounUS /ˈtʃestərtən/
conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown (1874-1936)
From this reading CLUTTERBUCK'S ELECTION H. BELLOC AUTHOR OF "EMANUEL BURDEN" LONDON EVELEIGH NASH FAWSIDE HOUSE GILBERT CHESTERTON _Idem Sentire de Republicâ_ ...
CLUTTERBUCK'S
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From this reading CLUTTERBUCK'S ELECTION H. BELLOC AUTHOR OF "EMANUEL BURDEN" LONDON EVELEIGH NASH FAWSIDE HOUSE GILBERT CHESTERTON _Idem Sentire de Republicâ_ ...
every day; without missing a day
From this reading "'The Jungle' of London."--_Daily Graphic._ By Charles Marriott, Author of "The Wondrous Wife."
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading CLUTTERBUCK'S ELECTION H. BELLOC AUTHOR OF "EMANUEL BURDEN" LONDON EVELEIGH NASH FAWSIDE HOUSE GILBERT CHESTERTON _Idem Sentire de Republicâ_ ...
documentnounUS /ˈdɑːkjəment/
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading "A document of the hour."--_Times._ By Mrs. Harold Gorst, Author of "This Our Sister," etc.
ELECTIONnounUS /ɪˈlekʃən/
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading CLUTTERBUCK'S ELECTION H. BELLOC AUTHOR OF "EMANUEL BURDEN" LONDON EVELEIGH NASH FAWSIDE HOUSE GILBERT CHESTERTON _Idem Sentire de Republicâ_ ...
EMANUEL
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From this reading CLUTTERBUCK'S ELECTION H. BELLOC AUTHOR OF "EMANUEL BURDEN" LONDON EVELEIGH NASH FAWSIDE HOUSE GILBERT CHESTERTON _Idem Sentire de Republicâ_ ...
etc
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From this reading By "Iota," Author of "The Yellow Aster," etc.
EVELEIGH
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From this reading CLUTTERBUCK'S ELECTION H. BELLOC AUTHOR OF "EMANUEL BURDEN" LONDON EVELEIGH NASH FAWSIDE HOUSE GILBERT CHESTERTON _Idem Sentire de Republicâ_ ...
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading _Evening Standard._ By Ford Madox Hueffer, Author of "The Fifth Queen," etc.
FAWSIDE
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From this reading CLUTTERBUCK'S ELECTION H. BELLOC AUTHOR OF "EMANUEL BURDEN" LONDON EVELEIGH NASH FAWSIDE HOUSE GILBERT CHESTERTON _Idem Sentire de Republicâ_ ...
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading _Evening Standard._ By Ford Madox Hueffer, Author of "The Fifth Queen," etc.
FordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading _Evening Standard._ By Ford Madox Hueffer, Author of "The Fifth Queen," etc.
a man of refinement
From this reading "A wonderful picture of the time."--_Daily Mail._ A GENTLEMAN OF LONDON By Morice Gerard, Author of "Rose of Blenheim," etc.
Gerard
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From this reading "A wonderful picture of the time."--_Daily Mail._ A GENTLEMAN OF LONDON By Morice Gerard, Author of "Rose of Blenheim," etc.
GILBERTnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading CLUTTERBUCK'S ELECTION H. BELLOC AUTHOR OF "EMANUEL BURDEN" LONDON EVELEIGH NASH FAWSIDE HOUSE GILBERT CHESTERTON _Idem Sentire de Republicâ_ ...
GlobenounUS /ɡloʊb/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "A pleasure to read."--_Globe._ MR.
Gorst
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From this reading "A document of the hour."--_Times._ By Mrs. Harold Gorst, Author of "This Our Sister," etc.
GraphicadjectiveUS /ˈɡræfɪk/
written or drawn or engraved
From this reading "'The Jungle' of London."--_Daily Graphic._ By Charles Marriott, Author of "The Wondrous Wife."
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading CLUTTERBUCK'S ELECTION H. BELLOC AUTHOR OF "EMANUEL BURDEN" LONDON EVELEIGH NASH FAWSIDE HOUSE GILBERT CHESTERTON _Idem Sentire de Republicâ_ ...
Harold
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From this reading "A document of the hour."--_Times._ By Mrs. Harold Gorst, Author of "This Our Sister," etc.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "A document of the hour."--_Times._ By Mrs. Harold Gorst, Author of "This Our Sister," etc.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading CLUTTERBUCK'S ELECTION H. BELLOC AUTHOR OF "EMANUEL BURDEN" LONDON EVELEIGH NASH FAWSIDE HOUSE GILBERT CHESTERTON _Idem Sentire de Republicâ_ ...
Hueffer
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From this reading _Evening Standard._ By Ford Madox Hueffer, Author of "The Fifth Queen," etc.
Idem
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From this reading CLUTTERBUCK'S ELECTION H. BELLOC AUTHOR OF "EMANUEL BURDEN" LONDON EVELEIGH NASH FAWSIDE HOUSE GILBERT CHESTERTON _Idem Sentire de Republicâ_ ...
IotanounUS /ˌaɪˈoʊtə/
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading By "Iota," Author of "The Yellow Aster," etc.
JunglenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading "'The Jungle' of London."--_Daily Graphic._ By Charles Marriott, Author of "The Wondrous Wife."
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading "'The Jungle' of London."--_Daily Graphic._ By Charles Marriott, Author of "The Wondrous Wife."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "A book to read slowly and remember long."
Madox
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From this reading _Evening Standard._ By Ford Madox Hueffer, Author of "The Fifth Queen," etc.
MailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading "A wonderful picture of the time."--_Daily Mail._ A GENTLEMAN OF LONDON By Morice Gerard, Author of "Rose of Blenheim," etc.
Marriott
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From this reading "'The Jungle' of London."--_Daily Graphic._ By Charles Marriott, Author of "The Wondrous Wife."
Morice
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From this reading "A wonderful picture of the time."--_Daily Mail._ A GENTLEMAN OF LONDON By Morice Gerard, Author of "Rose of Blenheim," etc.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "A pleasure to read."--_Globe._ MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "A document of the hour."--_Times._ By Mrs. Harold Gorst, Author of "This Our Sister," etc.
NASHnounUS /næʃ/
United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971)
From this reading CLUTTERBUCK'S ELECTION H. BELLOC AUTHOR OF "EMANUEL BURDEN" LONDON EVELEIGH NASH FAWSIDE HOUSE GILBERT CHESTERTON _Idem Sentire de Republicâ_ ...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By "Iota," Author of "The Yellow Aster," etc.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "A document of the hour."--_Times._ By Mrs. Harold Gorst, Author of "This Our Sister," etc.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "A wonderful picture of the time."--_Daily Mail._ A GENTLEMAN OF LONDON By Morice Gerard, Author of "Rose of Blenheim," etc.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "A pleasure to read."--_Globe._ MR.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading _Evening Standard._ By Ford Madox Hueffer, Author of "The Fifth Queen," etc.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "A book to read slowly and remember long."
To recall to mind.
From this reading "A book to read slowly and remember long."
Republicâ
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From this reading CLUTTERBUCK'S ELECTION H. BELLOC AUTHOR OF "EMANUEL BURDEN" LONDON EVELEIGH NASH FAWSIDE HOUSE GILBERT CHESTERTON _Idem Sentire de Republicâ_ ...
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "A wonderful picture of the time."--_Daily Mail._ A GENTLEMAN OF LONDON By Morice Gerard, Author of "Rose of Blenheim," etc.
Sentire
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From this reading CLUTTERBUCK'S ELECTION H. BELLOC AUTHOR OF "EMANUEL BURDEN" LONDON EVELEIGH NASH FAWSIDE HOUSE GILBERT CHESTERTON _Idem Sentire de Republicâ_ ...
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "A document of the hour."--_Times._ By Mrs. Harold Gorst, Author of "This Our Sister," etc.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "A book to read slowly and remember long."
StandardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading _Evening Standard._ By Ford Madox Hueffer, Author of "The Fifth Queen," etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By "Iota," Author of "The Yellow Aster," etc.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "A document of the hour."--_Times._ By Mrs. Harold Gorst, Author of "This Our Sister," etc.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "A wonderful picture of the time."--_Daily Mail._ A GENTLEMAN OF LONDON By Morice Gerard, Author of "Rose of Blenheim," etc.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "A document of the hour."--_Times._ By Mrs. Harold Gorst, Author of "This Our Sister," etc.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A book to read slowly and remember long."
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "'The Jungle' of London."--_Daily Graphic._ By Charles Marriott, Author of "The Wondrous Wife."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "A wonderful picture of the time."--_Daily Mail._ A GENTLEMAN OF LONDON By Morice Gerard, Author of "Rose of Blenheim," etc.
WondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "'The Jungle' of London."--_Daily Graphic._ By Charles Marriott, Author of "The Wondrous Wife."
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading By "Iota," Author of "The Yellow Aster," etc.
