used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Late in the afternoon, Gimblet, returning to the flat in Whitehall, found a visitor awaiting him there.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She's been here about ten minutes, and I've taken tea in to her, not knowing how long you might be, sir."
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Late in the afternoon, Gimblet, returning to the flat in Whitehall, found a visitor awaiting him there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Higgs, hearing his footstep in the hall, hurried out to meet him and inform him of the fact.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Late in the afternoon, Gimblet, returning to the flat in Whitehall, found a visitor awaiting him there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She's been here about ten minutes, and I've taken tea in to her, not knowing how long you might be, sir."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She's been here about ten minutes, and I've taken tea in to her, not knowing how long you might be, sir."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading She gave me this card, and wants to see you on business.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading She gave me this card, and wants to see you on business.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Higgs, hearing his footstep in the hall, hurried out to meet him and inform him of the fact.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Late in the afternoon, Gimblet, returning to the flat in Whitehall, found a visitor awaiting him there.
footstepnounUS /ˈfʊtstep/
the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading Higgs, hearing his footstep in the hall, hurried out to meet him and inform him of the fact.
set up or found
From this reading Late in the afternoon, Gimblet, returning to the flat in Whitehall, found a visitor awaiting him there.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave me this card, and wants to see you on business.
Gimblet
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From this reading Late in the afternoon, Gimblet, returning to the flat in Whitehall, found a visitor awaiting him there.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Higgs, hearing his footstep in the hall, hurried out to meet him and inform him of the fact.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Higgs, hearing his footstep in the hall, hurried out to meet him and inform him of the fact.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She's been here about ten minutes, and I've taken tea in to her, not knowing how long you might be, sir."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She's been here about ten minutes, and I've taken tea in to her, not knowing how long you might be, sir."
Higgs
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From this reading Higgs, hearing his footstep in the hall, hurried out to meet him and inform him of the fact.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Late in the afternoon, Gimblet, returning to the flat in Whitehall, found a visitor awaiting him there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Higgs, hearing his footstep in the hall, hurried out to meet him and inform him of the fact.
how
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From this reading She's been here about ten minutes, and I've taken tea in to her, not knowing how long you might be, sir."
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Higgs, hearing his footstep in the hall, hurried out to meet him and inform him of the fact.
I've
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From this reading She's been here about ten minutes, and I've taken tea in to her, not knowing how long you might be, sir."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Late in the afternoon, Gimblet, returning to the flat in Whitehall, found a visitor awaiting him there.
informverbUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrm/
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading Higgs, hearing his footstep in the hall, hurried out to meet him and inform him of the fact.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading She's been here about ten minutes, and I've taken tea in to her, not knowing how long you might be, sir."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "A young lady, sir.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Late in the afternoon, Gimblet, returning to the flat in Whitehall, found a visitor awaiting him there.
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 She's been here about ten minutes, and I've taken tea in to her, not knowing how long you might be, sir."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She gave me this card, and wants to see you on business.
come together
From this reading Higgs, hearing his footstep in the hall, hurried out to meet him and inform him of the fact.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She's been here about ten minutes, and I've taken tea in to her, not knowing how long you might be, sir."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading She's been here about ten minutes, and I've taken tea in to her, not knowing how long you might be, sir."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She's been here about ten minutes, and I've taken tea in to her, not knowing how long you might be, sir."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Higgs, hearing his footstep in the hall, hurried out to meet him and inform him of the fact.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She gave me this card, and wants to see you on business.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Higgs, hearing his footstep in the hall, hurried out to meet him and inform him of the fact.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Late in the afternoon, Gimblet, returning to the flat in Whitehall, found a visitor awaiting him there.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She gave me this card, and wants to see you on business.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave me this card, and wants to see you on business.
She's
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From this reading She's been here about ten minutes, and I've taken tea in to her, not knowing how long you might be, sir."
term of address for a man
From this reading "A young lady, sir.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She's been here about ten minutes, and I've taken tea in to her, not knowing how long you might be, sir."
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading She's been here about ten minutes, and I've taken tea in to her, not knowing how long you might be, sir."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading She's been here about ten minutes, and I've taken tea in to her, not knowing how long you might be, sir."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Late in the afternoon, Gimblet, returning to the flat in Whitehall, found a visitor awaiting him there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Late in the afternoon, Gimblet, returning to the flat in Whitehall, found a visitor awaiting him there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She gave me this card, and wants to see you on business.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Late in the afternoon, Gimblet, returning to the flat in Whitehall, found a visitor awaiting him there.
someone who visits
From this reading Late in the afternoon, Gimblet, returning to the flat in Whitehall, found a visitor awaiting him there.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading She gave me this card, and wants to see you on business.
WhitehallnounUS /ˈwaɪthɔːl/
a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
From this reading Late in the afternoon, Gimblet, returning to the flat in Whitehall, found a visitor awaiting him there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She gave me this card, and wants to see you on business.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "A young lady, sir.
