filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "Forgive me, Colonel Rand, but I'm afraid I must put you to some inconvenience, sir," he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You see, we have no chauffeur, at present, and I don't drive very well, myself.
apologeticadjectiveUS /əˌpɑːləˈdʒetɪk/
offering or expressing apology
From this reading The Fleming butler--Walters, Rand remembered Gladys Fleming having called him--became apologetic upon learning who the visitor was.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The garage is under the house, at the rear; just follow the driveway around.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You see, we have no chauffeur, at present, and I don't drive very well, myself.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The Fleming butler--Walters, Rand remembered Gladys Fleming having called him--became apologetic upon learning who the visitor was.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Forgive me, Colonel Rand, but I'm afraid I must put you to some inconvenience, sir," he said.
butlernounUS /ˈbʌtlər/
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading The Fleming butler--Walters, Rand remembered Gladys Fleming having called him--became apologetic upon learning who the visitor was.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Fleming butler--Walters, Rand remembered Gladys Fleming having called him--became apologetic upon learning who the visitor was.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Would you object to putting up your own car, sir?
chauffeurnounUS /ʃoʊˈfɜːr/
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading "You see, we have no chauffeur, at present, and I don't drive very well, myself.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "Forgive me, Colonel Rand, but I'm afraid I must put you to some inconvenience, sir," he said.
don't
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From this reading "You see, we have no chauffeur, at present, and I don't drive very well, myself.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading "You see, we have no chauffeur, at present, and I don't drive very well, myself.
drivewaynounUS /ˈdraɪvweɪ/
a road leading up to a private house
From this reading The garage is under the house, at the rear; just follow the driveway around.
FlemingnounUS /ˈflemɪŋ/
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading The Fleming butler--Walters, Rand remembered Gladys Fleming having called him--became apologetic upon learning who the visitor was.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The garage is under the house, at the rear; just follow the driveway around.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "Forgive me, Colonel Rand, but I'm afraid I must put you to some inconvenience, sir," he said.
garagenounUS /ɡərˈɑːʒ/
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading The garage is under the house, at the rear; just follow the driveway around.
Gladys
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From this reading The Fleming butler--Walters, Rand remembered Gladys Fleming having called him--became apologetic upon learning who the visitor was.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You see, we have no chauffeur, at present, and I don't drive very well, myself.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Fleming butler--Walters, Rand remembered Gladys Fleming having called him--became apologetic upon learning who the visitor was.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Forgive me, Colonel Rand, but I'm afraid I must put you to some inconvenience, sir," he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Fleming butler--Walters, Rand remembered Gladys Fleming having called him--became apologetic upon learning who the visitor was.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The garage is under the house, at the rear; just follow the driveway around.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Forgive me, Colonel Rand, but I'm afraid I must put you to some inconvenience, sir," he said.
I'm
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From this reading "Forgive me, Colonel Rand, but I'm afraid I must put you to some inconvenience, sir," he said.
inconveniencenounUS /ˌɪnkənˈviːnjəns/
an inconvenient discomfort
From this reading "Forgive me, Colonel Rand, but I'm afraid I must put you to some inconvenience, sir," he said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The garage is under the house, at the rear; just follow the driveway around.
and nothing more
From this reading The garage is under the house, at the rear; just follow the driveway around.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading The Fleming butler--Walters, Rand remembered Gladys Fleming having called him--became apologetic upon learning who the visitor was.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Forgive me, Colonel Rand, but I'm afraid I must put you to some inconvenience, sir," he said.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Forgive me, Colonel Rand, but I'm afraid I must put you to some inconvenience, sir," he said.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "You see, we have no chauffeur, at present, and I don't drive very well, myself.
not any; not one
From this reading "You see, we have no chauffeur, at present, and I don't drive very well, myself.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Would you object to putting up your own car, sir?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Would you object to putting up your own car, sir?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "You see, we have no chauffeur, at present, and I don't drive very well, myself.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Forgive me, Colonel Rand, but I'm afraid I must put you to some inconvenience, sir," he said.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Would you object to putting up your own car, sir?
RandnounUS /rænd/
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading The Fleming butler--Walters, Rand remembered Gladys Fleming having called him--became apologetic upon learning who the visitor was.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading The garage is under the house, at the rear; just follow the driveway around.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading The Fleming butler--Walters, Rand remembered Gladys Fleming having called him--became apologetic upon learning who the visitor was.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Forgive me, Colonel Rand, but I'm afraid I must put you to some inconvenience, sir," he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see, we have no chauffeur, at present, and I don't drive very well, myself.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Forgive me, Colonel Rand, but I'm afraid I must put you to some inconvenience, sir," he said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Forgive me, Colonel Rand, but I'm afraid I must put you to some inconvenience, sir," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Fleming butler--Walters, Rand remembered Gladys Fleming having called him--became apologetic upon learning who the visitor was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Forgive me, Colonel Rand, but I'm afraid I must put you to some inconvenience, sir," he said.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The garage is under the house, at the rear; just follow the driveway around.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Would you object to putting up your own car, sir?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Fleming butler--Walters, Rand remembered Gladys Fleming having called him--became apologetic upon learning who the visitor was.
precisely as stated
From this reading "You see, we have no chauffeur, at present, and I don't drive very well, myself.
someone who visits
From this reading The Fleming butler--Walters, Rand remembered Gladys Fleming having called him--became apologetic upon learning who the visitor was.
WaltersnounUS /ˈwɔːltərz/
plural of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading The Fleming butler--Walters, Rand remembered Gladys Fleming having called him--became apologetic upon learning who the visitor was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Fleming butler--Walters, Rand remembered Gladys Fleming having called him--became apologetic upon learning who the visitor was.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You see, we have no chauffeur, at present, and I don't drive very well, myself.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "You see, we have no chauffeur, at present, and I don't drive very well, myself.
which person or people
From this reading The Fleming butler--Walters, Rand remembered Gladys Fleming having called him--became apologetic upon learning who the visitor was.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you object to putting up your own car, sir?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Forgive me, Colonel Rand, but I'm afraid I must put you to some inconvenience, sir," he said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you object to putting up your own car, sir?
