185
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From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then added for my information after a pause: 'I haven't got to be in till half-past eight.'
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Then added for my information after a pause: 'I haven't got to be in till half-past eight.'
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then added for my information after a pause: 'I haven't got to be in till half-past eight.'
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Twenty minutes to eight,' I replied, looking at my watch.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading After that we fell back into our former silence, and sat watching the murky twilight, he at his end of the park seat, I at mine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then added for my information after a pause: 'I haven't got to be in till half-past eight.'
BUCHANANnounUS /bjuːˈkænən/
15th President of the United States (1791-1868)
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
CHATTO
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From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
being one more than seven
From this reading 'Twenty minutes to eight,' I replied, looking at my watch.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading After that we fell back into our former silence, and sat watching the murky twilight, he at his end of the park seat, I at mine.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading After that we fell back into our former silence, and sat watching the murky twilight, he at his end of the park seat, I at mine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then added for my information after a pause: 'I haven't got to be in till half-past eight.'
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading After that we fell back into our former silence, and sat watching the murky twilight, he at his end of the park seat, I at mine.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then added for my information after a pause: 'I haven't got to be in till half-past eight.'
half-past
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From this reading Then added for my information after a pause: 'I haven't got to be in till half-past eight.'
haven't
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From this reading Then added for my information after a pause: 'I haven't got to be in till half-past eight.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After that we fell back into our former silence, and sat watching the murky twilight, he at his end of the park seat, I at mine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Twenty minutes to eight,' I replied, looking at my watch.
ILLUSTRATIONSnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then added for my information after a pause: 'I haven't got to be in till half-past eight.'
a message received and understood
From this reading Then added for my information after a pause: 'I haven't got to be in till half-past eight.'
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After that we fell back into our former silence, and sat watching the murky twilight, he at his end of the park seat, I at mine.
INTRODUCTIONnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
JEROMEnounUS /dʒərˈoʊm/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading 'Twenty minutes to eight,' I replied, looking at my watch.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After that we fell back into our former silence, and sat watching the murky twilight, he at his end of the park seat, I at mine.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading 'Twenty minutes to eight,' I replied, looking at my watch.
murkyadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrki/
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
From this reading After that we fell back into our former silence, and sat watching the murky twilight, he at his end of the park seat, I at mine.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Twenty minutes to eight,' I replied, looking at my watch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After that we fell back into our former silence, and sat watching the murky twilight, he at his end of the park seat, I at mine.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh,' he remarked.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After that we fell back into our former silence, and sat watching the murky twilight, he at his end of the park seat, I at mine.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading After that we fell back into our former silence, and sat watching the murky twilight, he at his end of the park seat, I at mine.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading Then added for my information after a pause: 'I haven't got to be in till half-past eight.'
PICCADILLY
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From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading 'Oh,' he remarked.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading 'Twenty minutes to eight,' I replied, looking at my watch.
precisely, exactly
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading After that we fell back into our former silence, and sat watching the murky twilight, he at his end of the park seat, I at mine.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading After that we fell back into our former silence, and sat watching the murky twilight, he at his end of the park seat, I at mine.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading After that we fell back into our former silence, and sat watching the murky twilight, he at his end of the park seat, I at mine.
term of address for a man
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
STEVENSONnounUS /ˈstiːvənsən/
Scottish author (1850-1894)
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
express in words
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that we fell back into our former silence, and sat watching the murky twilight, he at his end of the park seat, I at mine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then added for my information after a pause: 'I haven't got to be in till half-past eight.'
up to a particular time
From this reading Then added for my information after a pause: 'I haven't got to be in till half-past eight.'
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Twenty minutes to eight,' I replied, looking at my watch.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading 'Twenty minutes to eight,' I replied, looking at my watch.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading After that we fell back into our former silence, and sat watching the murky twilight, he at his end of the park seat, I at mine.
look attentively
From this reading 'Twenty minutes to eight,' I replied, looking at my watch.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading After that we fell back into our former silence, and sat watching the murky twilight, he at his end of the park seat, I at mine.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After that we fell back into our former silence, and sat watching the murky twilight, he at his end of the park seat, I at mine.
WINDUS
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From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ROBERT BUCHANAN ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEROME K. JEROME _AND 185 ILLUSTRATIONS_ London CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY INTRODUCTION By JEROME K. JEROME 'Please, sir,' he said, 'could you tell me the right time?'
