used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
anew
From this reading THE ARCADIA MIXTURE AGAIN.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was from Scrymgeour, and said, "You have got me into a dreadful mess.
ARCADIAnounUS /ɑːrˈkeɪdiə/
a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
From this reading THE ARCADIA MIXTURE AGAIN.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Wondering what mess I could have got Scrymgeour into, I good-naturedly obeyed his summons, and soon I was smoking placidly on the deck of the house-boat, while Scrymgeour, sullen and nervous, tramped back and forward.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come down here first train."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Wondering what mess I could have got Scrymgeour into, I good-naturedly obeyed his summons, and soon I was smoking placidly on the deck of the house-boat, while Scrymgeour, sullen and nervous, tramped back and forward.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Wondering what mess I could have got Scrymgeour into, I good-naturedly obeyed his summons, and soon I was smoking placidly on the deck of the house-boat, while Scrymgeour, sullen and nervous, tramped back and forward.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Come down here first train."
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It was from Scrymgeour, and said, "You have got me into a dreadful mess.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Come down here first train."
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Wondering what mess I could have got Scrymgeour into, I good-naturedly obeyed his summons, and soon I was smoking placidly on the deck of the house-boat, while Scrymgeour, sullen and nervous, tramped back and forward.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was from Scrymgeour, and said, "You have got me into a dreadful mess.
good-naturedlyadverbUS /ˈɡʊdˈneɪtʃərdli/
in a good-natured manner
From this reading Wondering what mess I could have got Scrymgeour into, I good-naturedly obeyed his summons, and soon I was smoking placidly on the deck of the house-boat, while Scrymgeour, sullen and nervous, tramped back and forward.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was from Scrymgeour, and said, "You have got me into a dreadful mess.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was from Scrymgeour, and said, "You have got me into a dreadful mess.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Come down here first train."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wondering what mess I could have got Scrymgeour into, I good-naturedly obeyed his summons, and soon I was smoking placidly on the deck of the house-boat, while Scrymgeour, sullen and nervous, tramped back and forward.
house-boat
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From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was from Scrymgeour, and said, "You have got me into a dreadful mess.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was from Scrymgeour, and said, "You have got me into a dreadful mess.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was from Scrymgeour, and said, "You have got me into a dreadful mess.
messnounUS /mes/
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading It was from Scrymgeour, and said, "You have got me into a dreadful mess.
MIXTUREnounUS /ˈmɪkstʃər/
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
From this reading THE ARCADIA MIXTURE AGAIN.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
easily agitated
From this reading Wondering what mess I could have got Scrymgeour into, I good-naturedly obeyed his summons, and soon I was smoking placidly on the deck of the house-boat, while Scrymgeour, sullen and nervous, tramped back and forward.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Wondering what mess I could have got Scrymgeour into, I good-naturedly obeyed his summons, and soon I was smoking placidly on the deck of the house-boat, while Scrymgeour, sullen and nervous, tramped back and forward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wondering what mess I could have got Scrymgeour into, I good-naturedly obeyed his summons, and soon I was smoking placidly on the deck of the house-boat, while Scrymgeour, sullen and nervous, tramped back and forward.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wondering what mess I could have got Scrymgeour into, I good-naturedly obeyed his summons, and soon I was smoking placidly on the deck of the house-boat, while Scrymgeour, sullen and nervous, tramped back and forward.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
placidlyadverbUS /ˈplæsɪdli/
in a quiet and tranquil manner
From this reading Wondering what mess I could have got Scrymgeour into, I good-naturedly obeyed his summons, and soon I was smoking placidly on the deck of the house-boat, while Scrymgeour, sullen and nervous, tramped back and forward.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It was from Scrymgeour, and said, "You have got me into a dreadful mess.
Scrymgeour
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From this reading It was from Scrymgeour, and said, "You have got me into a dreadful mess.
Scrymgeour's
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From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
in the near future
From this reading Wondering what mess I could have got Scrymgeour into, I good-naturedly obeyed his summons, and soon I was smoking placidly on the deck of the house-boat, while Scrymgeour, sullen and nervous, tramped back and forward.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading Wondering what mess I could have got Scrymgeour into, I good-naturedly obeyed his summons, and soon I was smoking placidly on the deck of the house-boat, while Scrymgeour, sullen and nervous, tramped back and forward.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
a request to be present
From this reading Wondering what mess I could have got Scrymgeour into, I good-naturedly obeyed his summons, and soon I was smoking placidly on the deck of the house-boat, while Scrymgeour, sullen and nervous, tramped back and forward.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARCADIA MIXTURE AGAIN.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Come down here first train."
trampedverbUS /træmpt/
past form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading Wondering what mess I could have got Scrymgeour into, I good-naturedly obeyed his summons, and soon I was smoking placidly on the deck of the house-boat, while Scrymgeour, sullen and nervous, tramped back and forward.
precisely as stated
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Wondering what mess I could have got Scrymgeour into, I good-naturedly obeyed his summons, and soon I was smoking placidly on the deck of the house-boat, while Scrymgeour, sullen and nervous, tramped back and forward.
at the time that
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Wondering what mess I could have got Scrymgeour into, I good-naturedly obeyed his summons, and soon I was smoking placidly on the deck of the house-boat, while Scrymgeour, sullen and nervous, tramped back and forward.
William
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From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day, some weeks after we left Scrymgeour's house-boat, I was alone in my rooms, very busy smoking, when William John entered with a telegram.
showing curiosity
From this reading Wondering what mess I could have got Scrymgeour into, I good-naturedly obeyed his summons, and soon I was smoking placidly on the deck of the house-boat, while Scrymgeour, sullen and nervous, tramped back and forward.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was from Scrymgeour, and said, "You have got me into a dreadful mess.
