aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I suppose he has been making some sensational and, of course, absolutely false statements about me, eh?”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I suppose he has been making some sensational and, of course, absolutely false statements about me, eh?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
arrestverbUS /ərˈest/
take into custody
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “And what does he say?” he asked the reporter who brought him the news.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
Coggswell
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From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑːnfəˈdenʃəl/
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I suppose he has been making some sensational and, of course, absolutely false statements about me, eh?”
disciplenounUS /dɪˈsaɪpəl/
someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And what does he say?” he asked the reporter who brought him the news.
eh
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From this reading I suppose he has been making some sensational and, of course, absolutely false statements about me, eh?”
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading I suppose he has been making some sensational and, of course, absolutely false statements about me, eh?”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I suppose he has been making some sensational and, of course, absolutely false statements about me, eh?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And what does he say?” he asked the reporter who brought him the news.
Hines
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From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose he has been making some sensational and, of course, absolutely false statements about me, eh?”
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
Jake
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From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
immediately past
From this reading UNTO THE LAST.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I suppose he has been making some sensational and, of course, absolutely false statements about me, eh?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I suppose he has been making some sensational and, of course, absolutely false statements about me, eh?”
misguidedadjectiveUS /mɪsˈɡaɪdɪd/
poorly conceived or thought out
From this reading “What does the misguided young man say?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
information about recent and important events
From this reading “And what does he say?” he asked the reporter who brought him the news.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I suppose he has been making some sensational and, of course, absolutely false statements about me, eh?”
perturbedadjectiveUS /pərˈtɜːrbd/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
reporternounUS /rɪˈpɔːrtər/
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading “And what does he say?” he asked the reporter who brought him the news.
SamuelnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
express in words
From this reading “And what does he say?” he asked the reporter who brought him the news.
sensationaladjectiveUS /senˈseɪʃənəl/
causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
From this reading I suppose he has been making some sensational and, of course, absolutely false statements about me, eh?”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I suppose he has been making some sensational and, of course, absolutely false statements about me, eh?”
statementsnounUS /ˈsteɪtmənts/
plural of “statement” — a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading I suppose he has been making some sensational and, of course, absolutely false statements about me, eh?”
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose he has been making some sensational and, of course, absolutely false statements about me, eh?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNTO THE LAST.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
UNTOprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading UNTO THE LAST.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what does he say?” he asked the reporter who brought him the news.
at the time that
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
which person or people
From this reading “And what does he say?” he asked the reporter who brought him the news.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading When Samuel J. Coggswell learned that his disciple and confidential man, Jake Hines, had been brought back to New York under arrest, he was greatly perturbed.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “What does the misguided young man say?
