anew
From this reading His secretary, still quivering with excitement, again answered yes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading His secretary, still quivering with excitement, again answered yes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Those,” said the secretary, “are the very conditions of the mystery.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
cloak-room
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From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
CommonsnounUS /ˈkɑːmənz/
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading “Those,” said the secretary, “are the very conditions of the mystery.”
being joined in close association
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
consequencesnounUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwensəz/
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
DetectivenounUS /dɪˈtektɪv/
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
diplomaticadjectiveUS /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/
relating to or characteristic of diplomacy
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “Exactly.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading His secretary, still quivering with excitement, again answered yes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His secretary, still quivering with excitement, again answered yes.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “Those,” said the secretary, “are the very conditions of the mystery.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
presumeverbUS /prɪˈzuːm/
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading His secretary, still quivering with excitement, again answered yes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading His secretary, still quivering with excitement, again answered yes.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
solveverbUS /sɑːlv/
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
not in physical motion
From this reading His secretary, still quivering with excitement, again answered yes.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those,” said the secretary, “are the very conditions of the mystery.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
precisely as stated
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And finally,” said the Great Detective, “I presume that it was committed in broad daylight, in some such place as the entrance of the Bank of England, or in the cloak-room of the House of Commons, and under the very eyes of the police?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “And it is connected, I presume, with the highest diplomatic consequences, so that if we fail to solve it England will be at war with the whole world in sixteen minutes?”
an affirmative
From this reading His secretary, still quivering with excitement, again answered yes.
