Chapter XX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "I say, Neal, what sort of a place is St. Paul's Churchyard?"

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading She sat in the servants' room near the window, against which the rain was pattering, some household sewing in her hand.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading BAD NEWS FOR HALLINGHAM.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.

the yard associated with a church

From this reading "I say, Neal, what sort of a place is St. Paul's Churchyard?"

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading BAD NEWS FOR HALLINGHAM.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.

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From this reading BAD NEWS FOR HALLINGHAM.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading She sat in the servants' room near the window, against which the rain was pattering, some household sewing in her hand.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She sat in the servants' room near the window, against which the rain was pattering, some household sewing in her hand.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.

a social unit living together

From this reading She sat in the servants' room near the window, against which the rain was pattering, some household sewing in her hand.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I say, Neal, what sort of a place is St. Paul's Churchyard?"

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She sat in the servants' room near the window, against which the rain was pattering, some household sewing in her hand.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "I say, Neal, what sort of a place is St. Paul's Churchyard?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.

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From this reading "I say, Neal, what sort of a place is St. Paul's Churchyard?"

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading She sat in the servants' room near the window, against which the rain was pattering, some household sewing in her hand.

information about recent and important events

From this reading BAD NEWS FOR HALLINGHAM.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I say, Neal, what sort of a place is St. Paul's Churchyard?"

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.

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From this reading She sat in the servants' room near the window, against which the rain was pattering, some household sewing in her hand.

possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading "I say, Neal, what sort of a place is St. Paul's Churchyard?"

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "I say, Neal, what sort of a place is St. Paul's Churchyard?"

someone who asks a question

From this reading The questioner was Watton.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading She sat in the servants' room near the window, against which the rain was pattering, some household sewing in her hand.

on the contrary

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading She sat in the servants' room near the window, against which the rain was pattering, some household sewing in her hand.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading She sat in the servants' room near the window, against which the rain was pattering, some household sewing in her hand.

express in words

From this reading "I say, Neal, what sort of a place is St. Paul's Churchyard?"

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading She sat in the servants' room near the window, against which the rain was pattering, some household sewing in her hand.

joining or attaching by stitches

From this reading She sat in the servants' room near the window, against which the rain was pattering, some household sewing in her hand.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She sat in the servants' room near the window, against which the rain was pattering, some household sewing in her hand.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading She sat in the servants' room near the window, against which the rain was pattering, some household sewing in her hand.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading "I say, Neal, what sort of a place is St. Paul's Churchyard?"

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From this reading "I say, Neal, what sort of a place is St. Paul's Churchyard?"

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The questioner was Watton.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The questioner was Watton.

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From this reading The questioner was Watton.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "I say, Neal, what sort of a place is St. Paul's Churchyard?"

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She sat in the servants' room near the window, against which the rain was pattering, some household sewing in her hand.

which person or people

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading She sat in the servants' room near the window, against which the rain was pattering, some household sewing in her hand.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Neal, who had entered to get a glass he wanted was rather taken with surprise, but he was not one to show it in his manner.