used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To his pressing questions upon M. Costeclar’s antecedents, “He is a perfectly honest man,” answered some.
affirmednounUS /əˈfɜːrmd/
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading “He is simply a speculator,” affirmed others.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading But all agreed that he was a sharp one; who would surely make his fortune, and without passing through the police-courts, either.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But all agreed that he was a sharp one; who would surely make his fortune, and without passing through the police-courts, either.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But all agreed that he was a sharp one; who would surely make his fortune, and without passing through the police-courts, either.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading To his pressing questions upon M. Costeclar’s antecedents, “He is a perfectly honest man,” answered some.
antecedentsnounUS /ˌæntɪˈsiːdənts/
plural of “antecedent” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading To his pressing questions upon M. Costeclar’s antecedents, “He is a perfectly honest man,” answered some.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading As to any more precise details, it was impossible to obtain them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to any more precise details, it was impossible to obtain them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “How can our father and such a man be so intimately connected?” wondered Maxence and his sister.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all agreed that he was a sharp one; who would surely make his fortune, and without passing through the police-courts, either.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “How can our father and such a man be so intimately connected?” wondered Maxence and his sister.
being joined in close association
From this reading “How can our father and such a man be so intimately connected?” wondered Maxence and his sister.
Costeclar's
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From this reading To his pressing questions upon M. Costeclar’s antecedents, “He is a perfectly honest man,” answered some.
true confidential information
From this reading As to any more precise details, it was impossible to obtain them.
one or the other of two
From this reading But all agreed that he was a sharp one; who would surely make his fortune, and without passing through the police-courts, either.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “How can our father and such a man be so intimately connected?” wondered Maxence and his sister.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading But all agreed that he was a sharp one; who would surely make his fortune, and without passing through the police-courts, either.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To his pressing questions upon M. Costeclar’s antecedents, “He is a perfectly honest man,” answered some.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To his pressing questions upon M. Costeclar’s antecedents, “He is a perfectly honest man,” answered some.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading To his pressing questions upon M. Costeclar’s antecedents, “He is a perfectly honest man,” answered some.
How
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From this reading “How can our father and such a man be so intimately connected?” wondered Maxence and his sister.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading As to any more precise details, it was impossible to obtain them.
intimatelyadverbUS /ˈɪntəmətli/
in a close manner
From this reading “How can our father and such a man be so intimately connected?” wondered Maxence and his sister.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To his pressing questions upon M. Costeclar’s antecedents, “He is a perfectly honest man,” answered some.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As to any more precise details, it was impossible to obtain them.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading To his pressing questions upon M. Costeclar’s antecedents, “He is a perfectly honest man,” answered some.
engage in
From this reading But all agreed that he was a sharp one; who would surely make his fortune, and without passing through the police-courts, either.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading To his pressing questions upon M. Costeclar’s antecedents, “He is a perfectly honest man,” answered some.
Maxence
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From this reading “How can our father and such a man be so intimately connected?” wondered Maxence and his sister.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As to any more precise details, it was impossible to obtain them.
come into possession of
From this reading As to any more precise details, it was impossible to obtain them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But all agreed that he was a sharp one; who would surely make his fortune, and without passing through the police-courts, either.
others
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From this reading “He is simply a speculator,” affirmed others.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “How can our father and such a man be so intimately connected?” wondered Maxence and his sister.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading But all agreed that he was a sharp one; who would surely make his fortune, and without passing through the police-courts, either.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading To his pressing questions upon M. Costeclar’s antecedents, “He is a perfectly honest man,” answered some.
police-courts
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From this reading But all agreed that he was a sharp one; who would surely make his fortune, and without passing through the police-courts, either.
preciseadjectiveUS /prɪˈsaɪs/
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
From this reading As to any more precise details, it was impossible to obtain them.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading To his pressing questions upon M. Costeclar’s antecedents, “He is a perfectly honest man,” answered some.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading To his pressing questions upon M. Costeclar’s antecedents, “He is a perfectly honest man,” answered some.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading But all agreed that he was a sharp one; who would surely make his fortune, and without passing through the police-courts, either.
and nothing more
From this reading “He is simply a speculator,” affirmed others.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “How can our father and such a man be so intimately connected?” wondered Maxence and his sister.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “How can our father and such a man be so intimately connected?” wondered Maxence and his sister.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To his pressing questions upon M. Costeclar’s antecedents, “He is a perfectly honest man,” answered some.
speculatornounUS /ˈspekjəleɪtər/
someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
From this reading “He is simply a speculator,” affirmed others.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “How can our father and such a man be so intimately connected?” wondered Maxence and his sister.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading But all agreed that he was a sharp one; who would surely make his fortune, and without passing through the police-courts, either.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But all agreed that he was a sharp one; who would surely make his fortune, and without passing through the police-courts, either.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But all agreed that he was a sharp one; who would surely make his fortune, and without passing through the police-courts, either.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As to any more precise details, it was impossible to obtain them.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But all agreed that he was a sharp one; who would surely make his fortune, and without passing through the police-courts, either.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As to any more precise details, it was impossible to obtain them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To his pressing questions upon M. Costeclar’s antecedents, “He is a perfectly honest man,” answered some.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As to any more precise details, it was impossible to obtain them.
which person or people
From this reading But all agreed that he was a sharp one; who would surely make his fortune, and without passing through the police-courts, either.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But all agreed that he was a sharp one; who would surely make his fortune, and without passing through the police-courts, either.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “How can our father and such a man be so intimately connected?” wondered Maxence and his sister.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But all agreed that he was a sharp one; who would surely make his fortune, and without passing through the police-courts, either.
