in actual fact
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And having written the articles, the lady seemed first to have sent them off, then to have repented.
from appearances alone
From this reading Something had apparently happened at Kis-Imre which had greatly disturbed the beautiful Uno.
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Something had apparently happened at Kis-Imre which had greatly disturbed the beautiful Uno.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Something had apparently happened at Kis-Imre which had greatly disturbed the beautiful Uno.
having the place or position changed
From this reading Something had apparently happened at Kis-Imre which had greatly disturbed the beautiful Uno.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When he put down the receiver he was very much puzzled.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And having written the articles, the lady seemed first to have sent them off, then to have repented.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Something had apparently happened at Kis-Imre which had greatly disturbed the beautiful Uno.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Something had apparently happened at Kis-Imre which had greatly disturbed the beautiful Uno.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Something had apparently happened at Kis-Imre which had greatly disturbed the beautiful Uno.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And having written the articles, the lady seemed first to have sent them off, then to have repented.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And having written the articles, the lady seemed first to have sent them off, then to have repented.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he put down the receiver he was very much puzzled.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
Kis-Imre
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From this reading Something had apparently happened at Kis-Imre which had greatly disturbed the beautiful Uno.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading And having written the articles, the lady seemed first to have sent them off, then to have repented.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading When he put down the receiver he was very much puzzled.
Naniescu
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From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And having written the articles, the lady seemed first to have sent them off, then to have repented.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
with little or no delay
From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When he put down the receiver he was very much puzzled.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading When he put down the receiver he was very much puzzled.
receivernounUS /rəˈsiːvər/
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading When he put down the receiver he was very much puzzled.
recurring again and again
From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
repentedverbUS /rɪˈpentɪd/
past form of “repent” — turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading And having written the articles, the lady seemed first to have sent them off, then to have repented.
Rosemary's
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From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something had apparently happened at Kis-Imre which had greatly disturbed the beautiful Uno.
sterlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrlɪŋ/
highest in quality
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And having written the articles, the lady seemed first to have sent them off, then to have repented.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
Uno
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From this reading Something had apparently happened at Kis-Imre which had greatly disturbed the beautiful Uno.
precisely as stated
From this reading When he put down the receiver he was very much puzzled.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
at the time that
From this reading When he put down the receiver he was very much puzzled.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Something had apparently happened at Kis-Imre which had greatly disturbed the beautiful Uno.
which person or people
From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading Rosemary's wire was repeated over the telephone to General Naniescu, who promptly gave orders that it should not be sent.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading It seemed indeed as if she had actually written those articles which Naniescu wanted so badly that he was prepared to pay ten thousand pounds sterling of Government money for them.