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From this reading {Man with sword: p48.jpg} Dick went on with his breakfast.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were all met in the royal study, where the king made them a most splendid bow, and requested them to be seated.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading The Adventure of the Shopkeepers.
(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 They were all met in the royal study, where the king made them a most splendid bow, and requested them to be seated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He ate cold pastry, and poached eggs, and ham, and rolls, and raspberry jam, and hot cakes; and he drank two cups of coffee.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading He ate cold pastry, and poached eggs, and ham, and rolls, and raspberry jam, and hot cakes; and he drank two cups of coffee.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading Meanwhile the king had joined the tradesmen who attended by his orders.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were all met in the royal study, where the king made them a most splendid bow, and requested them to be seated.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading They were all met in the royal study, where the king made them a most splendid bow, and requested them to be seated.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading {Man with sword: p48.jpg} Dick went on with his breakfast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Meanwhile the king had joined the tradesmen who attended by his orders.
cakesnounUS /keɪks/
plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading He ate cold pastry, and poached eggs, and ham, and rolls, and raspberry jam, and hot cakes; and he drank two cups of coffee.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading He ate cold pastry, and poached eggs, and ham, and rolls, and raspberry jam, and hot cakes; and he drank two cups of coffee.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading He ate cold pastry, and poached eggs, and ham, and rolls, and raspberry jam, and hot cakes; and he drank two cups of coffee.
cupsnounUS /kʌps/
plural of “cup” — a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading He ate cold pastry, and poached eggs, and ham, and rolls, and raspberry jam, and hot cakes; and he drank two cups of coffee.
someone who is a detective
From this reading {Man with sword: p48.jpg} Dick went on with his breakfast.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading He ate cold pastry, and poached eggs, and ham, and rolls, and raspberry jam, and hot cakes; and he drank two cups of coffee.
eggsnounUS /eɡz/
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading He ate cold pastry, and poached eggs, and ham, and rolls, and raspberry jam, and hot cakes; and he drank two cups of coffee.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meanwhile the king had joined the tradesmen who attended by his orders.
hamnounUS /hæm/
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading He ate cold pastry, and poached eggs, and ham, and rolls, and raspberry jam, and hot cakes; and he drank two cups of coffee.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ate cold pastry, and poached eggs, and ham, and rolls, and raspberry jam, and hot cakes; and he drank two cups of coffee.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading {Man with sword: p48.jpg} Dick went on with his breakfast.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading He ate cold pastry, and poached eggs, and ham, and rolls, and raspberry jam, and hot cakes; and he drank two cups of coffee.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were all met in the royal study, where the king made them a most splendid bow, and requested them to be seated.
jamverbUS /dʒæm/
press tightly together or cram
From this reading He ate cold pastry, and poached eggs, and ham, and rolls, and raspberry jam, and hot cakes; and he drank two cups of coffee.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Meanwhile the king had joined the tradesmen who attended by his orders.
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From this reading {Man with sword: p48.jpg} Dick went on with his breakfast.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Meanwhile the king had joined the tradesmen who attended by his orders.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They were all met in the royal study, where the king made them a most splendid bow, and requested them to be seated.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading {Man with sword: p48.jpg} Dick went on with his breakfast.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile the king had joined the tradesmen who attended by his orders.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading They were all met in the royal study, where the king made them a most splendid bow, and requested them to be seated.
used to form the superlative
From this reading They were all met in the royal study, where the king made them a most splendid bow, and requested them to be seated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Adventure of the Shopkeepers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading {Man with sword: p48.jpg} Dick went on with his breakfast.
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 Meanwhile the king had joined the tradesmen who attended by his orders.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading {Man with sword: p48.jpg} Dick went on with his breakfast.
pastrynounUS /ˈpeɪstri/
a dough of flour and water and shortening
From this reading He ate cold pastry, and poached eggs, and ham, and rolls, and raspberry jam, and hot cakes; and he drank two cups of coffee.
poachedadjectiveUS /poʊtʃt/
cooked in hot water
From this reading He ate cold pastry, and poached eggs, and ham, and rolls, and raspberry jam, and hot cakes; and he drank two cups of coffee.
raspberrynounUS /ˈræzberi/
woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
From this reading He ate cold pastry, and poached eggs, and ham, and rolls, and raspberry jam, and hot cakes; and he drank two cups of coffee.
requestedadjectiveUS /rɪˈkwestɪd/
asked for
From this reading They were all met in the royal study, where the king made them a most splendid bow, and requested them to be seated.
rollsnounUS /roʊlz/
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading He ate cold pastry, and poached eggs, and ham, and rolls, and raspberry jam, and hot cakes; and he drank two cups of coffee.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading They were all met in the royal study, where the king made them a most splendid bow, and requested them to be seated.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading They were all met in the royal study, where the king made them a most splendid bow, and requested them to be seated.
ShopkeepersnounUS /ˈʃɑːpkiːpərz/
plural of “shopkeeper” — a merchant who owns or manages a shop
From this reading The Adventure of the Shopkeepers.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading They were all met in the royal study, where the king made them a most splendid bow, and requested them to be seated.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading They were all met in the royal study, where the king made them a most splendid bow, and requested them to be seated.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading {Man with sword: p48.jpg} Dick went on with his breakfast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Adventure of the Shopkeepers.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were all met in the royal study, where the king made them a most splendid bow, and requested them to be seated.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all met in the royal study, where the king made them a most splendid bow, and requested them to be seated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were all met in the royal study, where the king made them a most splendid bow, and requested them to be seated.
tradesmennounUS /ˈtreɪdzmən/
plural of “tradesman” — a merchant who owns or manages a shop
From this reading Meanwhile the king had joined the tradesmen who attended by his orders.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He ate cold pastry, and poached eggs, and ham, and rolls, and raspberry jam, and hot cakes; and he drank two cups of coffee.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading {Man with sword: p48.jpg} Dick went on with his breakfast.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were all met in the royal study, where the king made them a most splendid bow, and requested them to be seated.
in or at the place that
From this reading They were all met in the royal study, where the king made them a most splendid bow, and requested them to be seated.
which person or people
From this reading Meanwhile the king had joined the tradesmen who attended by his orders.
in the company of; together with
From this reading {Man with sword: p48.jpg} Dick went on with his breakfast.
