used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MAKING A SCHEDULE "You understand me, Fairbanks?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are sorry to lose a first-class engineer, but we need you somewhere else, and need you badly."
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading We are sorry to lose a first-class engineer, but we need you somewhere else, and need you badly."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We are sorry to lose a first-class engineer, but we need you somewhere else, and need you badly."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
colloquynounUS /ˈkɑːləkwi/
a conversation especially a formal one
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
DrakenounUS /dreɪk/
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading "Perfectly, Mr. Drake."
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
else
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From this reading We are sorry to lose a first-class engineer, but we need you somewhere else, and need you badly."
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
engineernounUS /ˈendʒəˈnɪr/
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading We are sorry to lose a first-class engineer, but we need you somewhere else, and need you badly."
give expression to
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
FairbanksnounUS /ˈferbəŋks/
United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000)
From this reading MAKING A SCHEDULE "You understand me, Fairbanks?"
first-classadjectiveUS /ˌfɜːrstˈklæs/
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading We are sorry to lose a first-class engineer, but we need you somewhere else, and need you badly."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
inestimableadjective
beyond calculation or measure
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
an occurrence of something
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
and nothing more
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading We are sorry to lose a first-class engineer, but we need you somewhere else, and need you badly."
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading MAKING A SCHEDULE "You understand me, Fairbanks?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MAKING A SCHEDULE "You understand me, Fairbanks?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Perfectly, Mr. Drake."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading We are sorry to lose a first-class engineer, but we need you somewhere else, and need you badly."
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
OverlandadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlænd/
traveling or passing over land
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Perfectly, Mr. Drake."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
SCHEDULEnounUS /ˈskedʒʊl/
a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
From this reading MAKING A SCHEDULE "You understand me, Fairbanks?"
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
in or at or to some place
From this reading We are sorry to lose a first-class engineer, but we need you somewhere else, and need you badly."
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading We are sorry to lose a first-class engineer, but we need you somewhere else, and need you badly."
superintendentnounUS /ˌsuːpərənˈtendənt/
a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are sorry to lose a first-class engineer, but we need you somewhere else, and need you badly."
a source of difficulty
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading MAKING A SCHEDULE "You understand me, Fairbanks?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have helped us out of trouble before this and I believe you can be of inestimable service in the present instance.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are sorry to lose a first-class engineer, but we need you somewhere else, and need you badly."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MAKING A SCHEDULE "You understand me, Fairbanks?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading They were seated in the private office of the superintendent of the Great Northern, that august official and the young engineer of the Overland Express, and a long, earnest and serious colloquy had just ended.
