used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Margot Lynn had spent a wretched and a weary day.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Margot Lynn had spent a wretched and a weary day.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
conductedverbUS /kənˈdʌktəd/
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Margot Lynn had spent a wretched and a weary day.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
extractedverbUS /ekˈstræktɪd/
past form of “extract” — remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Margot Lynn had spent a wretched and a weary day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
inveterateadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvetərət/
habitual
From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
immediately past
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
Lynn
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From this reading Margot Lynn had spent a wretched and a weary day.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
Margot
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From this reading Margot Lynn had spent a wretched and a weary day.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
monies
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From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
held or filled or in use
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
operationsnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃənz/
financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
ouncenounUS /aʊns/
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
relativenounUS /ˈrelətɪv/
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
speculatornounUS /ˈspekjəleɪtər/
someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Margot Lynn had spent a wretched and a weary day.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
telephonedverbUS /ˈteləfoʊnd/
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading It was she who had bought and sold on his telephoned instructions, she who put his money into a London bank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
tyrannicaladjectiveUS /tərˈænɪkəl/
marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
uncle'snounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
precisely as stated
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was an inveterate speculator, and had made considerable monies from his operations on the Stock Exchange.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Margot Lynn had spent a wretched and a weary day.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
in or at the place that
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little city office which she occupied, and where she had conducted most of her uncle’s business, had become a place of bad dreams.
which person or people
From this reading She had never been very fond of her tyrannical relative, who, if he had paid her well, had extracted the last ounce of service from her.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading Margot Lynn had spent a wretched and a weary day.
