used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
appreciatedadjectiveUS /əˈpriːʃieɪtɪd/
fully understood or grasped
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
Beresford
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From this reading "Well," says Kelly, "was it Miss Beresford?"
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
Desmond's
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From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
the organ of sight
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
eyeglassnounUS /ˈaɪɡlæs/
lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
enclose with a fence
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, and her sister.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
How
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From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well," says Kelly, "was it Miss Beresford?"
KellynounUS /ˈkeli/
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading "Well," says Kelly, "was it Miss Beresford?"
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Well," says Kelly, "was it Miss Beresford?"
Monica's
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From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
morning-room
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From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
Moyne
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From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
of an obscure nature
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
not any; not one
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
on the contrary
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
receivesverbUS /rəˈsiːvz/
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Well," says Kelly, "was it Miss Beresford?"
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Yes, and her sister.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
stickingadjectiveUS /ˈstɪkɪŋ/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
a special situation
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
torpedonounUS /tɔːrˈpiːdoʊ/
a professional killer who uses a gun
From this reading How Monica's gift receives due attention, and is thoroughly appreciated; and how a torpedo falls into a morning-room at Moyne.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well," says Kelly, "was it Miss Beresford?"
(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 "Well," says Kelly, "was it Miss Beresford?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I saw them back to the boundary fence, but they would let me go no farther.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, and her sister.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was rather----" "What on earth have you got there?" says his friend, sticking his eyeglass in his eye, and staring with bent head and some suspicion at the mysterious thing in Desmond's arms.
