used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
adventnounUS /ˈædvent/
arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading He had had his preliminary week, and his desk was crying aloud for him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He departed, renewing a solemn promise to write every day as the train came into the little station at Egbert's Road, for St. Sennans and Growborough.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He departed, renewing a solemn promise to write every day as the train came into the little station at Egbert's Road, for St. Sennans and Growborough.
COULDN'T
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From this reading HOW SALLY PUT THE FINISHING TOUCH ON THE DOCTOR, WHO COULDN'T SLEEP.
demanding attention
From this reading He had had his preliminary week, and his desk was crying aloud for him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He departed, renewing a solemn promise to write every day as the train came into the little station at Egbert's Road, for St. Sennans and Growborough.
well in the past; former
From this reading He departed, renewing a solemn promise to write every day as the train came into the little station at Egbert's Road, for St. Sennans and Growborough.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading He had had his preliminary week, and his desk was crying aloud for him.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading HOW SALLY PUT THE FINISHING TOUCH ON THE DOCTOR, WHO COULDN'T SLEEP.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading OF THE GRAND DUKE OF HESSE-JUNKERSTADT.
Egbert's
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From this reading He departed, renewing a solemn promise to write every day as the train came into the little station at Egbert's Road, for St. Sennans and Growborough.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He departed, renewing a solemn promise to write every day as the train came into the little station at Egbert's Road, for St. Sennans and Growborough.
Fenwick
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From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
FINISHINGnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading HOW SALLY PUT THE FINISHING TOUCH ON THE DOCTOR, WHO COULDN'T SLEEP.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had had his preliminary week, and his desk was crying aloud for him.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading OF THE GRAND DUKE OF HESSE-JUNKERSTADT.
Growborough
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From this reading He departed, renewing a solemn promise to write every day as the train came into the little station at Egbert's Road, for St. Sennans and Growborough.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had had his preliminary week, and his desk was crying aloud for him.
HESSE-JUNKERSTADT
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From this reading OF THE GRAND DUKE OF HESSE-JUNKERSTADT.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had had his preliminary week, and his desk was crying aloud for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
HOW
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From this reading HOW SALLY PUT THE FINISHING TOUCH ON THE DOCTOR, WHO COULDN'T SLEEP.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He departed, renewing a solemn promise to write every day as the train came into the little station at Egbert's Road, for St. Sennans and Growborough.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He departed, renewing a solemn promise to write every day as the train came into the little station at Egbert's Road, for St. Sennans and Growborough.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE GRAND DUKE OF HESSE-JUNKERSTADT.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW SALLY PUT THE FINISHING TOUCH ON THE DOCTOR, WHO COULDN'T SLEEP.
OVERHEARDverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhɜːrd/
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
preliminaryadjectiveUS /prɪˈlɪməneri/
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading He had had his preliminary week, and his desk was crying aloud for him.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading He departed, renewing a solemn promise to write every day as the train came into the little station at Egbert's Road, for St. Sennans and Growborough.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading HOW SALLY PUT THE FINISHING TOUCH ON THE DOCTOR, WHO COULDN'T SLEEP.
renewingadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːɪŋ/
tending to impart new life and vigor to
From this reading He departed, renewing a solemn promise to write every day as the train came into the little station at Egbert's Road, for St. Sennans and Growborough.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading He departed, renewing a solemn promise to write every day as the train came into the little station at Egbert's Road, for St. Sennans and Growborough.
SALLYnounUS /ˈsæli/
witty remark
From this reading HOW SALLY PUT THE FINISHING TOUCH ON THE DOCTOR, WHO COULDN'T SLEEP.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
Sennans
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From this reading He departed, renewing a solemn promise to write every day as the train came into the little station at Egbert's Road, for St. Sennans and Growborough.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading HOW SALLY PUT THE FINISHING TOUCH ON THE DOCTOR, WHO COULDN'T SLEEP.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading He departed, renewing a solemn promise to write every day as the train came into the little station at Egbert's Road, for St. Sennans and Growborough.
St
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From this reading He departed, renewing a solemn promise to write every day as the train came into the little station at Egbert's Road, for St. Sennans and Growborough.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading He departed, renewing a solemn promise to write every day as the train came into the little station at Egbert's Road, for St. Sennans and Growborough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW SALLY PUT THE FINISHING TOUCH ON THE DOCTOR, WHO COULDN'T SLEEP.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading HOW SALLY PUT THE FINISHING TOUCH ON THE DOCTOR, WHO COULDN'T SLEEP.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
create by training and teaching
From this reading He departed, renewing a solemn promise to write every day as the train came into the little station at Egbert's Road, for St. Sennans and Growborough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading He had had his preliminary week, and his desk was crying aloud for him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
which person or people
From this reading HOW SALLY PUT THE FINISHING TOUCH ON THE DOCTOR, WHO COULDN'T SLEEP.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading AND OF AN INTERVIEW OVERHEARD Fenwick was not a witness of this advent, as the Monday on which it happened had seen his return to town.
produce a literary work
From this reading He departed, renewing a solemn promise to write every day as the train came into the little station at Egbert's Road, for St. Sennans and Growborough.
