used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Malone buried his face in his hands, thought about a cigar and decided that even a cigar might make him feel worse.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Malone buried his face in his hands, thought about a cigar and decided that even a cigar might make him feel worse.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading And, no matter what opinions Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I might hold in the matter, the FBI had absolutely no jurisdiction in the British Isles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that, Malone told himself, was definitely that.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The British police weren’t on to them, as Scotland Yard showed.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading Of course the British PRS hadn’t gone underground; why should they?
placed in a grave
From this reading Malone buried his face in his hands, thought about a cigar and decided that even a cigar might make him feel worse.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Malone buried his face in his hands, thought about a cigar and decided that even a cigar might make him feel worse.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course the British PRS hadn’t gone underground; why should they?
recognizable; marked
From this reading Malone buried his face in his hands, thought about a cigar and decided that even a cigar might make him feel worse.
definitelyadverbUS /ˈdefənətli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading And that, Malone told himself, was definitely that.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading And, no matter what opinions Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I might hold in the matter, the FBI had absolutely no jurisdiction in the British Isles.
divisible by two
From this reading Malone buried his face in his hands, thought about a cigar and decided that even a cigar might make him feel worse.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Malone buried his face in his hands, thought about a cigar and decided that even a cigar might make him feel worse.
FBInounUS /ˈefˈbiːˈaɪ/
a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice
From this reading And, no matter what opinions Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I might hold in the matter, the FBI had absolutely no jurisdiction in the British Isles.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Malone buried his face in his hands, thought about a cigar and decided that even a cigar might make him feel worse.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Of course the British PRS hadn’t gone underground; why should they?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And, no matter what opinions Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I might hold in the matter, the FBI had absolutely no jurisdiction in the British Isles.
hadn't
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From this reading Of course the British PRS hadn’t gone underground; why should they?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Malone buried his face in his hands, thought about a cigar and decided that even a cigar might make him feel worse.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And, no matter what opinions Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I might hold in the matter, the FBI had absolutely no jurisdiction in the British Isles.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Malone buried his face in his hands, thought about a cigar and decided that even a cigar might make him feel worse.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And that, Malone told himself, was definitely that.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Malone buried his face in his hands, thought about a cigar and decided that even a cigar might make him feel worse.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading And, no matter what opinions Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I might hold in the matter, the FBI had absolutely no jurisdiction in the British Isles.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And, no matter what opinions Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I might hold in the matter, the FBI had absolutely no jurisdiction in the British Isles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, no matter what opinions Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I might hold in the matter, the FBI had absolutely no jurisdiction in the British Isles.
IslesnounUS /aɪlz/
plural of “isle” — a small island
From this reading And, no matter what opinions Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I might hold in the matter, the FBI had absolutely no jurisdiction in the British Isles.
jurisdictionnounUS /ˌdʒʊrəsˈdɪkʃən/
(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law
From this reading And, no matter what opinions Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I might hold in the matter, the FBI had absolutely no jurisdiction in the British Isles.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading And, no matter what opinions Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I might hold in the matter, the FBI had absolutely no jurisdiction in the British Isles.
engage in
From this reading Malone buried his face in his hands, thought about a cigar and decided that even a cigar might make him feel worse.
MalonenounUS /məˈloʊn/
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading And that, Malone told himself, was definitely that.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading And, no matter what opinions Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I might hold in the matter, the FBI had absolutely no jurisdiction in the British Isles.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And, no matter what opinions Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I might hold in the matter, the FBI had absolutely no jurisdiction in the British Isles.
not any; not one
From this reading And, no matter what opinions Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I might hold in the matter, the FBI had absolutely no jurisdiction in the British Isles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course the British PRS hadn’t gone underground; why should they?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The British police weren’t on to them, as Scotland Yard showed.
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading And, no matter what opinions Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I might hold in the matter, the FBI had absolutely no jurisdiction in the British Isles.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading The British police weren’t on to them, as Scotland Yard showed.
PRS
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From this reading Of course the British PRS hadn’t gone underground; why should they?
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading And, no matter what opinions Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I might hold in the matter, the FBI had absolutely no jurisdiction in the British Isles.
ScotlandnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading The British police weren’t on to them, as Scotland Yard showed.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Of course the British PRS hadn’t gone underground; why should they?
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The British police weren’t on to them, as Scotland Yard showed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that, Malone told himself, was definitely that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course the British PRS hadn’t gone underground; why should they?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The British police weren’t on to them, as Scotland Yard showed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course the British PRS hadn’t gone underground; why should they?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Malone buried his face in his hands, thought about a cigar and decided that even a cigar might make him feel worse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The British police weren’t on to them, as Scotland Yard showed.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading And that, Malone told himself, was definitely that.
undergroundadjectiveUS /ˈʌndərɡraʊnd/
under the level of the ground
From this reading Of course the British PRS hadn’t gone underground; why should they?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And that, Malone told himself, was definitely that.
weren't
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From this reading The British police weren’t on to them, as Scotland Yard showed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And, no matter what opinions Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I might hold in the matter, the FBI had absolutely no jurisdiction in the British Isles.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Of course the British PRS hadn’t gone underground; why should they?
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Malone buried his face in his hands, thought about a cigar and decided that even a cigar might make him feel worse.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The British police weren’t on to them, as Scotland Yard showed.
