used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading My return is therefore retarded until after the funeral and the reading of the will.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading This surprises and makes me rather angry, but does not alarm me.
attendantnounUS /əˈtendənt/
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading The latter is so satisfactory, and my time is so fully occupied with a multiplicity of attendant business, that I have no leisure to regret the delay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The latter is so satisfactory, and my time is so fully occupied with a multiplicity of attendant business, that I have no leisure to regret the delay.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I write to Elizabeth, but receive no letters from her.
decliningverbUS /dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading The latter is so satisfactory, and my time is so fully occupied with a multiplicity of attendant business, that I have no leisure to regret the delay.
dislodgedverbUS /dɪˈslɑːdʒd/
past form of “dislodge” — remove or force out from a position
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This surprises and makes me rather angry, but does not alarm me.
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 I write to Elizabeth, but receive no letters from her.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I write to Elizabeth, but receive no letters from her.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading The latter is so satisfactory, and my time is so fully occupied with a multiplicity of attendant business, that I have no leisure to regret the delay.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading My return is therefore retarded until after the funeral and the reading of the will.
destroyed or killed
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The latter is so satisfactory, and my time is so fully occupied with a multiplicity of attendant business, that I have no leisure to regret the delay.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I write to Elizabeth, but receive no letters from her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The latter is so satisfactory, and my time is so fully occupied with a multiplicity of attendant business, that I have no leisure to regret the delay.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
killsnounUS /kɪlz/
plural of “kill” — the act of terminating a life
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter is so satisfactory, and my time is so fully occupied with a multiplicity of attendant business, that I have no leisure to regret the delay.
leisurenounUS /ˈleʒər/
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading The latter is so satisfactory, and my time is so fully occupied with a multiplicity of attendant business, that I have no leisure to regret the delay.
the literary culture
From this reading I write to Elizabeth, but receive no letters from her.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading This surprises and makes me rather angry, but does not alarm me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This surprises and makes me rather angry, but does not alarm me.
multiplicitynounUS /ˌmʌltəˈplɪsɪti/
the property of being multiple
From this reading The latter is so satisfactory, and my time is so fully occupied with a multiplicity of attendant business, that I have no leisure to regret the delay.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My return is therefore retarded until after the funeral and the reading of the will.
not any; not one
From this reading The latter is so satisfactory, and my time is so fully occupied with a multiplicity of attendant business, that I have no leisure to regret the delay.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
held or filled or in use
From this reading The latter is so satisfactory, and my time is so fully occupied with a multiplicity of attendant business, that I have no leisure to regret the delay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My return is therefore retarded until after the funeral and the reading of the will.
on the contrary
From this reading This surprises and makes me rather angry, but does not alarm me.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading My return is therefore retarded until after the funeral and the reading of the will.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading I write to Elizabeth, but receive no letters from her.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading The latter is so satisfactory, and my time is so fully occupied with a multiplicity of attendant business, that I have no leisure to regret the delay.
retardedadjectiveUS /rɪˈtɑːrdɪd/
relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development
From this reading My return is therefore retarded until after the funeral and the reading of the will.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading My return is therefore retarded until after the funeral and the reading of the will.
satisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/
giving satisfaction
From this reading The latter is so satisfactory, and my time is so fully occupied with a multiplicity of attendant business, that I have no leisure to regret the delay.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The latter is so satisfactory, and my time is so fully occupied with a multiplicity of attendant business, that I have no leisure to regret the delay.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
surprisesnounUS /sərˈpraɪzɪz/
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading This surprises and makes me rather angry, but does not alarm me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The latter is so satisfactory, and my time is so fully occupied with a multiplicity of attendant business, that I have no leisure to regret the delay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My return is therefore retarded until after the funeral and the reading of the will.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading My return is therefore retarded until after the funeral and the reading of the will.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This time it is not a false alarm; this time it really has gone to his stomach, and, declining to be dislodged thence, kills him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading My return is therefore retarded until after the funeral and the reading of the will.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My return is therefore retarded until after the funeral and the reading of the will.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The latter is so satisfactory, and my time is so fully occupied with a multiplicity of attendant business, that I have no leisure to regret the delay.
produce a literary work
From this reading I write to Elizabeth, but receive no letters from her.
