used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "My friend, Mr. Bradner, has been taken suddenly ill.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Why don't you have the hotel doctor look at him?" suggested the clerk, who had taken a liking to the boy from the ranch.
Bradner
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From this reading "My friend, Mr. Bradner, has been taken suddenly ill.
cabnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading Will you call me a cab?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Will you call me a cab?"
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Why don't you have the hotel doctor look at him?" suggested the clerk, who had taken a liking to the boy from the ranch.
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading I think I shall take him to my doctor's.
don't
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From this reading "Why don't you have the hotel doctor look at him?" suggested the clerk, who had taken a liking to the boy from the ranch.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "My friend, Mr. Bradner, has been taken suddenly ill.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Why don't you have the hotel doctor look at him?" suggested the clerk, who had taken a liking to the boy from the ranch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My friend, Mr. Bradner, has been taken suddenly ill.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why don't you have the hotel doctor look at him?" suggested the clerk, who had taken a liking to the boy from the ranch.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think I shall take him to my doctor's.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think I shall take him to my doctor's.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "My friend, Mr. Bradner, has been taken suddenly ill.
a single distinct event
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
likingnounUS /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading "Why don't you have the hotel doctor look at him?" suggested the clerk, who had taken a liking to the boy from the ranch.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Why don't you have the hotel doctor look at him?" suggested the clerk, who had taken a liking to the boy from the ranch.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will you call me a cab?"
MISSINGadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
not able to be found
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
a form of address for a man
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
to a great degree or extent
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My friend, Mr. Bradner, has been taken suddenly ill.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading "Why don't you have the hotel doctor look at him?" suggested the clerk, who had taken a liking to the boy from the ranch.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
ROY
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From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
Roy's
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From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I think I shall take him to my doctor's.
for a short time
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "My friend, Mr. Bradner, has been taken suddenly ill.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Why don't you have the hotel doctor look at him?" suggested the clerk, who had taken a liking to the boy from the ranch.
carry out
From this reading I think I shall take him to my doctor's.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "My friend, Mr. Bradner, has been taken suddenly ill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think I shall take him to my doctor's.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I think I shall take him to my doctor's.
Wakely
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From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
in or at the place that
From this reading ROY IS MISSING Shortly after this incident, approaching the clerk at the hotel desk where he had engaged a room near Roy's, Mr. Wakely, seeming much concerned, said:
which person or people
From this reading "Why don't you have the hotel doctor look at him?" suggested the clerk, who had taken a liking to the boy from the ranch.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why don't you have the hotel doctor look at him?" suggested the clerk, who had taken a liking to the boy from the ranch.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you call me a cab?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you call me a cab?"
