used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Inspector Goodall Is Entertained When they left Blanchard’s, Anthony decided to have a few additional words with Goodall.
additionaladjectiveUS /əˈdɪʃənəl/
further or added
From this reading Inspector Goodall Is Entertained When they left Blanchard’s, Anthony decided to have a few additional words with Goodall.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Waring,” he said to his subordinate—“you can get along now.
AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Inspector Goodall Is Entertained When they left Blanchard’s, Anthony decided to have a few additional words with Goodall.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Goodall caught eagerly at the idea.
Bathurst
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From this reading Report to me at the ‘Yard’ in the morning—I’m going along with Mr. Bathurst here.”
Blanchard's
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From this reading Inspector Goodall Is Entertained When they left Blanchard’s, Anthony decided to have a few additional words with Goodall.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Waring,” he said to his subordinate—“you can get along now.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Goodall caught eagerly at the idea.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Inspector Goodall Is Entertained When they left Blanchard’s, Anthony decided to have a few additional words with Goodall.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you say to a little supper with me, Inspector?”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Goodall caught eagerly at the idea.
EntertainedadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnd/
pleasantly occupied
From this reading Inspector Goodall Is Entertained When they left Blanchard’s, Anthony decided to have a few additional words with Goodall.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Inspector Goodall Is Entertained When they left Blanchard’s, Anthony decided to have a few additional words with Goodall.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Waring,” he said to his subordinate—“you can get along now.
the act of departing
From this reading Report to me at the ‘Yard’ in the morning—I’m going along with Mr. Bathurst here.”
GoodallnounUS /ˈɡʊdɔːl/
English zoologist noted for her studies of chimpanzees in the wild (born in 1934)
From this reading Inspector Goodall Is Entertained When they left Blanchard’s, Anthony decided to have a few additional words with Goodall.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Inspector Goodall Is Entertained When they left Blanchard’s, Anthony decided to have a few additional words with Goodall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Waring,” he said to his subordinate—“you can get along now.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Report to me at the ‘Yard’ in the morning—I’m going along with Mr. Bathurst here.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Waring,” he said to his subordinate—“you can get along now.
I'm
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From this reading Report to me at the ‘Yard’ in the morning—I’m going along with Mr. Bathurst here.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Goodall caught eagerly at the idea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Report to me at the ‘Yard’ in the morning—I’m going along with Mr. Bathurst here.”
InspectornounUS /ˌɪnˈspektər/
a high ranking police officer
From this reading Inspector Goodall Is Entertained When they left Blanchard’s, Anthony decided to have a few additional words with Goodall.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Inspector Goodall Is Entertained When they left Blanchard’s, Anthony decided to have a few additional words with Goodall.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Inspector Goodall Is Entertained When they left Blanchard’s, Anthony decided to have a few additional words with Goodall.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “What do you say to a little supper with me, Inspector?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What do you say to a little supper with me, Inspector?”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Report to me at the ‘Yard’ in the morning—I’m going along with Mr. Bathurst here.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Report to me at the ‘Yard’ in the morning—I’m going along with Mr. Bathurst here.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Waring,” he said to his subordinate—“you can get along now.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Report to me at the ‘Yard’ in the morning—I’m going along with Mr. Bathurst here.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Waring,” he said to his subordinate—“you can get along now.
express in words
From this reading “What do you say to a little supper with me, Inspector?”
subordinateadjectiveUS /səˈbɔːrdəneɪt/
lower in rank or importance
From this reading “Waring,” he said to his subordinate—“you can get along now.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “What do you say to a little supper with me, Inspector?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Goodall caught eagerly at the idea.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Inspector Goodall Is Entertained When they left Blanchard’s, Anthony decided to have a few additional words with Goodall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Inspector Goodall Is Entertained When they left Blanchard’s, Anthony decided to have a few additional words with Goodall.
WaringverbUS /ˈwerɪŋ/
-ing form of “ware” — spend extravagantly
From this reading “Waring,” he said to his subordinate—“you can get along now.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you say to a little supper with me, Inspector?”
at the time that
From this reading Inspector Goodall Is Entertained When they left Blanchard’s, Anthony decided to have a few additional words with Goodall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Inspector Goodall Is Entertained When they left Blanchard’s, Anthony decided to have a few additional words with Goodall.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Inspector Goodall Is Entertained When they left Blanchard’s, Anthony decided to have a few additional words with Goodall.
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 Report to me at the ‘Yard’ in the morning—I’m going along with Mr. Bathurst here.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you say to a little supper with me, Inspector?”
