used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading The nature of this society, such as we afterwards discovered it to be, is soon and simply told.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
react verbally
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The nature of this society, such as we afterwards discovered it to be, is soon and simply told.
AssassinationnounUS /əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən/
an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
BohemiannounUS /boʊˈhiːmiən/
a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
buildingsnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋz/
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
candidatenounUS /ˈkændədeɪt/
a politician who is running for public office
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
cliffnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading And the Club of Queer Trades reigns in a great edifice hidden like a fossil in a mighty cliff of fossils.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading And the Club of Queer Trades reigns in a great edifice hidden like a fossil in a mighty cliff of fossils.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
a state at a particular time
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading The nature of this society, such as we afterwards discovered it to be, is soon and simply told.
earnsverbUS /ɜːrnz/
third-person singular of “earn” — earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
eccentricadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsentrɪk/
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
edificenounUS /ˈedəfəs/
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading And the Club of Queer Trades reigns in a great edifice hidden like a fossil in a mighty cliff of fossils.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading It must be an entirely new trade.
fossilnounUS /ˈfɑːsəl/
someone whose style is out of fashion
From this reading And the Club of Queer Trades reigns in a great edifice hidden like a fossil in a mighty cliff of fossils.
fossilsnounUS /ˈfɑːsəlz/
plural of “fossil” — someone whose style is out of fashion
From this reading And the Club of Queer Trades reigns in a great edifice hidden like a fossil in a mighty cliff of fossils.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
not accessible to view
From this reading And the Club of Queer Trades reigns in a great edifice hidden like a fossil in a mighty cliff of fossils.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
inquiriesnounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪəriz/
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
inventedverbUS /ˌɪnˈventəd/
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The nature of this society, such as we afterwards discovered it to be, is soon and simply told.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The nature of this society, such as we afterwards discovered it to be, is soon and simply told.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And the Club of Queer Trades reigns in a great edifice hidden like a fossil in a mighty cliff of fossils.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
membershipnounUS /ˈmembərʃɪp/
the body of members of an organization or group
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading And the Club of Queer Trades reigns in a great edifice hidden like a fossil in a mighty cliff of fossils.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading The nature of this society, such as we afterwards discovered it to be, is soon and simply told.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It must be an entirely new trade.
not any; not one
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
NorfolknounUS /ˈnɔːrfək/
port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading And the Club of Queer Trades reigns in a great edifice hidden like a fossil in a mighty cliff of fossils.
reignsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “reign” — a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
From this reading And the Club of Queer Trades reigns in a great edifice hidden like a fossil in a mighty cliff of fossils.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
and nothing more
From this reading The nature of this society, such as we afterwards discovered it to be, is soon and simply told.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading The nature of this society, such as we afterwards discovered it to be, is soon and simply told.
in the near future
From this reading The nature of this society, such as we afterwards discovered it to be, is soon and simply told.
spectaclesnounUS /ˈspektəkəlz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The nature of this society, such as we afterwards discovered it to be, is soon and simply told.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The nature of this society, such as we afterwards discovered it to be, is soon and simply told.
ThugsnounUS /θʌɡz/
plural of “thug” — an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The nature of this society, such as we afterwards discovered it to be, is soon and simply told.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading It must be an entirely new trade.
TradesnounUS /treɪdz/
plural of “trade” — the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading And the Club of Queer Trades reigns in a great edifice hidden like a fossil in a mighty cliff of fossils.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The nature of this society, such as we afterwards discovered it to be, is soon and simply told.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is an eccentric and Bohemian Club, of which the absolute condition of membership lies in this, that the candidate must have invented the method by which he earns his living.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If the Thugs set up a Strangers' Assassination Company in one of the great buildings in Norfolk Street, and sent in a mild man in spectacles to answer inquiries, no inquiries would be made.
