used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
Ashwoode
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From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jaded by his fruitless exertions, frantic with rage and disappointment, Nicholas Blarden at peep of light rode up to the hall door of Morley Court.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
Blarden
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From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
bloodshotadjective
(of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed
From this reading "No news since?" cried he, fixing his bloodshot eyes upon the man who took his horse's bridle, "no news since?"
bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading "No news since?" cried he, fixing his bloodshot eyes upon the man who took his horse's bridle, "no news since?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
cluenounUS /kluː/
a slight indication
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
consumedverbUS /kənˈsuːmd/
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Jaded by his fruitless exertions, frantic with rage and disappointment, Nicholas Blarden at peep of light rode up to the hall door of Morley Court.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "No news since?" cried he, fixing his bloodshot eyes upon the man who took his horse's bridle, "no news since?"
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading Jaded by his fruitless exertions, frantic with rage and disappointment, Nicholas Blarden at peep of light rode up to the hall door of Morley Court.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Jaded by his fruitless exertions, frantic with rage and disappointment, Nicholas Blarden at peep of light rode up to the hall door of Morley Court.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
divisible by two
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
exertionsnounUS /ɪɡˈzɜːrʃənz/
plural of “exertion” — use of physical or mental energy; hard work
From this reading Jaded by his fruitless exertions, frantic with rage and disappointment, Nicholas Blarden at peep of light rode up to the hall door of Morley Court.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "No news since?" cried he, fixing his bloodshot eyes upon the man who took his horse's bridle, "no news since?"
fixingnounUS /ˈfɪksɪŋ/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading "No news since?" cried he, fixing his bloodshot eyes upon the man who took his horse's bridle, "no news since?"
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
franticadjectiveUS /ˈfræntɪk/
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading Jaded by his fruitless exertions, frantic with rage and disappointment, Nicholas Blarden at peep of light rode up to the hall door of Morley Court.
FRAYverbUS /freɪ/
wear away by rubbing
From this reading THE FRAY.
fruitlessadjectiveUS /ˈfruːtləs/
unproductive of success
From this reading Jaded by his fruitless exertions, frantic with rage and disappointment, Nicholas Blarden at peep of light rode up to the hall door of Morley Court.
fugitivesnounUS /ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪvz/
plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Jaded by his fruitless exertions, frantic with rage and disappointment, Nicholas Blarden at peep of light rode up to the hall door of Morley Court.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No news since?" cried he, fixing his bloodshot eyes upon the man who took his horse's bridle, "no news since?"
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jaded by his fruitless exertions, frantic with rage and disappointment, Nicholas Blarden at peep of light rode up to the hall door of Morley Court.
horse'snounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "No news since?" cried he, fixing his bloodshot eyes upon the man who took his horse's bridle, "no news since?"
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
JadedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒeɪdəd/
exhausted
From this reading Jaded by his fruitless exertions, frantic with rage and disappointment, Nicholas Blarden at peep of light rode up to the hall door of Morley Court.
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 It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Jaded by his fruitless exertions, frantic with rage and disappointment, Nicholas Blarden at peep of light rode up to the hall door of Morley Court.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "No news since?" cried he, fixing his bloodshot eyes upon the man who took his horse's bridle, "no news since?"
MorleynounUS /ˈmɔːrli/
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading Jaded by his fruitless exertions, frantic with rage and disappointment, Nicholas Blarden at peep of light rode up to the hall door of Morley Court.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "No news since?" cried he, fixing his bloodshot eyes upon the man who took his horse's bridle, "no news since?"
NicholasnounUS /ˈnɪkələs/
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
not any; not one
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
peepverbUS /piːp/
look furtively
From this reading Jaded by his fruitless exertions, frantic with rage and disappointment, Nicholas Blarden at peep of light rode up to the hall door of Morley Court.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Jaded by his fruitless exertions, frantic with rage and disappointment, Nicholas Blarden at peep of light rode up to the hall door of Morley Court.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Jaded by his fruitless exertions, frantic with rage and disappointment, Nicholas Blarden at peep of light rode up to the hall door of Morley Court.
satisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/
giving satisfaction
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "No news since?" cried he, fixing his bloodshot eyes upon the man who took his horse's bridle, "no news since?"
term of address for a man
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FRAY.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "No news since?" cried he, fixing his bloodshot eyes upon the man who took his horse's bridle, "no news since?"
a shaky motion
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jaded by his fruitless exertions, frantic with rage and disappointment, Nicholas Blarden at peep of light rode up to the hall door of Morley Court.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "No news since?" cried he, fixing his bloodshot eyes upon the man who took his horse's bridle, "no news since?"
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
which person or people
From this reading "No news since?" cried he, fixing his bloodshot eyes upon the man who took his horse's bridle, "no news since?"
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It now becomes our duty to return for a short time to Sir Henry Ashwoode and Nicholas Blarden, whom we left in hot pursuit of the trembling fugitives.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jaded by his fruitless exertions, frantic with rage and disappointment, Nicholas Blarden at peep of light rode up to the hall door of Morley Court.
but in spite of that
From this reading The night was consumed in vain but restless search, and yet no satisfactory clue to the direction of their flight had been discovered; no evidence, not even a hint, by which to guide their pursuit.
