in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He seemed perfectly at his ease--much more so than was Mr. Kent.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had not long to wait, but he made no complaint.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading John Smith--for the prisoner was known by no other name--lay in prison until the time for his trial.
an occurrence of something
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
complaintnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnt/
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading He had not long to wait, but he made no complaint.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
move gently or carefully
From this reading He seemed perfectly at his ease--much more so than was Mr. Kent.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading John Smith--for the prisoner was known by no other name--lay in prison until the time for his trial.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not long to wait, but he made no complaint.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not long to wait, but he made no complaint.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Smith--for the prisoner was known by no other name--lay in prison until the time for his trial.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading John Smith--for the prisoner was known by no other name--lay in prison until the time for his trial.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Smith--for the prisoner was known by no other name--lay in prison until the time for his trial.
KentnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading He seemed perfectly at his ease--much more so than was Mr. Kent.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading John Smith--for the prisoner was known by no other name--lay in prison until the time for his trial.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading John Smith--for the prisoner was known by no other name--lay in prison until the time for his trial.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He had not long to wait, but he made no complaint.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had not long to wait, but he made no complaint.
magistratenounUS /ˈmædʒəstreɪt/
a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He seemed perfectly at his ease--much more so than was Mr. Kent.
a form of address for a man
From this reading He seemed perfectly at his ease--much more so than was Mr. Kent.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He seemed perfectly at his ease--much more so than was Mr. Kent.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading John Smith--for the prisoner was known by no other name--lay in prison until the time for his trial.
not any; not one
From this reading John Smith--for the prisoner was known by no other name--lay in prison until the time for his trial.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not long to wait, but he made no complaint.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading John Smith--for the prisoner was known by no other name--lay in prison until the time for his trial.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He seemed perfectly at his ease--much more so than was Mr. Kent.
performedverbUS /pərˈfɔːrmd/
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading John Smith--for the prisoner was known by no other name--lay in prison until the time for his trial.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading John Smith--for the prisoner was known by no other name--lay in prison until the time for his trial.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed perfectly at his ease--much more so than was Mr. Kent.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading The Sentence.
and nothing more
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading John Smith--for the prisoner was known by no other name--lay in prison until the time for his trial.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He seemed perfectly at his ease--much more so than was Mr. Kent.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He seemed perfectly at his ease--much more so than was Mr. Kent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Sentence.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading John Smith--for the prisoner was known by no other name--lay in prison until the time for his trial.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had not long to wait, but he made no complaint.
the act of testing something
From this reading John Smith--for the prisoner was known by no other name--lay in prison until the time for his trial.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading John Smith--for the prisoner was known by no other name--lay in prison until the time for his trial.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He had not long to wait, but he made no complaint.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Smith--for the prisoner was known by no other name--lay in prison until the time for his trial.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In vain the good magistrate said to himself that it was no business of his; that he had nothing whatever to do with the case, he had simply performed his duty--done what was required of him.
