used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “But so far—” began Meggs, when Neale with a cry interrupted and demanded:
Agnes
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From this reading “There’s the white star, surely enough!” exclaimed Agnes, when they had all seen it.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “There’s the white star, surely enough!” exclaimed Agnes, when they had all seen it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But so far—” began Meggs, when Neale with a cry interrupted and demanded:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Luke asked the two men.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “But so far—” began Meggs, when Neale with a cry interrupted and demanded:
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “You started to dig just beneath it, is that it?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But so far—” began Meggs, when Neale with a cry interrupted and demanded:
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “But so far—” began Meggs, when Neale with a cry interrupted and demanded:
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “But so far—” began Meggs, when Neale with a cry interrupted and demanded:
digverbUS /dɪɡ/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading “You started to dig just beneath it, is that it?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Yes, that’s what we understood we were to do,” remarked Rother.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “There’s the white star, surely enough!” exclaimed Agnes, when they had all seen it.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “There’s the white star, surely enough!” exclaimed Agnes, when they had all seen it.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “But so far—” began Meggs, when Neale with a cry interrupted and demanded:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “There’s the white star, surely enough!” exclaimed Agnes, when they had all seen it.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “But so far—” began Meggs, when Neale with a cry interrupted and demanded:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You started to dig just beneath it, is that it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There’s the white star, surely enough!” exclaimed Agnes, when they had all seen it.
and nothing more
From this reading “You started to dig just beneath it, is that it?”
LukenounUS /luːk/
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading Luke asked the two men.
Meggs
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From this reading “But so far—” began Meggs, when Neale with a cry interrupted and demanded:
the force of workers available
From this reading Luke asked the two men.
Neale
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From this reading “But so far—” began Meggs, when Neale with a cry interrupted and demanded:
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Yes, that’s what we understood we were to do,” remarked Rother.
Rother
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From this reading “Yes, that’s what we understood we were to do,” remarked Rother.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “There’s the white star, surely enough!” exclaimed Agnes, when they had all seen it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “But so far—” began Meggs, when Neale with a cry interrupted and demanded:
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “There’s the white star, surely enough!” exclaimed Agnes, when they had all seen it.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “You started to dig just beneath it, is that it?”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “There’s the white star, surely enough!” exclaimed Agnes, when they had all seen it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You started to dig just beneath it, is that it?”
that's
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From this reading “Yes, that’s what we understood we were to do,” remarked Rother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There’s the white star, surely enough!” exclaimed Agnes, when they had all seen it.
There's
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From this reading “There’s the white star, surely enough!” exclaimed Agnes, when they had all seen it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There’s the white star, surely enough!” exclaimed Agnes, when they had all seen it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You started to dig just beneath it, is that it?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Luke asked the two men.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “Yes, that’s what we understood we were to do,” remarked Rother.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Yes, that’s what we understood we were to do,” remarked Rother.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Yes, that’s what we understood we were to do,” remarked Rother.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Yes, that’s what we understood we were to do,” remarked Rother.
at the time that
From this reading “There’s the white star, surely enough!” exclaimed Agnes, when they had all seen it.
a Caucasian
From this reading “There’s the white star, surely enough!” exclaimed Agnes, when they had all seen it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But so far—” began Meggs, when Neale with a cry interrupted and demanded:
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, that’s what we understood we were to do,” remarked Rother.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You started to dig just beneath it, is that it?”
