used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
Abbershaw
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From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
adnounUS /æd/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading The Last of Black Dudley ‘I’m sorry to ’ave ’ad to trouble you, sir.’
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The three of them were alone in one of the first-floor rooms of Black Dudley, and the Inspector was coming to the end of his inquiry.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
ave
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From this reading The Last of Black Dudley ‘I’m sorry to ’ave ’ad to trouble you, sir.’
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The Last of Black Dudley ‘I’m sorry to ’ave ’ad to trouble you, sir.’
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading He was a sturdy, red-faced man with close-cropped yellow hair, and a slow-smiling blue eye.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
close-cropped
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From this reading He was a sturdy, red-faced man with close-cropped yellow hair, and a slow-smiling blue eye.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The three of them were alone in one of the first-floor rooms of Black Dudley, and the Inspector was coming to the end of his inquiry.
intentionally conceived
From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
Detective-Inspector
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From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
Dudley
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From this reading The Last of Black Dudley ‘I’m sorry to ’ave ’ad to trouble you, sir.’
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The three of them were alone in one of the first-floor rooms of Black Dudley, and the Inspector was coming to the end of his inquiry.
the organ of sight
From this reading He was a sturdy, red-faced man with close-cropped yellow hair, and a slow-smiling blue eye.
first-floor
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From this reading The three of them were alone in one of the first-floor rooms of Black Dudley, and the Inspector was coming to the end of his inquiry.
flappedverbUS /flæpt/
inflected form of “flap” — move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He was a sturdy, red-faced man with close-cropped yellow hair, and a slow-smiling blue eye.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
I'm
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From this reading The Last of Black Dudley ‘I’m sorry to ’ave ’ad to trouble you, sir.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
inquirynounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪriː/
a search for knowledge
From this reading The three of them were alone in one of the first-floor rooms of Black Dudley, and the Inspector was coming to the end of his inquiry.
InspectornounUS /ˌɪnˈspektər/
a high ranking police officer
From this reading The three of them were alone in one of the first-floor rooms of Black Dudley, and the Inspector was coming to the end of his inquiry.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
immediately past
From this reading The Last of Black Dudley ‘I’m sorry to ’ave ’ad to trouble you, sir.’
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a sturdy, red-faced man with close-cropped yellow hair, and a slow-smiling blue eye.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
notebooknounUS /ˈnoʊtbʊk/
a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Last of Black Dudley ‘I’m sorry to ’ave ’ad to trouble you, sir.’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The three of them were alone in one of the first-floor rooms of Black Dudley, and the Inspector was coming to the end of his inquiry.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
PillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
Prenderby
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From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
proceedingsnounUS /proʊˈsiːdɪŋz/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
red-facedadjective
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading He was a sturdy, red-faced man with close-cropped yellow hair, and a slow-smiling blue eye.
resettledadjectiveUS /riˈsetəld/
settled in a new location
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The three of them were alone in one of the first-floor rooms of Black Dudley, and the Inspector was coming to the end of his inquiry.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
term of address for a man
From this reading The Last of Black Dudley ‘I’m sorry to ’ave ’ad to trouble you, sir.’
slow-smiling
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From this reading He was a sturdy, red-faced man with close-cropped yellow hair, and a slow-smiling blue eye.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading The Last of Black Dudley ‘I’m sorry to ’ave ’ad to trouble you, sir.’
express in speech
From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
sturdyadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading He was a sturdy, red-faced man with close-cropped yellow hair, and a slow-smiling blue eye.
carry out
From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Last of Black Dudley ‘I’m sorry to ’ave ’ad to trouble you, sir.’
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The three of them were alone in one of the first-floor rooms of Black Dudley, and the Inspector was coming to the end of his inquiry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three of them were alone in one of the first-floor rooms of Black Dudley, and the Inspector was coming to the end of his inquiry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Last of Black Dudley ‘I’m sorry to ’ave ’ad to trouble you, sir.’
a source of difficulty
From this reading The Last of Black Dudley ‘I’m sorry to ’ave ’ad to trouble you, sir.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The three of them were alone in one of the first-floor rooms of Black Dudley, and the Inspector was coming to the end of his inquiry.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
which person or people
From this reading Abbershaw, who was bending over the bed in which Prenderby lay, now conscious and able to take an interest in the proceedings, did not speak.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a sturdy, red-faced man with close-cropped yellow hair, and a slow-smiling blue eye.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Detective-Inspector Pillow, of the County Police, flapped back a closely written page of his notebook and resettled himself on the wooden chair which seemed so small for him as he spoke.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading He was a sturdy, red-faced man with close-cropped yellow hair, and a slow-smiling blue eye.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Last of Black Dudley ‘I’m sorry to ’ave ’ad to trouble you, sir.’
