used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
a-quiver
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From this reading Two nights after the shooting of Inspector Parr the little lawyer called on his employer, and he was all a-quiver with excitement.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Two nights after the shooting of Inspector Parr the little lawyer called on his employer, and he was all a-quiver with excitement.
agentnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənt/
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
(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 Two nights after the shooting of Inspector Parr the little lawyer called on his employer, and he was all a-quiver with excitement.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two nights after the shooting of Inspector Parr the little lawyer called on his employer, and he was all a-quiver with excitement.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
bank-notes
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From this reading He had traced one of the new series of bank-notes which the Crimson Circle had taken from Brabazon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
boastverbUS /boʊst/
show off
From this reading It was Harvey Froyant’s boast that he trusted nobody completely.
Brabazon
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From this reading He had traced one of the new series of bank-notes which the Crimson Circle had taken from Brabazon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Two nights after the shooting of Inspector Parr the little lawyer called on his employer, and he was all a-quiver with excitement.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
changernounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒər/
a person who changes something
From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading He had traced one of the new series of bank-notes which the Crimson Circle had taken from Brabazon.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading It was Harvey Froyant’s boast that he trusted nobody completely.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
CrimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading He had traced one of the new series of bank-notes which the Crimson Circle had taken from Brabazon.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
employernounUS /emˈplɔɪər/
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading Two nights after the shooting of Inspector Parr the little lawyer called on his employer, and he was all a-quiver with excitement.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Two nights after the shooting of Inspector Parr the little lawyer called on his employer, and he was all a-quiver with excitement.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
Froyant
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From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
Froyant's
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From this reading It was Harvey Froyant’s boast that he trusted nobody completely.
the act of departing
From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had traced one of the new series of bank-notes which the Crimson Circle had taken from Brabazon.
HarveynounUS /ˈhɑːrvi/
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading It was Harvey Froyant’s boast that he trusted nobody completely.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Harvey Froyant’s boast that he trusted nobody completely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
implicitlyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈplɪsətli/
without doubting or questioning
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
InspectornounUS /ˌɪnˈspektər/
a high ranking police officer
From this reading Two nights after the shooting of Inspector Parr the little lawyer called on his employer, and he was all a-quiver with excitement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Harvey Froyant’s boast that he trusted nobody completely.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Two nights after the shooting of Inspector Parr the little lawyer called on his employer, and he was all a-quiver with excitement.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He had traced one of the new series of bank-notes which the Crimson Circle had taken from Brabazon.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Two nights after the shooting of Inspector Parr the little lawyer called on his employer, and he was all a-quiver with excitement.
no person; not anyone
From this reading It was Harvey Froyant’s boast that he trusted nobody completely.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two nights after the shooting of Inspector Parr the little lawyer called on his employer, and he was all a-quiver with excitement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two nights after the shooting of Inspector Parr the little lawyer called on his employer, and he was all a-quiver with excitement.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had traced one of the new series of bank-notes which the Crimson Circle had taken from Brabazon.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
ParrnounUS /pɑːr/
Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548)
From this reading Two nights after the shooting of Inspector Parr the little lawyer called on his employer, and he was all a-quiver with excitement.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
select carefully from a group
From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
questionableadjectiveUS /ˈkwestʃənəbəl/
subject to question
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading He had traced one of the new series of bank-notes which the Crimson Circle had taken from Brabazon.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Two nights after the shooting of Inspector Parr the little lawyer called on his employer, and he was all a-quiver with excitement.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He had traced one of the new series of bank-notes which the Crimson Circle had taken from Brabazon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Harvey Froyant’s boast that he trusted nobody completely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
tracedverbUS /treɪst/
past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
From this reading He had traced one of the new series of bank-notes which the Crimson Circle had taken from Brabazon.
trustedadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstɪd/
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading It was Harvey Froyant’s boast that he trusted nobody completely.
trustingadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstɪŋ/
inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two nights after the shooting of Inspector Parr the little lawyer called on his employer, and he was all a-quiver with excitement.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Harvey Froyant’s boast that he trusted nobody completely.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
we've
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From this reading “Now, we’ve got a good line on this, Mr. Froyant, and if we continue in the direction we are going, we can certainly pick up the original changer.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had traced one of the new series of bank-notes which the Crimson Circle had taken from Brabazon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He trusted the lawyer up to a point, but his known connection with questionable people would have been alone sufficient to prevent Harvey from trusting implicitly to his agent.
