used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
(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 All day they haunted him.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All day they haunted him.
DiamondsnounUS /ˈdaɪməndz/
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
set up or found
From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading All day they haunted him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All day they haunted him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
millionnounUS /ˈmɪljən/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
millstonenounUS /ˈmɪlstoʊn/
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
a particular point in time
From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
a form of address for a man
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
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From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
a human being
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
established beyond doubt
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
one of four equal parts
From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
relieve from
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
temporaryadjectiveUS /ˈtempəreri/
not permanent; not lasting
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
a special situation
From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
unoccupiedadjectiveUS /əˈnɑːkjəpaɪd/
not held or filled or in use
From this reading Having done the one thing which he had come to town to do, he found himself unoccupied.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The relief which he felt at having got rid of them from his actual person proved to be but temporary.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading IN THE MOMENT OF HIS SUCCESS Diamonds worth a quarter of a million!
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet already they were beginning to hang like a millstone round Mr. Paxton's neck.
