used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
AndrewnounUS /ˈændruː/
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Chuck it over the wall, then, and be off with you!" answered the gruff voice.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "A letter for Mr. Treverton," said the messenger, nervously backing away from the door while he spoke.
backingnounUS /ˈbækɪŋ/
the act of providing approval and support
From this reading "A letter for Mr. Treverton," said the messenger, nervously backing away from the door while he spoke.
baking-day
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From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
Bayswater
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From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Chuck it over the wall, then, and be off with you!" answered the gruff voice.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
Chennery's
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From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
ChuckverbUS /tʃʌk/
throw carelessly
From this reading "Chuck it over the wall, then, and be off with you!" answered the gruff voice.
a small house with a single story
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
establishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "A letter for Mr. Treverton," said the messenger, nervously backing away from the door while he spoke.
set up or found
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "A letter for Mr. Treverton," said the messenger, nervously backing away from the door while he spoke.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
gruffadjectiveUS /ɡrʌf/
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
intrusted
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From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
a person who carries a message
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
nervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading "A letter for Mr. Treverton," said the messenger, nervously backing away from the door while he spoke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Chuck it over the wall, then, and be off with you!" answered the gruff voice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Chuck it over the wall, then, and be off with you!" answered the gruff voice.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
rungnounUS /rʌŋ/
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A letter for Mr. Treverton," said the messenger, nervously backing away from the door while he spoke.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "A letter for Mr. Treverton," said the messenger, nervously backing away from the door while he spoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Chuck it over the wall, then, and be off with you!" answered the gruff voice.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
Treverton
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From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
at the time that
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "A letter for Mr. Treverton," said the messenger, nervously backing away from the door while he spoke.
which person or people
From this reading After he had rung three times, he heard a gruff voice, on the other side of the wall, roaring at him to let the bell alone, and asking who he was, and what the devil he wanted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was baking-day in the establishment of Mr. Andrew Treverton when the messenger intrusted with Doctor Chennery's letter found his way to the garden door of the cottage at Bayswater.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Chuck it over the wall, then, and be off with you!" answered the gruff voice.
