used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Immediately after breakfast he betook himself to the library in the vain hope of finding a medical directory.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Immediately after breakfast he betook himself to the library in the vain hope of finding a medical directory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A brief survey of the rows of calf-bound volumes convinced him that his search was vain and he was obliged to fall back on the telephone-book.
betook
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From this reading Immediately after breakfast he betook himself to the library in the vain hope of finding a medical directory.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Immediately after breakfast he betook himself to the library in the vain hope of finding a medical directory.
of short duration or distance
From this reading A brief survey of the rows of calf-bound volumes convinced him that his search was vain and he was obliged to fall back on the telephone-book.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
calf-bound
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From this reading A brief survey of the rows of calf-bound volumes convinced him that his search was vain and he was obliged to fall back on the telephone-book.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading A brief survey of the rows of calf-bound volumes convinced him that his search was vain and he was obliged to fall back on the telephone-book.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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devoteverbUS /dɪˈvoʊt/
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
directorynounUS /dərˈektəri/
an alphabetical list of names and addresses
From this reading Immediately after breakfast he betook himself to the library in the vain hope of finding a medical directory.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading A brief survey of the rows of calf-bound volumes convinced him that his search was vain and he was obliged to fall back on the telephone-book.
Fayre
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From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Immediately after breakfast he betook himself to the library in the vain hope of finding a medical directory.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here, rather, to his surprise, he found what he was looking for.
set up or found
From this reading Here, rather, to his surprise, he found what he was looking for.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Immediately after breakfast he betook himself to the library in the vain hope of finding a medical directory.
Henderson
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in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, rather, to his surprise, he found what he was looking for.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A brief survey of the rows of calf-bound volumes convinced him that his search was vain and he was obliged to fall back on the telephone-book.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Immediately after breakfast he betook himself to the library in the vain hope of finding a medical directory.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Immediately after breakfast he betook himself to the library in the vain hope of finding a medical directory.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Immediately after breakfast he betook himself to the library in the vain hope of finding a medical directory.
KeannounUS /kiːn/
English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833)
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
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a polite name for any woman
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Immediately after breakfast he betook himself to the library in the vain hope of finding a medical directory.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Here, rather, to his surprise, he found what he was looking for.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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medicaladjectiveUS /ˈmedəkəl/
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading Immediately after breakfast he betook himself to the library in the vain hope of finding a medical directory.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading A brief survey of the rows of calf-bound volumes convinced him that his search was vain and he was obliged to fall back on the telephone-book.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A brief survey of the rows of calf-bound volumes convinced him that his search was vain and he was obliged to fall back on the telephone-book.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
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on the contrary
From this reading Here, rather, to his surprise, he found what he was looking for.
reassuringadjectiveUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊrɪŋ/
restoring confidence and relieving anxiety
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
rowsnounUS /roʊz/
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading A brief survey of the rows of calf-bound volumes convinced him that his search was vain and he was obliged to fall back on the telephone-book.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading A brief survey of the rows of calf-bound volumes convinced him that his search was vain and he was obliged to fall back on the telephone-book.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Here, rather, to his surprise, he found what he was looking for.
surveynounUS /sərˈveɪ/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading A brief survey of the rows of calf-bound volumes convinced him that his search was vain and he was obliged to fall back on the telephone-book.
telephone-book
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From this reading A brief survey of the rows of calf-bound volumes convinced him that his search was vain and he was obliged to fall back on the telephone-book.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A brief survey of the rows of calf-bound volumes convinced him that his search was vain and he was obliged to fall back on the telephone-book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Immediately after breakfast he betook himself to the library in the vain hope of finding a medical directory.
volumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading A brief survey of the rows of calf-bound volumes convinced him that his search was vain and he was obliged to fall back on the telephone-book.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next morning the report of Lady Kean was reassuring and Fayre felt at liberty to devote himself to his own business.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Here, rather, to his surprise, he found what he was looking for.
