6.23
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From this reading A fire burnt in the hearth, the blinds were down, and the clock on the mantelpiece recorded 6.23.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A fire burnt in the hearth, the blinds were down, and the clock on the mantelpiece recorded 6.23.
speak to
From this reading “The fellow was at my hotel yesterday—they gave him my Brussels address.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The fellow was at my hotel yesterday—they gave him my Brussels address.
blindsnounUS /blaɪndz/
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading A fire burnt in the hearth, the blinds were down, and the clock on the mantelpiece recorded 6.23.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
BrusselsnounUS /ˈbrʌsəlz/
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading “The fellow was at my hotel yesterday—they gave him my Brussels address.
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading A fire burnt in the hearth, the blinds were down, and the clock on the mantelpiece recorded 6.23.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading A fire burnt in the hearth, the blinds were down, and the clock on the mantelpiece recorded 6.23.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A fire burnt in the hearth, the blinds were down, and the clock on the mantelpiece recorded 6.23.
a boy or man
From this reading “The fellow was at my hotel yesterday—they gave him my Brussels address.
FinancenounUS /fəˈnæns/
the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
start firing a weapon
From this reading A fire burnt in the hearth, the blinds were down, and the clock on the mantelpiece recorded 6.23.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “The fellow was at my hotel yesterday—they gave him my Brussels address.
he's
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From this reading It’s ten to one that he’s out there now.”
hearthnounUS /hɑːrθ/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading A fire burnt in the hearth, the blinds were down, and the clock on the mantelpiece recorded 6.23.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The fellow was at my hotel yesterday—they gave him my Brussels address.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “The fellow was at my hotel yesterday—they gave him my Brussels address.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
It's
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From this reading It’s ten to one that he’s out there now.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
Lessingham
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less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Lessingham was speaking, in a low and rather nervous voice.
mantelpiecenoun
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading A fire burnt in the hearth, the blinds were down, and the clock on the mantelpiece recorded 6.23.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The fellow was at my hotel yesterday—they gave him my Brussels address.
easily agitated
From this reading Lessingham was speaking, in a low and rather nervous voice.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It’s ten to one that he’s out there now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A fire burnt in the hearth, the blinds were down, and the clock on the mantelpiece recorded 6.23.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It’s ten to one that he’s out there now.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It’s ten to one that he’s out there now.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
on the contrary
From this reading Lessingham was speaking, in a low and rather nervous voice.
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading A fire burnt in the hearth, the blinds were down, and the clock on the mantelpiece recorded 6.23.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Lessingham was speaking, in a low and rather nervous voice.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It’s ten to one that he’s out there now.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It’s ten to one that he’s out there now.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It’s ten to one that he’s out there now.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The fellow was at my hotel yesterday—they gave him my Brussels address.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It’s ten to one that he’s out there now.”
Travers
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From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Lessingham was speaking, in a low and rather nervous voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lessingham was speaking, in a low and rather nervous voice.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A fire burnt in the hearth, the blinds were down, and the clock on the mantelpiece recorded 6.23.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
Wraile
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From this reading Justice Three people sat in the Board Room of the Victory Finance Company—Captain James Wraile, his wife, and Mr. Travers Lessingham.
the day immediately before today
From this reading “The fellow was at my hotel yesterday—they gave him my Brussels address.
