used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sir John took a cigar from a golden and armorial case and snipped the end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir John took a cigar from a golden and armorial case and snipped the end.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So we are to attack the King, are we?
armorialadjective
of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms
From this reading Sir John took a cigar from a golden and armorial case and snipped the end.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading So we are to attack the King, are we?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It can be done, of course.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Well, Hanson,” he said, “you’re a new man on the committee, and new men bring new ideas.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You may leave the details to me, but if I saw the regrettable necessity, you may take it from me that Smith would be removed to-night.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It can be done, of course.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Sir John took a cigar from a golden and armorial case and snipped the end.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Sir John took a cigar from a golden and armorial case and snipped the end.
committeenounUS /kəˈmɪti/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “Well, Hanson,” he said, “you’re a new man on the committee, and new men bring new ideas.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading It can be done, of course.
true confidential information
From this reading You may leave the details to me, but if I saw the regrettable necessity, you may take it from me that Smith would be removed to-night.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It can be done, of course.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Sir John took a cigar from a golden and armorial case and snipped the end.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir John took a cigar from a golden and armorial case and snipped the end.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Sir John took a cigar from a golden and armorial case and snipped the end.
Hanson
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From this reading “Well, Hanson,” he said, “you’re a new man on the committee, and new men bring new ideas.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, Hanson,” he said, “you’re a new man on the committee, and new men bring new ideas.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You may leave the details to me, but if I saw the regrettable necessity, you may take it from me that Smith would be removed to-night.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Well, Hanson,” he said, “you’re a new man on the committee, and new men bring new ideas.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You may leave the details to me, but if I saw the regrettable necessity, you may take it from me that Smith would be removed to-night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It can be done, of course.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Sir John took a cigar from a golden and armorial case and snipped the end.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading So we are to attack the King, are we?
go away from a place
From this reading You may leave the details to me, but if I saw the regrettable necessity, you may take it from me that Smith would be removed to-night.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Well, Hanson,” he said, “you’re a new man on the committee, and new men bring new ideas.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may leave the details to me, but if I saw the regrettable necessity, you may take it from me that Smith would be removed to-night.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You may leave the details to me, but if I saw the regrettable necessity, you may take it from me that Smith would be removed to-night.
the force of workers available
From this reading “Well, Hanson,” he said, “you’re a new man on the committee, and new men bring new ideas.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading You may leave the details to me, but if I saw the regrettable necessity, you may take it from me that Smith would be removed to-night.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Well, Hanson,” he said, “you’re a new man on the committee, and new men bring new ideas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It can be done, of course.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Well, Hanson,” he said, “you’re a new man on the committee, and new men bring new ideas.
regrettableadjectiveUS /rɪˈɡretəbəl/
deserving regret
From this reading You may leave the details to me, but if I saw the regrettable necessity, you may take it from me that Smith would be removed to-night.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading You may leave the details to me, but if I saw the regrettable necessity, you may take it from me that Smith would be removed to-night.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, Hanson,” he said, “you’re a new man on the committee, and new men bring new ideas.
cut with a saw
From this reading You may leave the details to me, but if I saw the regrettable necessity, you may take it from me that Smith would be removed to-night.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir John took a cigar from a golden and armorial case and snipped the end.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading You may leave the details to me, but if I saw the regrettable necessity, you may take it from me that Smith would be removed to-night.
snipped
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From this reading Sir John took a cigar from a golden and armorial case and snipped the end.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we are to attack the King, are we?
carry out
From this reading You may leave the details to me, but if I saw the regrettable necessity, you may take it from me that Smith would be removed to-night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You may leave the details to me, but if I saw the regrettable necessity, you may take it from me that Smith would be removed to-night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir John took a cigar from a golden and armorial case and snipped the end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So we are to attack the King, are we?
to-night
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From this reading You may leave the details to me, but if I saw the regrettable necessity, you may take it from me that Smith would be removed to-night.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Sir John took a cigar from a golden and armorial case and snipped the end.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So we are to attack the King, are we?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, Hanson,” he said, “you’re a new man on the committee, and new men bring new ideas.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You may leave the details to me, but if I saw the regrettable necessity, you may take it from me that Smith would be removed to-night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may leave the details to me, but if I saw the regrettable necessity, you may take it from me that Smith would be removed to-night.
you're
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From this reading “Well, Hanson,” he said, “you’re a new man on the committee, and new men bring new ideas.
