Chapter IV · Chapter 4

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

lost in thought; showing preoccupation

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

engaged in or accustomed to close observation

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

eagerly desirous

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Here you are, then?" said she.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

in a brisk manner

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But there was only one patient waiting, and she saluted me as I entered with a snort of defiance.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading What can I have the pleasure of doing for you?"

an occurrence of something

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

plural of “complication” — the act or process of complicating

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

make right or correct

From this reading "You are perfectly correct, Miss Oman," I replied; "in fact, you have put the case in a nutshell.

past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude

From this reading But there was only one patient waiting, and she saluted me as I entered with a snort of defiance.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading What can I have the pleasure of doing for you?"

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading But there was only one patient waiting, and she saluted me as I entered with a snort of defiance.

-ing form of “exchange” — give to, and receive from, one another

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading "You are perfectly correct, Miss Oman," I replied; "in fact, you have put the case in a nutshell.

a shackle for the ankles or feet

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You are perfectly correct, Miss Oman," I replied; "in fact, you have put the case in a nutshell.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "Here you are, then?" said she.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "You are perfectly correct, Miss Oman," I replied; "in fact, you have put the case in a nutshell.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

and nothing more

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

made by intertwining threads in a series of connected loops rather than by weaving

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

a narrow way or road

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

plural of “meditation” — continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading "You are perfectly correct, Miss Oman," I replied; "in fact, you have put the case in a nutshell.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

the shell around the kernel of a nut

From this reading "You are perfectly correct, Miss Oman," I replied; "in fact, you have put the case in a nutshell.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil

From this reading "You are perfectly correct, Miss Oman," I replied; "in fact, you have put the case in a nutshell.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But there was only one patient waiting, and she saluted me as I entered with a snort of defiance.

and nothing more

From this reading But there was only one patient waiting, and she saluted me as I entered with a snort of defiance.

a person who requires medical care

From this reading But there was only one patient waiting, and she saluted me as I entered with a snort of defiance.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading "You are perfectly correct, Miss Oman," I replied; "in fact, you have put the case in a nutshell.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading What can I have the pleasure of doing for you?"

someone who practices a learned profession

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "You are perfectly correct, Miss Oman," I replied; "in fact, you have put the case in a nutshell.

on the contrary

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "You are perfectly correct, Miss Oman," I replied; "in fact, you have put the case in a nutshell.

an established line of travel or access

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Here you are, then?" said she.

past form of “salute” — propose a toast to

From this reading But there was only one patient waiting, and she saluted me as I entered with a snort of defiance.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But there was only one patient waiting, and she saluted me as I entered with a snort of defiance.

indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose

From this reading But there was only one patient waiting, and she saluted me as I entered with a snort of defiance.

inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Here you are, then?" said she.

in or at that place or location

From this reading But there was only one patient waiting, and she saluted me as I entered with a snort of defiance.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading But there was only one patient waiting, and she saluted me as I entered with a snort of defiance.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But there was only one patient waiting, and she saluted me as I entered with a snort of defiance.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What can I have the pleasure of doing for you?"

in or at the place that

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

in the company of; together with

From this reading LEGAL COMPLICATIONS AND A JACKAL My meditations brought me by a circuitous route, and ten minutes late, to the end of Fetter Lane, where, exchanging my rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode briskly forward and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released from an anxious case.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Here you are, then?" said she.