used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Of course it is not to be wondered at that the arrest of Vassalla made a great sensation.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then the way the crime had been brought home to him by the divorced wife of the dead man--in fact, it was quite a romance.
arrestverbUS /ərˈest/
take into custody
From this reading Of course it is not to be wondered at that the arrest of Vassalla made a great sensation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of course it is not to be wondered at that the arrest of Vassalla made a great sensation.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course it is not to be wondered at that the arrest of Vassalla made a great sensation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And then the way the crime had been brought home to him by the divorced wife of the dead man--in fact, it was quite a romance.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And then the way the crime had been brought home to him by the divorced wife of the dead man--in fact, it was quite a romance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And then the way the crime had been brought home to him by the divorced wife of the dead man--in fact, it was quite a romance.
an occurrence of something
From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course it is not to be wondered at that the arrest of Vassalla made a great sensation.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading And then the way the crime had been brought home to him by the divorced wife of the dead man--in fact, it was quite a romance.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And then the way the crime had been brought home to him by the divorced wife of the dead man--in fact, it was quite a romance.
divorcedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvɔːrst/
of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved
From this reading And then the way the crime had been brought home to him by the divorced wife of the dead man--in fact, it was quite a romance.
embellishments
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From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
everybody's
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From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
EXITnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading EXIT MRS.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading And then the way the crime had been brought home to him by the divorced wife of the dead man--in fact, it was quite a romance.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Of course it is not to be wondered at that the arrest of Vassalla made a great sensation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then the way the crime had been brought home to him by the divorced wife of the dead man--in fact, it was quite a romance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then the way the crime had been brought home to him by the divorced wife of the dead man--in fact, it was quite a romance.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading And then the way the crime had been brought home to him by the divorced wife of the dead man--in fact, it was quite a romance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course it is not to be wondered at that the arrest of Vassalla made a great sensation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course it is not to be wondered at that the arrest of Vassalla made a great sensation.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Of course it is not to be wondered at that the arrest of Vassalla made a great sensation.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading EXIT MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of course it is not to be wondered at that the arrest of Vassalla made a great sensation.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course it is not to be wondered at that the arrest of Vassalla made a great sensation.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading And then the way the crime had been brought home to him by the divorced wife of the dead man--in fact, it was quite a romance.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading And then the way the crime had been brought home to him by the divorced wife of the dead man--in fact, it was quite a romance.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading Of course it is not to be wondered at that the arrest of Vassalla made a great sensation.
strangenessnounUS /ˈstreɪndʒnəs/
unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course it is not to be wondered at that the arrest of Vassalla made a great sensation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course it is not to be wondered at that the arrest of Vassalla made a great sensation.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course it is not to be wondered at that the arrest of Vassalla made a great sensation.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
Vassalla
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From this reading Of course it is not to be wondered at that the arrest of Vassalla made a great sensation.
VERSCHOYLE
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From this reading VERSCHOYLE.
precisely as stated
From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And then the way the crime had been brought home to him by the divorced wife of the dead man--in fact, it was quite a romance.
(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 True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading And then the way the crime had been brought home to him by the divorced wife of the dead man--in fact, it was quite a romance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading True Vassalla was not a very well known man; but then the strangeness of the case, which was reported with numerous embellishments in all the papers, attracted everybody's notice.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Of course it is not to be wondered at that the arrest of Vassalla made a great sensation.
