used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If some one had meekly sent in a note, it would have been called presumption itself.
AlinounUS /ˈɑːli/
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
(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 Like all thrilling events it happened with magical speed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But to demand to speak with Miss Clergy and to gain one’s point as well was nothing short of marvellous!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
BabanounUS /ˈbʌbə/
a small cake leavened with yeast
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If some one had meekly sent in a note, it would have been called presumption itself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to demand to speak with Miss Clergy and to gain one’s point as well was nothing short of marvellous!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading If some one had meekly sent in a note, it would have been called presumption itself.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
ClergynounUS /ˈklɜːrdʒi/
in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading But to demand to speak with Miss Clergy and to gain one’s point as well was nothing short of marvellous!
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Then the second thrilling event happened!
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Like all thrilling events it happened with magical speed.
Fincherie
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From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
obtain
From this reading But to demand to speak with Miss Clergy and to gain one’s point as well was nothing short of marvellous!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Then the second thrilling event happened!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If some one had meekly sent in a note, it would have been called presumption itself.
HopefuladjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpfəl/
having or manifesting hope
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If some one had meekly sent in a note, it would have been called presumption itself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If some one had meekly sent in a note, it would have been called presumption itself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Like all thrilling events it happened with magical speed.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading If some one had meekly sent in a note, it would have been called presumption itself.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like all thrilling events it happened with magical speed.
magicaladjectiveUS /ˈmædʒɪkəl/
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
From this reading Like all thrilling events it happened with magical speed.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading But to demand to speak with Miss Clergy and to gain one’s point as well was nothing short of marvellous!
meeklyadverbUS /ˈmiːkli/
in a submissive or spiritless manner
From this reading If some one had meekly sent in a note, it would have been called presumption itself.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
a brief written record
From this reading If some one had meekly sent in a note, it would have been called presumption itself.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But to demand to speak with Miss Clergy and to gain one’s point as well was nothing short of marvellous!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But to demand to speak with Miss Clergy and to gain one’s point as well was nothing short of marvellous!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If some one had meekly sent in a note, it would have been called presumption itself.
one's
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From this reading But to demand to speak with Miss Clergy and to gain one’s point as well was nothing short of marvellous!
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading But to demand to speak with Miss Clergy and to gain one’s point as well was nothing short of marvellous!
Precore
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From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
presumptionnounUS /prɪˈzʌmpʃən/
an assumption that is taken for granted
From this reading If some one had meekly sent in a note, it would have been called presumption itself.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Then the second thrilling event happened!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading If some one had meekly sent in a note, it would have been called presumption itself.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading But to demand to speak with Miss Clergy and to gain one’s point as well was nothing short of marvellous!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading If some one had meekly sent in a note, it would have been called presumption itself.
express in speech
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
move hurridly
From this reading Like all thrilling events it happened with magical speed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the second thrilling event happened!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the second thrilling event happened!
thrillingadjectiveUS /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading Then the second thrilling event happened!
Thurley
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From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
unceremoniouslyadverbUS /ˌʌnserəˈmoʊniəsli/
in an unceremonious manner
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First, it was carefully reported by Ali Baba and Hopeful that Thurley Precore had unceremoniously arrived at The Fincherie and demanded to see and speak with Miss Clergy.
(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 But to demand to speak with Miss Clergy and to gain one’s point as well was nothing short of marvellous!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Like all thrilling events it happened with magical speed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If some one had meekly sent in a note, it would have been called presumption itself.
