used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PAGE IN PICCADILLY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
BerkeleynounUS /ˈbɜːrkli/
Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “We certainly might,” sighed the other, “if only we could discover the solution of this most fascinating yet tantalising problem.”
Challas
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From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “We certainly might,” sighed the other, “if only we could discover the solution of this most fascinating yet tantalising problem.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “We certainly might,” sighed the other, “if only we could discover the solution of this most fascinating yet tantalising problem.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
fascinatingadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading “We certainly might,” sighed the other, “if only we could discover the solution of this most fascinating yet tantalising problem.”
Felix
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From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
glaringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlerɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
gogglesnounUS /ˈɡɑːɡəlz/
(plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
head-lamps
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From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Some of which we hope to recover, Professor,” laughed the ugly little man.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
hundred-horse-power
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From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “We certainly might,” sighed the other, “if only we could discover the solution of this most fascinating yet tantalising problem.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PAGE IN PICCADILLY.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Some of which we hope to recover, Professor,” laughed the ugly little man.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Some of which we hope to recover, Professor,” laughed the ugly little man.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Some of which we hope to recover, Professor,” laughed the ugly little man.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “We certainly might,” sighed the other, “if only we could discover the solution of this most fascinating yet tantalising problem.”
used to form the superlative
From this reading “We certainly might,” sighed the other, “if only we could discover the solution of this most fascinating yet tantalising problem.”
motor-car
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From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Some of which we hope to recover, Professor,” laughed the ugly little man.
and nothing more
From this reading “We certainly might,” sighed the other, “if only we could discover the solution of this most fascinating yet tantalising problem.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “We certainly might,” sighed the other, “if only we could discover the solution of this most fascinating yet tantalising problem.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading A PAGE IN PICCADILLY.
PICCADILLY
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From this reading A PAGE IN PICCADILLY.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “We certainly might,” sighed the other, “if only we could discover the solution of this most fascinating yet tantalising problem.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “Some of which we hope to recover, Professor,” laughed the ugly little man.
racingnounUS /ˈreɪsɪŋ/
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “Some of which we hope to recover, Professor,” laughed the ugly little man.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “We certainly might,” sighed the other, “if only we could discover the solution of this most fascinating yet tantalising problem.”
term of address for a man
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
solutionnounUS /səˈluːʃən/
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading “We certainly might,” sighed the other, “if only we could discover the solution of this most fascinating yet tantalising problem.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Some of which we hope to recover, Professor,” laughed the ugly little man.
make square
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
tantalisingadjective
arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
From this reading “We certainly might,” sighed the other, “if only we could discover the solution of this most fascinating yet tantalising problem.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Some of which we hope to recover, Professor,” laughed the ugly little man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “We certainly might,” sighed the other, “if only we could discover the solution of this most fascinating yet tantalising problem.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Some of which we hope to recover, Professor,” laughed the ugly little man.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “Some of which we hope to recover, Professor,” laughed the ugly little man.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Some of which we hope to recover, Professor,” laughed the ugly little man.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Some of which we hope to recover, Professor,” laughed the ugly little man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A long, grey, hundred-horse-power racing motor-car with its two glaring head-lamps drew suddenly up in the falling darkness before the big house in Berkeley Square, and from it stepped Sir Felix Challas in his heavy fur coat, cap and goggles.
but in spite of that
From this reading “We certainly might,” sighed the other, “if only we could discover the solution of this most fascinating yet tantalising problem.”
