used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
(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 The examination, however, distracted his attention from all things save the papers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At these the Etonian cocked a twinkling eye.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The examination, however, distracted his attention from all things save the papers.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Coming down the flight of steps, he had seen a few boys hurrying up or down the road.
cabnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
cockedverbUS /kɑːkt/
past form of “cock” — tilt or slant to one side
From this reading At these the Etonian cocked a twinkling eye.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Coming down the flight of steps, he had seen a few boys hurrying up or down the road.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
distractedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstræktəd/
having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
From this reading The examination, however, distracted his attention from all things save the papers.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Coming down the flight of steps, he had seen a few boys hurrying up or down the road.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
Etoniannoun
a student enrolled in (or graduated from) Eton College
From this reading At these the Etonian cocked a twinkling eye.
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading The examination, however, distracted his attention from all things save the papers.
examination-room
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From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
the organ of sight
From this reading At these the Etonian cocked a twinkling eye.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Coming down the flight of steps, he had seen a few boys hurrying up or down the road.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Coming down the flight of steps, he had seen a few boys hurrying up or down the road.
set up or found
From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The examination, however, distracted his attention from all things save the papers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Coming down the flight of steps, he had seen a few boys hurrying up or down the road.
HarrowverbUS /ˈhæroʊ/
draw a harrow over
From this reading "Queer kit you Harrow boys wear," he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The examination, however, distracted his attention from all things save the papers.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The examination, however, distracted his attention from all things save the papers.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading Coming down the flight of steps, he had seen a few boys hurrying up or down the road.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
kitnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading "Queer kit you Harrow boys wear," he said.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Coming down the flight of steps, he had seen a few boys hurrying up or down the road.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Coming down the flight of steps, he had seen a few boys hurrying up or down the road.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading The examination, however, distracted his attention from all things save the papers.
poppedverbUS /pɑːpt/
inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward
From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "Queer kit you Harrow boys wear," he said.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Coming down the flight of steps, he had seen a few boys hurrying up or down the road.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Queer kit you Harrow boys wear," he said.
except for; apart from
From this reading The examination, however, distracted his attention from all things save the papers.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Coming down the flight of steps, he had seen a few boys hurrying up or down the road.
in the near future
From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Coming down the flight of steps, he had seen a few boys hurrying up or down the road.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The examination, however, distracted his attention from all things save the papers.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The examination, however, distracted his attention from all things save the papers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
twinklingnounUS /ˈtwɪŋkəlɪŋ/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading At these the Etonian cocked a twinkling eye.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Coming down the flight of steps, he had seen a few boys hurrying up or down the road.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To his delight he found these easy, and, as soon as he left the examination-room, he was popped into a cab and taken back to town.
be dressed in
From this reading "Queer kit you Harrow boys wear," he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Queer kit you Harrow boys wear," he said.
