used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END There was silence for a few moments when the end of the Squire's story was reached.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
accessnounUS /ˈækses/
the right to enter
From this reading But for him I should not have obtained access to this book, and without it we might have gone on blundering in the dark for months, or even years.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END There was silence for a few moments when the end of the Squire's story was reached.
blunderingverbUS /ˈblʌndərɪŋ/
-ing form of “blunder” — commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading But for him I should not have obtained access to this book, and without it we might have gone on blundering in the dark for months, or even years.
blundersnounUS /ˈblʌndərz/
plural of “blunder” — an embarrassing mistake
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading But for him I should not have obtained access to this book, and without it we might have gone on blundering in the dark for months, or even years.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
chargesnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒəz/
plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
coincidencenounUS /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading But for him I should not have obtained access to this book, and without it we might have gone on blundering in the dark for months, or even years.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END There was silence for a few moments when the end of the Squire's story was reached.
divisible by two
From this reading But for him I should not have obtained access to this book, and without it we might have gone on blundering in the dark for months, or even years.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END There was silence for a few moments when the end of the Squire's story was reached.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END There was silence for a few moments when the end of the Squire's story was reached.
freaksnounUS /friːks/
plural of “freak” — a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But for him I should not have obtained access to this book, and without it we might have gone on blundering in the dark for months, or even years.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
how
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From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But for him I should not have obtained access to this book, and without it we might have gone on blundering in the dark for months, or even years.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But for him I should not have obtained access to this book, and without it we might have gone on blundering in the dark for months, or even years.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then Laurence said-- "The mystery is well-nigh solved.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But for him I should not have obtained access to this book, and without it we might have gone on blundering in the dark for months, or even years.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
Laurence
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From this reading Then Laurence said-- "The mystery is well-nigh solved.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
MeadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But for him I should not have obtained access to this book, and without it we might have gone on blundering in the dark for months, or even years.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END There was silence for a few moments when the end of the Squire's story was reached.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading But for him I should not have obtained access to this book, and without it we might have gone on blundering in the dark for months, or even years.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Then Laurence said-- "The mystery is well-nigh solved.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading But for him I should not have obtained access to this book, and without it we might have gone on blundering in the dark for months, or even years.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END There was silence for a few moments when the end of the Squire's story was reached.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But for him I should not have obtained access to this book, and without it we might have gone on blundering in the dark for months, or even years.
and nothing more
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END There was silence for a few moments when the end of the Squire's story was reached.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then Laurence said-- "The mystery is well-nigh solved.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But for him I should not have obtained access to this book, and without it we might have gone on blundering in the dark for months, or even years.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END There was silence for a few moments when the end of the Squire's story was reached.
solvedadjectiveUS /sɑːlvd/
explained or answered
From this reading Then Laurence said-- "The mystery is well-nigh solved.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
Squire's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END There was silence for a few moments when the end of the Squire's story was reached.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END There was silence for a few moments when the end of the Squire's story was reached.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
believed likely
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END There was silence for a few moments when the end of the Squire's story was reached.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Laurence said-- "The mystery is well-nigh solved.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END There was silence for a few moments when the end of the Squire's story was reached.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But for him I should not have obtained access to this book, and without it we might have gone on blundering in the dark for months, or even years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
unjustlyadverbUS /ənˈdʒʌstli/
in an unjust manner
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END There was silence for a few moments when the end of the Squire's story was reached.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
well-nighadverb
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Then Laurence said-- "The mystery is well-nigh solved.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading We can now see what blunders we have made, how we have unjustly suspected 'Doctor Meadows' (or whatever his name is), and been led a dance by the freaks of coincidence.
at the time that
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END There was silence for a few moments when the end of the Squire's story was reached.
which person or people
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But for him I should not have obtained access to this book, and without it we might have gone on blundering in the dark for months, or even years.
a late time of life
From this reading But for him I should not have obtained access to this book, and without it we might have gone on blundering in the dark for months, or even years.
but in spite of that
From this reading Our suspect, Meadows, has proved to be not only innocent of the charges we brought against him, but the man who, by some means we have yet to learn, has been able to put into our hands the key to the mystery.
