used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jim Frobisher locked the front door and with a sense of desolation turned back to the hall.
(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 Here in this house, the servants were all tucked up in their beds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim Frobisher locked the front door and with a sense of desolation turned back to the hall.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Jim Frobisher locked the front door and with a sense of desolation turned back to the hall.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Yes, everything had been planned with the care of a commander planning a battle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They had been left open, of course, he recognised, in the usual way when one of the household was going to be late.
bedsnounUS /bedz/
plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Here in this house, the servants were all tucked up in their beds.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been left open, of course, he recognised, in the usual way when one of the household was going to be late.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He heard the big iron gates swing to.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Yes, everything had been planned with the care of a commander planning a battle.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading Yes, everything had been planned with the care of a commander planning a battle.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading They had been left open, of course, he recognised, in the usual way when one of the household was going to be late.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading Jim Frobisher locked the front door and with a sense of desolation turned back to the hall.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Jim Frobisher locked the front door and with a sense of desolation turned back to the hall.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Yes, everything had been planned with the care of a commander planning a battle.
Frobishernoun
English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594)
From this reading Jim Frobisher locked the front door and with a sense of desolation turned back to the hall.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Jim Frobisher locked the front door and with a sense of desolation turned back to the hall.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading He heard the big iron gates swing to.
the act of departing
From this reading They had been left open, of course, he recognised, in the usual way when one of the household was going to be late.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been left open, of course, he recognised, in the usual way when one of the household was going to be late.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Jim Frobisher locked the front door and with a sense of desolation turned back to the hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He heard the big iron gates swing to.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He heard the big iron gates swing to.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here in this house, the servants were all tucked up in their beds.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Here in this house, the servants were all tucked up in their beds.
a social unit living together
From this reading They had been left open, of course, he recognised, in the usual way when one of the household was going to be late.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had been left open, of course, he recognised, in the usual way when one of the household was going to be late.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading He heard the big iron gates swing to.
Jim
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Frobisher locked the front door and with a sense of desolation turned back to the hall.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading They had been left open, of course, he recognised, in the usual way when one of the household was going to be late.
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 They had been left open, of course, he recognised, in the usual way when one of the household was going to be late.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Jim Frobisher locked the front door and with a sense of desolation turned back to the hall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jim Frobisher locked the front door and with a sense of desolation turned back to the hall.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had been left open, of course, he recognised, in the usual way when one of the household was going to be late.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They had been left open, of course, he recognised, in the usual way when one of the household was going to be late.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading Yes, everything had been planned with the care of a commander planning a battle.
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading Yes, everything had been planned with the care of a commander planning a battle.
recognisedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading They had been left open, of course, he recognised, in the usual way when one of the household was going to be late.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Jim Frobisher locked the front door and with a sense of desolation turned back to the hall.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Here in this house, the servants were all tucked up in their beds.
swingverbUS /swɪŋ/
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading He heard the big iron gates swing to.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim Frobisher locked the front door and with a sense of desolation turned back to the hall.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here in this house, the servants were all tucked up in their beds.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been left open, of course, he recognised, in the usual way when one of the household was going to be late.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Here in this house, the servants were all tucked up in their beds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim Frobisher locked the front door and with a sense of desolation turned back to the hall.
tuckedadjectiveUS /tʌkt/
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading Here in this house, the servants were all tucked up in their beds.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Jim Frobisher locked the front door and with a sense of desolation turned back to the hall.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Here in this house, the servants were all tucked up in their beds.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading They had been left open, of course, he recognised, in the usual way when one of the household was going to be late.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had been left open, of course, he recognised, in the usual way when one of the household was going to be late.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They had been left open, of course, he recognised, in the usual way when one of the household was going to be late.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here in this house, the servants were all tucked up in their beds.
at the time that
From this reading They had been left open, of course, he recognised, in the usual way when one of the household was going to be late.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jim Frobisher locked the front door and with a sense of desolation turned back to the hall.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, everything had been planned with the care of a commander planning a battle.
