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From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
8.30
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From this reading I met him at the Golf Hut about 8.30.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED The authentic account of a further landing in Essex--somewhere near Maldon--was now published.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I met him at the Golf Hut about 8.30.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED The authentic account of a further landing in Essex--somewhere near Maldon--was now published.
AlexandernounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændər/
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I met him at the Golf Hut about 8.30.
authenticadjectiveUS /əˈθentɪk/
conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
From this reading STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED The authentic account of a further landing in Essex--somewhere near Maldon--was now published.
Beeleigh
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From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED The authentic account of a further landing in Essex--somewhere near Maldon--was now published.
DepartmentnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
dictatedadjectiveUS /dɪkˈteɪtɪd/
determined or decided upon as by an authority
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
escapingverbUS /ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ/
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
EssexnounUS /ˈesɪks/
a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
From this reading STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED The authentic account of a further landing in Essex--somewhere near Maldon--was now published.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This Department had, in turn, given it to the newspapers for publication.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED The authentic account of a further landing in Essex--somewhere near Maldon--was now published.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading This Department had, in turn, given it to the newspapers for publication.
golfnounUS /ɡɑːlf/
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I met him at the Golf Hut about 8.30.
temporary military shelter
From this reading I met him at the Golf Hut about 8.30.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED The authentic account of a further landing in Essex--somewhere near Maldon--was now published.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This Department had, in turn, given it to the newspapers for publication.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED The authentic account of a further landing in Essex--somewhere near Maldon--was now published.
Maldonnoun
a battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991; celebrated in an old English poem
From this reading STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED The authentic account of a further landing in Essex--somewhere near Maldon--was now published.
MayornounUS /ˈmeɪər/
the head of a city government
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I met him at the Golf Hut about 8.30.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED The authentic account of a further landing in Essex--somewhere near Maldon--was now published.
newspapersnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading This Department had, in turn, given it to the newspapers for publication.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED The authentic account of a further landing in Essex--somewhere near Maldon--was now published.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED The authentic account of a further landing in Essex--somewhere near Maldon--was now published.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
participate in games or sport
From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
publicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading This Department had, in turn, given it to the newspapers for publication.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED The authentic account of a further landing in Essex--somewhere near Maldon--was now published.
Quare
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From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
SIEGEnounUS /siːdʒ/
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED The authentic account of a further landing in Essex--somewhere near Maldon--was now published.
Somers
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From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
in or at or to some place
From this reading STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED The authentic account of a further landing in Essex--somewhere near Maldon--was now published.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED The authentic account of a further landing in Essex--somewhere near Maldon--was now published.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED The authentic account of a further landing in Essex--somewhere near Maldon--was now published.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This Department had, in turn, given it to the newspapers for publication.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading This Department had, in turn, given it to the newspapers for publication.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STATE OF SIEGE DECLARED The authentic account of a further landing in Essex--somewhere near Maldon--was now published.
which person or people
From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
Wilfred
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From this reading The statement had been dictated by Mr. Henry Alexander, J.P.,--the Mayor of Maldon, who had succeeded in escaping from the town,--to Captain Wilfred Quare, of the Intelligence Department of the War Office.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It read as follows:-- * * * * * “On Sunday morning, September 2, I had arranged to play a round of golf with my friend Somers, of Beeleigh, before church.
