used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I got out quickly to hand Mr. Campbell from the cab, and he held fast to my arm, apparently with a little confusion of mind.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
acquaintancesnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsɪz/
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am--a little shaky this morning; don’t leave me, Charley!” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
from appearances alone
From this reading I got out quickly to hand Mr. Campbell from the cab, and he held fast to my arm, apparently with a little confusion of mind.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading I got out quickly to hand Mr. Campbell from the cab, and he held fast to my arm, apparently with a little confusion of mind.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
Bloomsburynoun
a city district of central London laid out in garden squares
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
cabnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading I got out quickly to hand Mr. Campbell from the cab, and he held fast to my arm, apparently with a little confusion of mind.
CampbellnounUS /ˈkæmbəl/
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading I got out quickly to hand Mr. Campbell from the cab, and he held fast to my arm, apparently with a little confusion of mind.
Charley
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From this reading I am--a little shaky this morning; don’t leave me, Charley!” he said.
Colin's
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From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading I got out quickly to hand Mr. Campbell from the cab, and he held fast to my arm, apparently with a little confusion of mind.
don't
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From this reading I am--a little shaky this morning; don’t leave me, Charley!” he said.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading I got out quickly to hand Mr. Campbell from the cab, and he held fast to my arm, apparently with a little confusion of mind.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
set up or found
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I got out quickly to hand Mr. Campbell from the cab, and he held fast to my arm, apparently with a little confusion of mind.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got out quickly to hand Mr. Campbell from the cab, and he held fast to my arm, apparently with a little confusion of mind.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I got out quickly to hand Mr. Campbell from the cab, and he held fast to my arm, apparently with a little confusion of mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading I got out quickly to hand Mr. Campbell from the cab, and he held fast to my arm, apparently with a little confusion of mind.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
inspectionnounUS /ˌɪnˈspekʃən/
a formal or official examination
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
immediately past
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
go away from a place
From this reading I am--a little shaky this morning; don’t leave me, Charley!” he said.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I got out quickly to hand Mr. Campbell from the cab, and he held fast to my arm, apparently with a little confusion of mind.
lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/
temporary living quarters
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am--a little shaky this morning; don’t leave me, Charley!” he said.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I got out quickly to hand Mr. Campbell from the cab, and he held fast to my arm, apparently with a little confusion of mind.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I am--a little shaky this morning; don’t leave me, Charley!” he said.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I got out quickly to hand Mr. Campbell from the cab, and he held fast to my arm, apparently with a little confusion of mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I got out quickly to hand Mr. Campbell from the cab, and he held fast to my arm, apparently with a little confusion of mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
primverbUS /prɪm/
assume a prim appearance
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
with speed
From this reading I got out quickly to hand Mr. Campbell from the cab, and he held fast to my arm, apparently with a little confusion of mind.
without much difficulty
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
regionsnounUS /ˈriːdʒənz/
plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I am--a little shaky this morning; don’t leave me, Charley!” he said.
shakyadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪki/
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading I am--a little shaky this morning; don’t leave me, Charley!” he said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am--a little shaky this morning; don’t leave me, Charley!” he said.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Yes, I want your arm.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
in or at the place that
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Colin’s lodgings proved to be in the last place to which I should have thought him likely to have gone--in one of the prim, respectable, old-fashioned streets about Bloomsbury.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I got out quickly to hand Mr. Campbell from the cab, and he held fast to my arm, apparently with a little confusion of mind.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Probably he felt himself more out of the way of remark there than he would have been in regions more under public inspection, and where acquaintances might have found him more readily.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I want your arm.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, I want your arm.
