used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
(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 "How have you been keeping all this awful weather?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Pretty well," replied Balmayne, who had stopped his car to purchase a keg of petrol at the local store.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "How have you been keeping all this awful weather?
Balmayne
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From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
BALMAYNE'S
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From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "How have you been keeping all this awful weather?
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "Pretty well," replied Balmayne, who had stopped his car to purchase a keg of petrol at the local store.
Caryngston
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From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
choir-boy
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From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
clericaladjectiveUS /ˈklerəkəl/
of or relating to clerks
From this reading "Hallo!" was the clerical greeting.
Dr
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From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
the act of departing
From this reading Going to thaw, though, now."
greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading "Hallo!" was the clerical greeting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Pretty well," replied Balmayne, who had stopped his car to purchase a keg of petrol at the local store.
Hallo
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From this reading "Hallo!" was the clerical greeting.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "How have you been keeping all this awful weather?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Pretty well," replied Balmayne, who had stopped his car to purchase a keg of petrol at the local store.
How
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From this reading "How have you been keeping all this awful weather?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
jocundadjective
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
conformity or harmony
From this reading "How have you been keeping all this awful weather?
kegnounUS /keɡ/
the quantity contained in a keg
From this reading "Pretty well," replied Balmayne, who had stopped his car to purchase a keg of petrol at the local store.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading "Pretty well," replied Balmayne, who had stopped his car to purchase a keg of petrol at the local store.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
market-place
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From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Going to thaw, though, now."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
petrolnounUS /ˈpetroʊl/
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading "Pretty well," replied Balmayne, who had stopped his car to purchase a keg of petrol at the local store.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Pretty well," replied Balmayne, who had stopped his car to purchase a keg of petrol at the local store.
purchasenounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/
the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading "Pretty well," replied Balmayne, who had stopped his car to purchase a keg of petrol at the local store.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Pretty well," replied Balmayne, who had stopped his car to purchase a keg of petrol at the local store.
rosy-faced
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From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "Pretty well," replied Balmayne, who had stopped his car to purchase a keg of petrol at the local store.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading "Pretty well," replied Balmayne, who had stopped his car to purchase a keg of petrol at the local store.
sturdyadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
thawnounUS /θɔː/
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading Going to thaw, though, now."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How have you been keeping all this awful weather?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Going to thaw, though, now."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Going to thaw, though, now."
vicarnounUS /ˈvɪkər/
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
a message informing of danger
From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Hallo!" was the clerical greeting.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "How have you been keeping all this awful weather?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Pretty well," replied Balmayne, who had stopped his car to purchase a keg of petrol at the local store.
which person or people
From this reading "Pretty well," replied Balmayne, who had stopped his car to purchase a keg of petrol at the local store.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BALMAYNE’S WARNING In the market-place of Caryngston Dr. Balmayne met the vicar, a sturdy, rosy-faced man with a face like a jocund choir-boy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How have you been keeping all this awful weather?
