4th
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From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FRESH LINE OF INQUIRY.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
ascertainedadjectiveUS /ˌæsərˈteɪnd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading No sooner had he ascertained this than he made it his business to call upon Mr. Noyes.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
behalfnounUS /bɪˈhæf/
as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as “on behalf of” rather than “in behalf of”)
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading No sooner had he ascertained this than he made it his business to call upon Mr. Noyes.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading No sooner had he ascertained this than he made it his business to call upon Mr. Noyes.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
CorporationnounUS /ˌkɔːrpərˈeɪʃən/
a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
DiscountnounUS /dɪˈskaʊnt/
the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Once more Philip Winslade found himself under the necessity of journeying down to Solchester.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
the organ of sight
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
set up or found
From this reading Once more Philip Winslade found himself under the necessity of journeying down to Solchester.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading A FRESH LINE OF INQUIRY.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No sooner had he ascertained this than he made it his business to call upon Mr. Noyes.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No sooner had he ascertained this than he made it his business to call upon Mr. Noyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once more Philip Winslade found himself under the necessity of journeying down to Solchester.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
informverbUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrm/
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
INQUIRYnounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪriː/
a search for knowledge
From this reading A FRESH LINE OF INQUIRY.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
journeyingnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrniɪŋ/
the act of traveling from one place to another
From this reading Once more Philip Winslade found himself under the necessity of journeying down to Solchester.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading A FRESH LINE OF INQUIRY.
LoannounUS /loʊn/
the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading No sooner had he ascertained this than he made it his business to call upon Mr. Noyes.
managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
Melray
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From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more Philip Winslade found himself under the necessity of journeying down to Solchester.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading Once more Philip Winslade found himself under the necessity of journeying down to Solchester.
not any; not one
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
NoyesnounUS /nɔɪz/
English poet (1880-1958)
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FRESH LINE OF INQUIRY.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
on one occasion
From this reading Once more Philip Winslade found himself under the necessity of journeying down to Solchester.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Once more Philip Winslade found himself under the necessity of journeying down to Solchester.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
prosecutingverbUS /ˈprɑːsɪkjuːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “prosecute” — conduct a prosecution in a court of law
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
receiptnounUS /rɪˈsiːt/
the act of receiving
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
Solchester
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From this reading Once more Philip Winslade found himself under the necessity of journeying down to Solchester.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading No sooner had he ascertained this than he made it his business to call upon Mr. Noyes.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner had he ascertained this than he made it his business to call upon Mr. Noyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once more Philip Winslade found himself under the necessity of journeying down to Solchester.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No sooner had he ascertained this than he made it his business to call upon Mr. Noyes.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once more Philip Winslade found himself under the necessity of journeying down to Solchester.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Once more Philip Winslade found himself under the necessity of journeying down to Solchester.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No sooner had he ascertained this than he made it his business to call upon Mr. Noyes.
precisely as stated
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
(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 It took him no long time after his arrival to discover that Mr. Noyes was the secretary and manager of a certain Loan and Discount Corporation well known to not a few of the good people of the town.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
which person or people
From this reading Having explained who he was and that he was prosecuting the inquiry on behalf of Mr. Robert Melray, he produced his copy of the letter of the 4th of September, and asked the manager to inform him whether he remembered the receipt of the original, to which Mr. Noyes, having glanced his eye over the copy, replied that he remembered it very well indeed.
Winslade
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From this reading Once more Philip Winslade found himself under the necessity of journeying down to Solchester.
