used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
(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 Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Didn’t say as much to me,” answered the landlord, “but I should say so.
any person at all
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Didn’t say as much to me,” answered the landlord, “but I should say so.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He, too, glanced at Grimsdale in knowing fashion.
Blick's
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From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Didn’t say as much to me,” answered the landlord, “but I should say so.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
Didn't
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From this reading “Didn’t say as much to me,” answered the landlord, “but I should say so.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
else
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From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He, too, glanced at Grimsdale in knowing fashion.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He, too, glanced at Grimsdale in knowing fashion.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
Grimsdale
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From this reading He, too, glanced at Grimsdale in knowing fashion.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Didn’t say as much to me,” answered the landlord, “but I should say so.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He, too, glanced at Grimsdale in knowing fashion.
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading He, too, glanced at Grimsdale in knowing fashion.
landlordnounUS /ˈlændlɔːrd/
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading “Didn’t say as much to me,” answered the landlord, “but I should say so.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Didn’t say as much to me,” answered the landlord, “but I should say so.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Didn’t say as much to me,” answered the landlord, “but I should say so.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
PEGGE
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From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
express in words
From this reading “Didn’t say as much to me,” answered the landlord, “but I should say so.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Didn’t say as much to me,” answered the landlord, “but I should say so.
side-door
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From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Didn’t say as much to me,” answered the landlord, “but I should say so.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something to tell?” he suggested.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Something to tell?” he suggested.
express in words
From this reading “Something to tell?” he suggested.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
up to a particular time
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Something to tell?” he suggested.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He, too, glanced at Grimsdale in knowing fashion.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
at the time that
From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
WILLIAM
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From this reading WILLIAM PEGGE The detective instinct which was Blick’s second nature rose, strong and eager, when he heard this announcement.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Came hanging round our side-door till he got a sight of me, and then asked if you were in, and if he could see you, all to yourself—didn’t want anybody else to know.”
