used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
abjectadjectiveUS /ˈæbdʒekt/
of the most contemptible kind
From this reading In the first place his investigations into the Flurscheim burglary had been an abject and total failure.
aggrievedverbUS /əˈɡriːvd/
past form of “aggrieve” — infringe on the rights of
From this reading He considered himself to be a greatly aggrieved man.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the first place his investigations into the Flurscheim burglary had been an abject and total failure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He considered himself to be a greatly aggrieved man.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the first place his investigations into the Flurscheim burglary had been an abject and total failure.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
brisklyadverbUS /ˈbrɪskli/
in a brisk manner
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
burglarynounUS /ˈbɜːrɡləri/
entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
From this reading In the first place his investigations into the Flurscheim burglary had been an abject and total failure.
cluesnounUS /kluːz/
plural of “clue” — a slight indication
From this reading He had spent day and night following up illusory clues without the slightest result.
carefully weighed
From this reading He considered himself to be a greatly aggrieved man.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
an act that fails
From this reading In the first place his investigations into the Flurscheim burglary had been an abject and total failure.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the first place his investigations into the Flurscheim burglary had been an abject and total failure.
Flurscheim
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From this reading In the first place his investigations into the Flurscheim burglary had been an abject and total failure.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading He had spent day and night following up illusory clues without the slightest result.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading He considered himself to be a greatly aggrieved man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He considered himself to be a greatly aggrieved man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
homewardsadverb
toward home
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
illusoryadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈluːsəri/
based on or having the nature of an illusion
From this reading He had spent day and night following up illusory clues without the slightest result.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place his investigations into the Flurscheim burglary had been an abject and total failure.
injuredadjectiveUS /ˈɪndʒərd/
harmed
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
INSPECTORnounUS /ˌɪnˈspektər/
a high ranking police officer
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the first place his investigations into the Flurscheim burglary had been an abject and total failure.
investigationsnounUS /ˌɪnvestəˈɡeɪʃənz/
plural of “investigation” — an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading In the first place his investigations into the Flurscheim burglary had been an abject and total failure.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
KENLY'S
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From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
LODGERnoun
a tenant in someone's house
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He considered himself to be a greatly aggrieved man.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He had spent day and night following up illusory clues without the slightest result.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
owingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the first place his investigations into the Flurscheim burglary had been an abject and total failure.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading He had spent day and night following up illusory clues without the slightest result.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading He had spent day and night following up illusory clues without the slightest result.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading He had spent day and night following up illusory clues without the slightest result.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
sultryadjectiveUS /ˈsʌltri/
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
totalverbUS /ˈtoʊtəl/
add up in number or quantity
From this reading In the first place his investigations into the Flurscheim burglary had been an abject and total failure.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had spent day and night following up illusory clues without the slightest result.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was not entirely owing to the sultry state of the atmosphere, though that may have had something to do with his frame of mind.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had spent day and night following up illusory clues without the slightest result.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading INSPECTOR KENLY'S LODGER One day at the beginning of July Detective Inspector Kenly's face as he left the railway station and stepped out briskly homewards wore a particularly injured air.
