used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE TRAGEDY IN DUKE'S MANSIONS I believe Beverley's exit from this life was a relief to his family.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I quickly forgot all about Henley, being absorbed in a new case, which created considerable attention.
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading I quickly forgot all about Henley, being absorbed in a new case, which created considerable attention.
(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 I quickly forgot all about Henley, being absorbed in a new case, which created considerable attention.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Whether any very strenuous efforts were made to find Henley, I do not know.
appearingnounUS /əˈpɪrɪŋ/
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading I quickly forgot all about Henley, being absorbed in a new case, which created considerable attention.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I quickly forgot all about Henley, being absorbed in a new case, which created considerable attention.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading THE TRAGEDY IN DUKE'S MANSIONS I believe Beverley's exit from this life was a relief to his family.
Beverley's
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY IN DUKE'S MANSIONS I believe Beverley's exit from this life was a relief to his family.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading At the outset it brought me in contact with rather a fascinating character, a man whose personality sticks in your memory.
cannot
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From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
an occurrence of something
From this reading I quickly forgot all about Henley, being absorbed in a new case, which created considerable attention.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading At the outset it brought me in contact with rather a fascinating character, a man whose personality sticks in your memory.
ClassicaladjectiveUS /ˈklæsɪkəl/
of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I quickly forgot all about Henley, being absorbed in a new case, which created considerable attention.
contactnounUS /ˈkɑːntækt/
close interaction
From this reading At the outset it brought me in contact with rather a fascinating character, a man whose personality sticks in your memory.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading I quickly forgot all about Henley, being absorbed in a new case, which created considerable attention.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Whether any very strenuous efforts were made to find Henley, I do not know.
DUKE'SnounUS /duːks/
possessive form of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading THE TRAGEDY IN DUKE'S MANSIONS I believe Beverley's exit from this life was a relief to his family.
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Whether any very strenuous efforts were made to find Henley, I do not know.
exitnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading THE TRAGEDY IN DUKE'S MANSIONS I believe Beverley's exit from this life was a relief to his family.
a social unit living together
From this reading THE TRAGEDY IN DUKE'S MANSIONS I believe Beverley's exit from this life was a relief to his family.
fascinatingadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading At the outset it brought me in contact with rather a fascinating character, a man whose personality sticks in your memory.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Whether any very strenuous efforts were made to find Henley, I do not know.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I quickly forgot all about Henley, being absorbed in a new case, which created considerable attention.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE TRAGEDY IN DUKE'S MANSIONS I believe Beverley's exit from this life was a relief to his family.
Henley
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From this reading Whether any very strenuous efforts were made to find Henley, I do not know.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TRAGEDY IN DUKE'S MANSIONS I believe Beverley's exit from this life was a relief to his family.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE TRAGEDY IN DUKE'S MANSIONS I believe Beverley's exit from this life was a relief to his family.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRAGEDY IN DUKE'S MANSIONS I believe Beverley's exit from this life was a relief to his family.
interrogatedverbUS /ˌɪnˈterəɡeɪtɪd/
past form of “interrogate” — transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the outset it brought me in contact with rather a fascinating character, a man whose personality sticks in your memory.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Whether any very strenuous efforts were made to find Henley, I do not know.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE TRAGEDY IN DUKE'S MANSIONS I believe Beverley's exit from this life was a relief to his family.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Whether any very strenuous efforts were made to find Henley, I do not know.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At the outset it brought me in contact with rather a fascinating character, a man whose personality sticks in your memory.
MANSIONSnounUS /ˈmæntʃənz/
plural of “mansion” — (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading THE TRAGEDY IN DUKE'S MANSIONS I believe Beverley's exit from this life was a relief to his family.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the outset it brought me in contact with rather a fascinating character, a man whose personality sticks in your memory.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading At the outset it brought me in contact with rather a fascinating character, a man whose personality sticks in your memory.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I quickly forgot all about Henley, being absorbed in a new case, which created considerable attention.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whether any very strenuous efforts were made to find Henley, I do not know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
outsetnounUS /ˈaʊtset/
the time at which something is supposed to begin
From this reading At the outset it brought me in contact with rather a fascinating character, a man whose personality sticks in your memory.
P'snounUS /piːz/
possessive form of “p” — a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading At the outset it brought me in contact with rather a fascinating character, a man whose personality sticks in your memory.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
by chance
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
with speed
From this reading I quickly forgot all about Henley, being absorbed in a new case, which created considerable attention.
on the contrary
From this reading At the outset it brought me in contact with rather a fascinating character, a man whose personality sticks in your memory.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading THE TRAGEDY IN DUKE'S MANSIONS I believe Beverley's exit from this life was a relief to his family.
express in words
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
sticksnounUS /stɪks/
plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood
From this reading At the outset it brought me in contact with rather a fascinating character, a man whose personality sticks in your memory.
not in physical motion
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
strenuousadjectiveUS /ˈstrenjuːəs/
characterized by or performed with much energy or force
From this reading Whether any very strenuous efforts were made to find Henley, I do not know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAGEDY IN DUKE'S MANSIONS I believe Beverley's exit from this life was a relief to his family.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE TRAGEDY IN DUKE'S MANSIONS I believe Beverley's exit from this life was a relief to his family.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TRAGEDY IN DUKE'S MANSIONS I believe Beverley's exit from this life was a relief to his family.
TRAGEDYnounUS /ˈtrædʒədi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading THE TRAGEDY IN DUKE'S MANSIONS I believe Beverley's exit from this life was a relief to his family.
precisely as stated
From this reading Whether any very strenuous efforts were made to find Henley, I do not know.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TRAGEDY IN DUKE'S MANSIONS I believe Beverley's exit from this life was a relief to his family.
wateringnounUS /ˈwɔːtərɪŋ/
shedding tears
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
well-knownadjectiveUS /ˈwelˈnoʊn/
widely or fully known
From this reading Possibly the "Classical P's" are interrogated concerning him from time to time, for they are still appearing at well-known watering places, though whether Miss Day is still of the company, I cannot say.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whether any very strenuous efforts were made to find Henley, I do not know.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether any very strenuous efforts were made to find Henley, I do not know.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I quickly forgot all about Henley, being absorbed in a new case, which created considerable attention.
belonging to which person
From this reading At the outset it brought me in contact with rather a fascinating character, a man whose personality sticks in your memory.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the outset it brought me in contact with rather a fascinating character, a man whose personality sticks in your memory.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At the outset it brought me in contact with rather a fascinating character, a man whose personality sticks in your memory.
