used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Come, Alan," said Beauchamp after a pause, "you need not be tongue-tied with astonishment.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Come, Alan," said Beauchamp after a pause, "you need not be tongue-tied with astonishment.
Alan
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From this reading "Come, Alan," said Beauchamp after a pause, "you need not be tongue-tied with astonishment.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading I sent Blair on to tell you all that had happened, so you must have known that I was alive."
(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 sent Blair on to tell you all that had happened, so you must have known that I was alive."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You are not Brown, never could have been; for when he was here, I have seen you and him at the same time."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are not Brown, never could have been; for when he was here, I have seen you and him at the same time."
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading "Come, Alan," said Beauchamp after a pause, "you need not be tongue-tied with astonishment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You are not Brown, never could have been; for when he was here, I have seen you and him at the same time."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Come, Alan," said Beauchamp after a pause, "you need not be tongue-tied with astonishment.
Beauchamp
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From this reading "Come, Alan," said Beauchamp after a pause, "you need not be tongue-tied with astonishment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You are not Brown, never could have been; for when he was here, I have seen you and him at the same time."
BlairnounUS /bler/
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading I sent Blair on to tell you all that had happened, so you must have known that I was alive."
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "I expected to see Brown.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, yes--but your disguise," stammered the young man.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, Alan," said Beauchamp after a pause, "you need not be tongue-tied with astonishment.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You are not Brown, never could have been; for when he was here, I have seen you and him at the same time."
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading "Yes, yes--but your disguise," stammered the young man.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading "I expected to see Brown.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You are not Brown, never could have been; for when he was here, I have seen you and him at the same time."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I sent Blair on to tell you all that had happened, so you must have known that I was alive."
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I sent Blair on to tell you all that had happened, so you must have known that I was alive."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I sent Blair on to tell you all that had happened, so you must have known that I was alive."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You are not Brown, never could have been; for when he was here, I have seen you and him at the same time."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You are not Brown, never could have been; for when he was here, I have seen you and him at the same time."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You are not Brown, never could have been; for when he was here, I have seen you and him at the same time."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sent Blair on to tell you all that had happened, so you must have known that I was alive."
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I sent Blair on to tell you all that had happened, so you must have known that I was alive."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Yes, yes--but your disguise," stammered the young man.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I sent Blair on to tell you all that had happened, so you must have known that I was alive."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "Come, Alan," said Beauchamp after a pause, "you need not be tongue-tied with astonishment.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You are not Brown, never could have been; for when he was here, I have seen you and him at the same time."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Come, Alan," said Beauchamp after a pause, "you need not be tongue-tied with astonishment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I sent Blair on to tell you all that had happened, so you must have known that I was alive."
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading "Come, Alan," said Beauchamp after a pause, "you need not be tongue-tied with astonishment.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come, Alan," said Beauchamp after a pause, "you need not be tongue-tied with astonishment.
Identical; not different.
From this reading You are not Brown, never could have been; for when he was here, I have seen you and him at the same time."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I expected to see Brown.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You are not Brown, never could have been; for when he was here, I have seen you and him at the same time."
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I sent Blair on to tell you all that had happened, so you must have known that I was alive."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I sent Blair on to tell you all that had happened, so you must have known that I was alive."
stammered
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From this reading "Yes, yes--but your disguise," stammered the young man.
express in words
From this reading I sent Blair on to tell you all that had happened, so you must have known that I was alive."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I sent Blair on to tell you all that had happened, so you must have known that I was alive."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, yes--but your disguise," stammered the young man.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You are not Brown, never could have been; for when he was here, I have seen you and him at the same time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I sent Blair on to tell you all that had happened, so you must have known that I was alive."
tongue-tiedadjective
unable to express yourself clearly or fluently
From this reading "Come, Alan," said Beauchamp after a pause, "you need not be tongue-tied with astonishment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I sent Blair on to tell you all that had happened, so you must have known that I was alive."
at the time that
From this reading You are not Brown, never could have been; for when he was here, I have seen you and him at the same time."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come, Alan," said Beauchamp after a pause, "you need not be tongue-tied with astonishment.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, yes--but your disguise," stammered the young man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come, Alan," said Beauchamp after a pause, "you need not be tongue-tied with astonishment.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Yes, yes--but your disguise," stammered the young man.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, yes--but your disguise," stammered the young man.
