a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Horace Dunstan had lost his easy-going air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The days from Tuesday to Saturday had been full of suspense and torment to those most interested.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Now, Saturday had arrived.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The days from Tuesday to Saturday had been full of suspense and torment to those most interested.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The days from Tuesday to Saturday had been full of suspense and torment to those most interested.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading It was Tuesday when Ted Dunstan disappeared.
Dunstan
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From this reading It was Tuesday when Ted Dunstan disappeared.
easy-going
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From this reading Horace Dunstan had lost his easy-going air.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
for a limitless time
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The days from Tuesday to Saturday had been full of suspense and torment to those most interested.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The days from Tuesday to Saturday had been full of suspense and torment to those most interested.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, Saturday had arrived.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading Horace Dunstan had lost his easy-going air.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading The days from Tuesday to Saturday had been full of suspense and torment to those most interested.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Tuesday when Ted Dunstan disappeared.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The days from Tuesday to Saturday had been full of suspense and torment to those most interested.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, Saturday had arrived.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The days from Tuesday to Saturday had been full of suspense and torment to those most interested.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
probatenounUS /ˈproʊbeɪt/
a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Now, Saturday had arrived.
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading The days from Tuesday to Saturday had been full of suspense and torment to those most interested.
TednounUS /ted/
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading It was Tuesday when Ted Dunstan disappeared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The days from Tuesday to Saturday had been full of suspense and torment to those most interested.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
tormentnounUS /ˈtɔːrment/
unbearable physical pain
From this reading The days from Tuesday to Saturday had been full of suspense and torment to those most interested.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading It was Tuesday when Ted Dunstan disappeared.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Tuesday when Ted Dunstan disappeared.
at the time that
From this reading It was Tuesday when Ted Dunstan disappeared.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading On Monday the heir must appear, with his father, in the probate court, or the great fortune would be forever lost to the young man.
