used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me.
(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 He used to say that all good detective work was a mere matter of method.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me.
basedadjectiveUS /beɪst/
having a base
From this reading My system is based on his—though of course I have progressed rather further.
BelgiumnounUS /ˈbeldʒəm/
a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a funny little man, a great dandy, but wonderfully clever.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading He was a funny little man, a great dandy, but wonderfully clever.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading My system is based on his—though of course I have progressed rather further.
dandynounUS /ˈdændi/
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading He was a funny little man, a great dandy, but wonderfully clever.”
detectivenounUS /dɪˈtektɪv/
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me.
a boy or man
From this reading He was a marvellous little fellow.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading He was a funny little man, a great dandy, but wonderfully clever.”
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading My system is based on his—though of course I have progressed rather further.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He used to say that all good detective work was a mere matter of method.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He was a funny little man, a great dandy, but wonderfully clever.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My system is based on his—though of course I have progressed rather further.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My system is based on his—though of course I have progressed rather further.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me.
inflamedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈfleɪmd/
resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
From this reading I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My system is based on his—though of course I have progressed rather further.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was a marvellous little fellow.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading He was a marvellous little fellow.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading He used to say that all good detective work was a mere matter of method.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading He used to say that all good detective work was a mere matter of method.
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading He used to say that all good detective work was a mere matter of method.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My system is based on his—though of course I have progressed rather further.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He used to say that all good detective work was a mere matter of method.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My system is based on his—though of course I have progressed rather further.
on one occasion
From this reading I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me.
progressedverbUS /prəˈɡrest/
past form of “progress” — develop in a positive way
From this reading My system is based on his—though of course I have progressed rather further.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me.
on the contrary
From this reading My system is based on his—though of course I have progressed rather further.
express in words
From this reading He used to say that all good detective work was a mere matter of method.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading My system is based on his—though of course I have progressed rather further.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He used to say that all good detective work was a mere matter of method.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading My system is based on his—though of course I have progressed rather further.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He used to say that all good detective work was a mere matter of method.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He used to say that all good detective work was a mere matter of method.
precisely as stated
From this reading I came across a man in Belgium once, a very famous detective, and he quite inflamed me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a marvellous little fellow.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading He was a funny little man, a great dandy, but wonderfully clever.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He used to say that all good detective work was a mere matter of method.
