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From this reading [_See page 28._] It was very remarkable how I first came to make his acquaintance at all.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading [_See page 28._] It was very remarkable how I first came to make his acquaintance at all.
(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 [_See page 28._] It was very remarkable how I first came to make his acquaintance at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I turned my head hastily and looked towards the door, but it was fast closed and there was apparently nobody in the room but myself.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
from appearances alone
From this reading I turned my head hastily and looked towards the door, but it was fast closed and there was apparently nobody in the room but myself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [_See page 28._] It was very remarkable how I first came to make his acquaintance at all.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I turned my head hastily and looked towards the door, but it was fast closed and there was apparently nobody in the room but myself.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading [_See page 28._] It was very remarkable how I first came to make his acquaintance at all.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading I turned my head hastily and looked towards the door, but it was fast closed and there was apparently nobody in the room but myself.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I turned my head hastily and looked towards the door, but it was fast closed and there was apparently nobody in the room but myself.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading I turned my head hastily and looked towards the door, but it was fast closed and there was apparently nobody in the room but myself.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading [_See page 28._] It was very remarkable how I first came to make his acquaintance at all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading I turned my head hastily and looked towards the door, but it was fast closed and there was apparently nobody in the room but myself.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I turned my head hastily and looked towards the door, but it was fast closed and there was apparently nobody in the room but myself.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [_See page 28._] It was very remarkable how I first came to make his acquaintance at all.
how
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From this reading [_See page 28._] It was very remarkable how I first came to make his acquaintance at all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_See page 28._] It was very remarkable how I first came to make his acquaintance at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [_See page 28._] It was very remarkable how I first came to make his acquaintance at all.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I turned my head hastily and looked towards the door, but it was fast closed and there was apparently nobody in the room but myself.
engage in
From this reading [_See page 28._] It was very remarkable how I first came to make his acquaintance at all.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Shin Shira I mean.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I turned my head hastily and looked towards the door, but it was fast closed and there was apparently nobody in the room but myself.
no person; not anyone
From this reading I turned my head hastily and looked towards the door, but it was fast closed and there was apparently nobody in the room but myself.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading [_See page 28._] It was very remarkable how I first came to make his acquaintance at all.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
unusual or striking
From this reading [_See page 28._] It was very remarkable how I first came to make his acquaintance at all.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading [_See page 28._] It was very remarkable how I first came to make his acquaintance at all.
ShinnounUS /ʃɪn/
the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
From this reading Shin Shira I mean.
Shira
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From this reading Shin Shira I mean.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Strange!"
happening unexpectedly
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I turned my head hastily and looked towards the door, but it was fast closed and there was apparently nobody in the room but myself.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_See page 28._] It was very remarkable how I first came to make his acquaintance at all.
in the direction of
From this reading I turned my head hastily and looked towards the door, but it was fast closed and there was apparently nobody in the room but myself.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I turned my head hastily and looked towards the door, but it was fast closed and there was apparently nobody in the room but myself.
precisely as stated
From this reading [_See page 28._] It was very remarkable how I first came to make his acquaintance at all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_See page 28._] It was very remarkable how I first came to make his acquaintance at all.
at the time that
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
the act of creating written works
From this reading I had been sitting at my desk, writing, for quite a long time, when suddenly I heard, as I thought, a noise in another part of the room.
