used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I say, Mr. Davies, can't you give a fellow a few more details?" he begged.
anew
From this reading THE SECOND BULLET When we were downstairs again and the doctor had gone, Jones turned to 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 "I seem to have got the dope all wrong in this case.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SECOND BULLET When we were downstairs again and the doctor had gone, Jones turned to me.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "I say, Mr. Davies, can't you give a fellow a few more details?" he begged.
browsnounUS /braʊz/
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading McKelvie was smoking his pipe and pacing the room, his brows knit in thought, and Jones did not like to disturb him.
BULLETnounUS /ˈbʊlət/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading THE SECOND BULLET When we were downstairs again and the doctor had gone, Jones turned to me.
can't
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From this reading "I say, Mr. Davies, can't you give a fellow a few more details?" he begged.
an occurrence of something
From this reading "I seem to have got the dope all wrong in this case.
DaviesnounUS /ˈdeɪviz/
plural of “davy” — English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading "I say, Mr. Davies, can't you give a fellow a few more details?" he begged.
true confidential information
From this reading "I say, Mr. Davies, can't you give a fellow a few more details?" he begged.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading McKelvie was smoking his pipe and pacing the room, his brows knit in thought, and Jones did not like to disturb him.
disturbverbUS /dɪˈstɜːrb/
move deeply
From this reading McKelvie was smoking his pipe and pacing the room, his brows knit in thought, and Jones did not like to disturb him.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading THE SECOND BULLET When we were downstairs again and the doctor had gone, Jones turned to me.
dopenounUS /doʊp/
street names for marijuana
From this reading "I seem to have got the dope all wrong in this case.
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading THE SECOND BULLET When we were downstairs again and the doctor had gone, Jones turned to me.
a boy or man
From this reading "I say, Mr. Davies, can't you give a fellow a few more details?" he begged.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "I say, Mr. Davies, can't you give a fellow a few more details?" he begged.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I say, Mr. Davies, can't you give a fellow a few more details?" he begged.
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE SECOND BULLET When we were downstairs again and the doctor had gone, Jones turned to me.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I seem to have got the dope all wrong in this case.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SECOND BULLET When we were downstairs again and the doctor had gone, Jones turned to me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I seem to have got the dope all wrong in this case.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I say, Mr. Davies, can't you give a fellow a few more details?" he begged.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading McKelvie was smoking his pipe and pacing the room, his brows knit in thought, and Jones did not like to disturb him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading McKelvie was smoking his pipe and pacing the room, his brows knit in thought, and Jones did not like to disturb him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, Mr. Davies, can't you give a fellow a few more details?" he begged.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading McKelvie was smoking his pipe and pacing the room, his brows knit in thought, and Jones did not like to disturb him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who is this mysterious man?"
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading THE SECOND BULLET When we were downstairs again and the doctor had gone, Jones turned to me.
knitverbUS /nɪt/
make (textiles) by knitting
From this reading McKelvie was smoking his pipe and pacing the room, his brows knit in thought, and Jones did not like to disturb him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading McKelvie was smoking his pipe and pacing the room, his brows knit in thought, and Jones did not like to disturb him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Who is this mysterious man?"
McKelvie
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From this reading McKelvie was smoking his pipe and pacing the room, his brows knit in thought, and Jones did not like to disturb him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SECOND BULLET When we were downstairs again and the doctor had gone, Jones turned to me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I say, Mr. Davies, can't you give a fellow a few more details?" he begged.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I say, Mr. Davies, can't you give a fellow a few more details?" he begged.
of an obscure nature
From this reading Who is this mysterious man?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading McKelvie was smoking his pipe and pacing the room, his brows knit in thought, and Jones did not like to disturb him.
pacingnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading McKelvie was smoking his pipe and pacing the room, his brows knit in thought, and Jones did not like to disturb him.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading McKelvie was smoking his pipe and pacing the room, his brows knit in thought, and Jones did not like to disturb him.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading McKelvie was smoking his pipe and pacing the room, his brows knit in thought, and Jones did not like to disturb him.
express in words
From this reading "I say, Mr. Davies, can't you give a fellow a few more details?" he begged.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE SECOND BULLET When we were downstairs again and the doctor had gone, Jones turned to me.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "I seem to have got the dope all wrong in this case.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading McKelvie was smoking his pipe and pacing the room, his brows knit in thought, and Jones did not like to disturb him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND BULLET When we were downstairs again and the doctor had gone, Jones turned to me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I seem to have got the dope all wrong in this case.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading McKelvie was smoking his pipe and pacing the room, his brows knit in thought, and Jones did not like to disturb him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SECOND BULLET When we were downstairs again and the doctor had gone, Jones turned to me.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE SECOND BULLET When we were downstairs again and the doctor had gone, Jones turned to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading McKelvie was smoking his pipe and pacing the room, his brows knit in thought, and Jones did not like to disturb him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE SECOND BULLET When we were downstairs again and the doctor had gone, Jones turned to me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SECOND BULLET When we were downstairs again and the doctor had gone, Jones turned to me.
at the time that
From this reading THE SECOND BULLET When we were downstairs again and the doctor had gone, Jones turned to me.
which person or people
From this reading Who is this mysterious man?"
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "I seem to have got the dope all wrong in this case.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I say, Mr. Davies, can't you give a fellow a few more details?" he begged.
