used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a few days after Karl von Preussen's hasty and almost panic-stricken exodus from Edinburgh.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a few days after Karl von Preussen's hasty and almost panic-stricken exodus from Edinburgh.
agentnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənt/
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading Entwistle, Secret Service agent, with a highly respectable record, had been called in by the authorities to trace the elusive spy.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "Had I been informed directly the Air people made the discovery, I'd have nabbed him before this."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was a few days after Karl von Preussen's hasty and almost panic-stricken exodus from Edinburgh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a few days after Karl von Preussen's hasty and almost panic-stricken exodus from Edinburgh.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ON THE TRAIL PHILIP ENTWISTLE puffed thoughtfully at his briar.
authoritiesnounUS /əˈθɔːrətiz/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Entwistle, Secret Service agent, with a highly respectable record, had been called in by the authorities to trace the elusive spy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Had I been informed directly the Air people made the discovery, I'd have nabbed him before this."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Had I been informed directly the Air people made the discovery, I'd have nabbed him before this."
briarnounUS /ˈbraɪər/
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
From this reading ON THE TRAIL PHILIP ENTWISTLE puffed thoughtfully at his briar.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Entwistle, Secret Service agent, with a highly respectable record, had been called in by the authorities to trace the elusive spy.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Entwistle, Secret Service agent, with a highly respectable record, had been called in by the authorities to trace the elusive spy.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was a few days after Karl von Preussen's hasty and almost panic-stricken exodus from Edinburgh.
without deviation
From this reading "Had I been informed directly the Air people made the discovery, I'd have nabbed him before this."
the act of discovering something
From this reading "Had I been informed directly the Air people made the discovery, I'd have nabbed him before this."
EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading It was a few days after Karl von Preussen's hasty and almost panic-stricken exodus from Edinburgh.
elusiveadjectiveUS /ɪˈluːsɪv/
difficult to describe
From this reading Entwistle, Secret Service agent, with a highly respectable record, had been called in by the authorities to trace the elusive spy.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "That was the fellow right enough," he soliloquised.
ENTWISTLE
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From this reading ON THE TRAIL PHILIP ENTWISTLE puffed thoughtfully at his briar.
exodusnounUS /ˈeksədəs/
a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
From this reading It was a few days after Karl von Preussen's hasty and almost panic-stricken exodus from Edinburgh.
a boy or man
From this reading "That was the fellow right enough," he soliloquised.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It was a few days after Karl von Preussen's hasty and almost panic-stricken exodus from Edinburgh.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a few days after Karl von Preussen's hasty and almost panic-stricken exodus from Edinburgh.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Had I been informed directly the Air people made the discovery, I'd have nabbed him before this."
hastyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪsti/
excessively quick
From this reading It was a few days after Karl von Preussen's hasty and almost panic-stricken exodus from Edinburgh.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Had I been informed directly the Air people made the discovery, I'd have nabbed him before this."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That was the fellow right enough," he soliloquised.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading Entwistle, Secret Service agent, with a highly respectable record, had been called in by the authorities to trace the elusive spy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Had I been informed directly the Air people made the discovery, I'd have nabbed him before this."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ON THE TRAIL PHILIP ENTWISTLE puffed thoughtfully at his briar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Had I been informed directly the Air people made the discovery, I'd have nabbed him before this."
I'd
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From this reading "Had I been informed directly the Air people made the discovery, I'd have nabbed him before this."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entwistle, Secret Service agent, with a highly respectable record, had been called in by the authorities to trace the elusive spy.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading "Had I been informed directly the Air people made the discovery, I'd have nabbed him before this."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a few days after Karl von Preussen's hasty and almost panic-stricken exodus from Edinburgh.
Karl
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From this reading It was a few days after Karl von Preussen's hasty and almost panic-stricken exodus from Edinburgh.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Had I been informed directly the Air people made the discovery, I'd have nabbed him before this."
nabbedverbUS /næbd/
inflected form of “nab” — tag the base runner to get him out
From this reading "Had I been informed directly the Air people made the discovery, I'd have nabbed him before this."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TRAIL PHILIP ENTWISTLE puffed thoughtfully at his briar.
panic-strickenadjective
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading It was a few days after Karl von Preussen's hasty and almost panic-stricken exodus from Edinburgh.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Had I been informed directly the Air people made the discovery, I'd have nabbed him before this."
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading ON THE TRAIL PHILIP ENTWISTLE puffed thoughtfully at his briar.
Preussen's
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From this reading It was a few days after Karl von Preussen's hasty and almost panic-stricken exodus from Edinburgh.
puffedadjectiveUS /pʌft/
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading ON THE TRAIL PHILIP ENTWISTLE puffed thoughtfully at his briar.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Entwistle, Secret Service agent, with a highly respectable record, had been called in by the authorities to trace the elusive spy.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading Entwistle, Secret Service agent, with a highly respectable record, had been called in by the authorities to trace the elusive spy.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That was the fellow right enough," he soliloquised.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Entwistle, Secret Service agent, with a highly respectable record, had been called in by the authorities to trace the elusive spy.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Entwistle, Secret Service agent, with a highly respectable record, had been called in by the authorities to trace the elusive spy.
soliloquised
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From this reading "That was the fellow right enough," he soliloquised.
spyverbUS /spaɪ/
catch sight of
From this reading Entwistle, Secret Service agent, with a highly respectable record, had been called in by the authorities to trace the elusive spy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was the fellow right enough," he soliloquised.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TRAIL PHILIP ENTWISTLE puffed thoughtfully at his briar.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Had I been informed directly the Air people made the discovery, I'd have nabbed him before this."
thoughtfullyadverbUS /ˈθɔːtfəli/
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading ON THE TRAIL PHILIP ENTWISTLE puffed thoughtfully at his briar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entwistle, Secret Service agent, with a highly respectable record, had been called in by the authorities to trace the elusive spy.
a just detectable amount
From this reading Entwistle, Secret Service agent, with a highly respectable record, had been called in by the authorities to trace the elusive spy.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading ON THE TRAIL PHILIP ENTWISTLE puffed thoughtfully at his briar.
von
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From this reading It was a few days after Karl von Preussen's hasty and almost panic-stricken exodus from Edinburgh.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was the fellow right enough," he soliloquised.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Entwistle, Secret Service agent, with a highly respectable record, had been called in by the authorities to trace the elusive spy.
