used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some of us are a bit disappointed: we don't like, you see, for anyone to slip out.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Well: there's always disappointments.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There didn't seem any doubt.
any person at all
From this reading Some of us are a bit disappointed: we don't like, you see, for anyone to slip out.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of us are a bit disappointed: we don't like, you see, for anyone to slip out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
make certain of
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
beforehandadjectiveUS /bɪˈfɔːrhænd/
being ahead of time or need
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Some of us are a bit disappointed: we don't like, you see, for anyone to slip out.
an occurrence of something
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
conductedverbUS /kənˈdʌktəd/
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
congratulationsnounUS /kənˌɡrætʃəˈleɪʃənz/
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
didn't
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From this reading There didn't seem any doubt.
DIGGED
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From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading Some of us are a bit disappointed: we don't like, you see, for anyone to slip out.
disappointmentsnounUS /dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənts/
plural of “disappointment” — a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading Well: there's always disappointments.
don't
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From this reading Some of us are a bit disappointed: we don't like, you see, for anyone to slip out.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There didn't seem any doubt.
divisible by two
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
usually; as a rule
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
gruffadjectiveUS /ɡrʌf/
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
come to pass
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
JennynounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
the act of departing
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Some of us are a bit disappointed: we don't like, you see, for anyone to slip out.
Madame's
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From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
OTHERS
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From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Some of us are a bit disappointed: we don't like, you see, for anyone to slip out.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
on the contrary
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
Identical; not different.
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Some of us are a bit disappointed: we don't like, you see, for anyone to slip out.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There didn't seem any doubt.
term of address for a man
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
move stealthily
From this reading Some of us are a bit disappointed: we don't like, you see, for anyone to slip out.
SNAREnounUS /sner/
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of us are a bit disappointed: we don't like, you see, for anyone to slip out.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There didn't seem any doubt.
there's
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From this reading Well: there's always disappointments.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
TurnkeynounUS /ˈtɜːrnkiː/
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some of us are a bit disappointed: we don't like, you see, for anyone to slip out.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
we'd
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From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well: there's always disappointments.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
which person or people
From this reading THE SNARE WHICH THEY DIGGED FOR OTHERS The same day on leaving Jenny, the Turnkey who conducted me to the gate, offered me congratulations--rather gruff and even forced--on the turn things had taken.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I assure you, Sir,' he said with feeling, 'that we know generally beforehand what will happen, and we'd quite made up our minds as to your case, spite of Madame's interest.
