used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “I think the doctor was there when that book you're speaking of was found,” he remarked.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
Bryce
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From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
Campany
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From this reading He turned to Campany.
crooknounUS /krʊk/
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
placed crosswise
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “I think the doctor was there when that book you're speaking of was found,” he remarked.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
set up or found
From this reading “I think the doctor was there when that book you're speaking of was found,” he remarked.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “So I understood from Mitchington.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
gossipersnounUS /ˈɡɑːsəpərz/
plural of “gossiper” — a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
Harker
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From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think the doctor was there when that book you're speaking of was found,” he remarked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes, I was there,” said Bryce, who was not unwilling to join in the talk.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading “Yes, I was there,” said Bryce, who was not unwilling to join in the talk.
librarian's
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From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
Mitchington
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From this reading “So I understood from Mitchington.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Yes, I was there,” said Bryce, who was not unwilling to join in the talk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “I think the doctor was there when that book you're speaking of was found,” he remarked.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes, I was there,” said Bryce, who was not unwilling to join in the talk.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
shrewdadjectiveUS /ʃruːd/
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
SimpsonnounUS /ˈsɪmpsən/
United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So I understood from Mitchington.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “I think the doctor was there when that book you're speaking of was found,” he remarked.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
dependable
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Yes, I was there,” said Bryce, who was not unwilling to join in the talk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I think the doctor was there when that book you're speaking of was found,” he remarked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I think the doctor was there when that book you're speaking of was found,” he remarked.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think the doctor was there when that book you're speaking of was found,” he remarked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Yes, I was there,” said Bryce, who was not unwilling to join in the talk.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned to Campany.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “So I understood from Mitchington.”
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
unwillingadjectiveUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋ/
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “Yes, I was there,” said Bryce, who was not unwilling to join in the talk.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I think the doctor was there when that book you're speaking of was found,” he remarked.
at the time that
From this reading “I think the doctor was there when that book you're speaking of was found,” he remarked.
which person or people
From this reading Old Simpson Harker, who sat near the librarian's table, his hands folded on the crook of his stout walking stick, glanced out of a pair of unusually shrewd and bright eyes at Bryce as he crossed the room and approached the pair of gossipers.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I was there,” said Bryce, who was not unwilling to join in the talk.
you're
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From this reading “I think the doctor was there when that book you're speaking of was found,” he remarked.
