used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In fact, she felt so faint that the detective made her drink a glass of water.
accuseverbUS /əˈkjuːz/
bring an accusation against; level a charge against
From this reading "You don't accuse Mr. Shawe of--" "No, no, no!" said Miss Toat, hastily.
(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 When better she asked a question which had been in her mind all the time.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading It took Audrey some time to recover from the announcement so unexpectedly made by Miss Toat.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When better she asked a question which had been in her mind all the time.
Audrey
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From this reading It took Audrey some time to recover from the announcement so unexpectedly made by Miss Toat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When better she asked a question which had been in her mind all the time.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading When better she asked a question which had been in her mind all the time.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It took Audrey some time to recover from the announcement so unexpectedly made by Miss Toat.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How can you think of such a thing?
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading In fact, she felt so faint that the detective made her drink a glass of water.
don't
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From this reading "You don't accuse Mr. Shawe of--" "No, no, no!" said Miss Toat, hastily.
take in liquids
From this reading In fact, she felt so faint that the detective made her drink a glass of water.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, she felt so faint that the detective made her drink a glass of water.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading In fact, she felt so faint that the detective made her drink a glass of water.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading In fact, she felt so faint that the detective made her drink a glass of water.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It took Audrey some time to recover from the announcement so unexpectedly made by Miss Toat.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading In fact, she felt so faint that the detective made her drink a glass of water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When better she asked a question which had been in her mind all the time.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "You don't accuse Mr. Shawe of--" "No, no, no!" said Miss Toat, hastily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In fact, she felt so faint that the detective made her drink a glass of water.
How
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From this reading "How can you think of such a thing?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, she felt so faint that the detective made her drink a glass of water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took Audrey some time to recover from the announcement so unexpectedly made by Miss Toat.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It took Audrey some time to recover from the announcement so unexpectedly made by Miss Toat.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading When better she asked a question which had been in her mind all the time.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It took Audrey some time to recover from the announcement so unexpectedly made by Miss Toat.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "You don't accuse Mr. Shawe of--" "No, no, no!" said Miss Toat, hastily.
not any; not one
From this reading "You don't accuse Mr. Shawe of--" "No, no, no!" said Miss Toat, hastily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In fact, she felt so faint that the detective made her drink a glass of water.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading When better she asked a question which had been in her mind all the time.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading It took Audrey some time to recover from the announcement so unexpectedly made by Miss Toat.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You don't accuse Mr. Shawe of--" "No, no, no!" said Miss Toat, hastily.
Shawe
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From this reading "You don't accuse Mr. Shawe of--" "No, no, no!" said Miss Toat, hastily.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, she felt so faint that the detective made her drink a glass of water.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It took Audrey some time to recover from the announcement so unexpectedly made by Miss Toat.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It took Audrey some time to recover from the announcement so unexpectedly made by Miss Toat.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "How can you think of such a thing?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In fact, she felt so faint that the detective made her drink a glass of water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It took Audrey some time to recover from the announcement so unexpectedly made by Miss Toat.
a special situation
From this reading "How can you think of such a thing?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "How can you think of such a thing?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It took Audrey some time to recover from the announcement so unexpectedly made by Miss Toat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It took Audrey some time to recover from the announcement so unexpectedly made by Miss Toat.
Toat
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From this reading It took Audrey some time to recover from the announcement so unexpectedly made by Miss Toat.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It took Audrey some time to recover from the announcement so unexpectedly made by Miss Toat.
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading It took Audrey some time to recover from the announcement so unexpectedly made by Miss Toat.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading In fact, she felt so faint that the detective made her drink a glass of water.
at the time that
From this reading When better she asked a question which had been in her mind all the time.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When better she asked a question which had been in her mind all the time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't accuse Mr. Shawe of--" "No, no, no!" said Miss Toat, hastily.
