used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I have travelled fifty miles to-night to get to you, and I want you to come with me to Sir Thomas Bolivick's at once.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'I have travelled fifty miles to-night to get to you, and I want you to come with me to Sir Thomas Bolivick's at once.'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Colonel McClure had just entered the room where I had been shown.
Bolivick
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From this reading 'Sir Thomas Bolivick?
Bolivick's
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From this reading 'I have travelled fifty miles to-night to get to you, and I want you to come with me to Sir Thomas Bolivick's at once.'
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel McClure had just entered the room where I had been shown.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'I have travelled fifty miles to-night to get to you, and I want you to come with me to Sir Thomas Bolivick's at once.'
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading 'I wouldn't have done it without reason,' I said.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Colonel McClure had just entered the room where I had been shown.
a boy or man
From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading 'I have travelled fifty miles to-night to get to you, and I want you to come with me to Sir Thomas Bolivick's at once.'
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'I have travelled fifty miles to-night to get to you, and I want you to come with me to Sir Thomas Bolivick's at once.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Colonel McClure had just entered the room where I had been shown.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I wouldn't have done it without reason,' I said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I wouldn't have done it without reason,' I said.
and nothing more
From this reading Colonel McClure had just entered the room where I had been shown.
Luscombe
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From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
McClure
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I have travelled fifty miles to-night to get to you, and I want you to come with me to Sir Thomas Bolivick's at once.'
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading 'I have travelled fifty miles to-night to get to you, and I want you to come with me to Sir Thomas Bolivick's at once.'
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
on one occasion
From this reading 'I have travelled fifty miles to-night to get to you, and I want you to come with me to Sir Thomas Bolivick's at once.'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading 'I wouldn't have done it without reason,' I said.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Colonel McClure had just entered the room where I had been shown.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I wouldn't have done it without reason,' I said.
express in words
From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Colonel McClure had just entered the room where I had been shown.
term of address for a man
From this reading 'I have travelled fifty miles to-night to get to you, and I want you to come with me to Sir Thomas Bolivick's at once.'
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading 'I have travelled fifty miles to-night to get to you, and I want you to come with me to Sir Thomas Bolivick's at once.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
to-night
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From this reading 'I have travelled fifty miles to-night to get to you, and I want you to come with me to Sir Thomas Bolivick's at once.'
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading 'I have travelled fifty miles to-night to get to you, and I want you to come with me to Sir Thomas Bolivick's at once.'
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading 'I have travelled fifty miles to-night to get to you, and I want you to come with me to Sir Thomas Bolivick's at once.'
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
in or at the place that
From this reading Colonel McClure had just entered the room where I had been shown.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'I have travelled fifty miles to-night to get to you, and I want you to come with me to Sir Thomas Bolivick's at once.'
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading 'I wouldn't have done it without reason,' I said.
wouldn't
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From this reading 'I wouldn't have done it without reason,' I said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I have travelled fifty miles to-night to get to you, and I want you to come with me to Sir Thomas Bolivick's at once.'
you're
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From this reading A STRANGE NIGHT 'I say, Luscombe, you're a nice fellow to drag one out in the middle of the night in this way!'
