used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT Hitherto I had been the looker-on; now I was to become a person of the drama.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading That telegram was the beginning of my active part in this curious affair.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading That telegram was the beginning of my active part in this curious affair.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am wrong; there was one episode out of London, and that perhaps was the true beginning of my story.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was to find myself like a citizen of Bagdad in the days of the great Caliph, and yet never stir from my routine of flat, chambers, club, and flat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They say that everybody turns up in time at the corner of Piccadilly Circus if you wait long enough.
BagdadnounUS /ˈbæɡdæd/
capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River
From this reading I was to find myself like a citizen of Bagdad in the days of the great Caliph, and yet never stir from my routine of flat, chambers, club, and flat.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT Hitherto I had been the looker-on; now I was to become a person of the drama.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT Hitherto I had been the looker-on; now I was to become a person of the drama.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading That telegram was the beginning of my active part in this curious affair.
CaliphnounUS /ˈkæləf/
the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
From this reading I was to find myself like a citizen of Bagdad in the days of the great Caliph, and yet never stir from my routine of flat, chambers, club, and flat.
chambersnounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading I was to find myself like a citizen of Bagdad in the days of the great Caliph, and yet never stir from my routine of flat, chambers, club, and flat.
CircusnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading They say that everybody turns up in time at the corner of Piccadilly Circus if you wait long enough.
citizennounUS /ˈsɪtəzən/
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading I was to find myself like a citizen of Bagdad in the days of the great Caliph, and yet never stir from my routine of flat, chambers, club, and flat.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading I was to find myself like a citizen of Bagdad in the days of the great Caliph, and yet never stir from my routine of flat, chambers, club, and flat.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading They say that everybody turns up in time at the corner of Piccadilly Circus if you wait long enough.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading That telegram was the beginning of my active part in this curious affair.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I was to find myself like a citizen of Bagdad in the days of the great Caliph, and yet never stir from my routine of flat, chambers, club, and flat.
dramanounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT Hitherto I had been the looker-on; now I was to become a person of the drama.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading They say that everybody turns up in time at the corner of Piccadilly Circus if you wait long enough.
episodenounUS /ˈepəsoʊd/
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading I am wrong; there was one episode out of London, and that perhaps was the true beginning of my story.
every person
From this reading They say that everybody turns up in time at the corner of Piccadilly Circus if you wait long enough.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I was to find myself like a citizen of Bagdad in the days of the great Caliph, and yet never stir from my routine of flat, chambers, club, and flat.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading I was to find myself like a citizen of Bagdad in the days of the great Caliph, and yet never stir from my routine of flat, chambers, club, and flat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was to find myself like a citizen of Bagdad in the days of the great Caliph, and yet never stir from my routine of flat, chambers, club, and flat.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I was to find myself like a citizen of Bagdad in the days of the great Caliph, and yet never stir from my routine of flat, chambers, club, and flat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT Hitherto I had been the looker-on; now I was to become a person of the drama.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT Hitherto I had been the looker-on; now I was to become a person of the drama.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT Hitherto I had been the looker-on; now I was to become a person of the drama.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They say that everybody turns up in time at the corner of Piccadilly Circus if you wait long enough.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That telegram was the beginning of my active part in this curious affair.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I was to find myself like a citizen of Bagdad in the days of the great Caliph, and yet never stir from my routine of flat, chambers, club, and flat.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading I am wrong; there was one episode out of London, and that perhaps was the true beginning of my story.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They say that everybody turns up in time at the corner of Piccadilly Circus if you wait long enough.
looker-onnoun
someone who looks on
From this reading TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT Hitherto I had been the looker-on; now I was to become a person of the drama.
MIDSUMMERnounUS /ˈmɪdˈsʌmər/
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT Hitherto I had been the looker-on; now I was to become a person of the drama.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That telegram was the beginning of my active part in this curious affair.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was to find myself like a citizen of Bagdad in the days of the great Caliph, and yet never stir from my routine of flat, chambers, club, and flat.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I was to find myself like a citizen of Bagdad in the days of the great Caliph, and yet never stir from my routine of flat, chambers, club, and flat.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT Hitherto I had been the looker-on; now I was to become a person of the drama.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT Hitherto I had been the looker-on; now I was to become a person of the drama.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT Hitherto I had been the looker-on; now I was to become a person of the drama.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am wrong; there was one episode out of London, and that perhaps was the true beginning of my story.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I am wrong; there was one episode out of London, and that perhaps was the true beginning of my story.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading That telegram was the beginning of my active part in this curious affair.
by chance
From this reading I am wrong; there was one episode out of London, and that perhaps was the true beginning of my story.
a human being
From this reading TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT Hitherto I had been the looker-on; now I was to become a person of the drama.
Piccadilly
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From this reading They say that everybody turns up in time at the corner of Piccadilly Circus if you wait long enough.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading I was to find myself like a citizen of Bagdad in the days of the great Caliph, and yet never stir from my routine of flat, chambers, club, and flat.
express in words
From this reading They say that everybody turns up in time at the corner of Piccadilly Circus if you wait long enough.
move an implement through
From this reading I was to find myself like a citizen of Bagdad in the days of the great Caliph, and yet never stir from my routine of flat, chambers, club, and flat.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I am wrong; there was one episode out of London, and that perhaps was the true beginning of my story.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading That telegram was the beginning of my active part in this curious affair.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT Hitherto I had been the looker-on; now I was to become a person of the drama.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That telegram was the beginning of my active part in this curious affair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT Hitherto I had been the looker-on; now I was to become a person of the drama.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I am wrong; there was one episode out of London, and that perhaps was the true beginning of my story.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They say that everybody turns up in time at the corner of Piccadilly Circus if you wait long enough.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That telegram was the beginning of my active part in this curious affair.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They say that everybody turns up in time at the corner of Piccadilly Circus if you wait long enough.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT Hitherto I had been the looker-on; now I was to become a person of the drama.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading I am wrong; there was one episode out of London, and that perhaps was the true beginning of my story.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading They say that everybody turns up in time at the corner of Piccadilly Circus if you wait long enough.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They say that everybody turns up in time at the corner of Piccadilly Circus if you wait long enough.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading They say that everybody turns up in time at the corner of Piccadilly Circus if you wait long enough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT Hitherto I had been the looker-on; now I was to become a person of the drama.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading I am wrong; there was one episode out of London, and that perhaps was the true beginning of my story.
but in spite of that
From this reading I was to find myself like a citizen of Bagdad in the days of the great Caliph, and yet never stir from my routine of flat, chambers, club, and flat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They say that everybody turns up in time at the corner of Piccadilly Circus if you wait long enough.
