used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was not a story to be spread broadcast over Addington.
Addington
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From this reading It was not a story to be spread broadcast over Addington.
anew
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
Alston
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From this reading Alston Choate was looking thoughtful.
any person at all
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was not a story to be spread broadcast over Addington.
broadcastverbUS /ˈbrɔːdkæst/
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
From this reading It was not a story to be spread broadcast over Addington.
Choate
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From this reading Alston Choate was looking thoughtful.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
forethoughtnounUS /ˈfɔːrθɔːt/
planning or plotting in advance of acting
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I thought I had," said Lydia, taking heart once more.
haven't
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From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He temporised.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "I thought I had," said Lydia, taking heart once more.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought I had," said Lydia, taking heart once more.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a story to be spread broadcast over Addington.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Alston Choate was looking thoughtful.
LydianounUS /ˈlɪdiə/
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I thought I had," said Lydia, taking heart once more.
not any; not one
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a story to be spread broadcast over Addington.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
on one occasion
From this reading "I thought I had," said Lydia, taking heart once more.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was not a story to be spread broadcast over Addington.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
persuasiveadjectiveUS /pərˈsweɪsɪv/
intended or having the power to induce action or belief
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I thought I had," said Lydia, taking heart once more.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading It was not a story to be spread broadcast over Addington.
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 It was not a story to be spread broadcast over Addington.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "I thought I had," said Lydia, taking heart once more.
temporised
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From this reading He temporised.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought I had," said Lydia, taking heart once more.
thoughtfuladjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtfəl/
having intellectual depth
From this reading Alston Choate was looking thoughtful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not a story to be spread broadcast over Addington.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
tremendouslyadverbUS /trəˈmendəsli/
extremely
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alston Choate was looking thoughtful.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
but in spite of that
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see," he ventured, turning again to Lydia with his delightful smile which was, with no forethought of his own, tremendously persuasive, "you haven't told me yet what anybody is to get out of it."
