used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
(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 The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
ballroomnounUS /ˈbɔːlruːm/
large room used mainly for dancing
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So a revolver had been found beside the body of the murdered man who had so successfully impersonated the Honourable Miss Cheyne herself, had it?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
next to; at the side of
From this reading So a revolver had been found beside the body of the murdered man who had so successfully impersonated the Honourable Miss Cheyne herself, had it?
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading So a revolver had been found beside the body of the murdered man who had so successfully impersonated the Honourable Miss Cheyne herself, had it?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
an occurrence of something
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
Cheyne
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From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
Cleek
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From this reading Cleek himself would have smiled at the rumours which were rife.
a state at a particular time
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
crazedadjectiveUS /kreɪzd/
driven insane
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
daftadjectiveUS /dæft/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
set up or found
From this reading So a revolver had been found beside the body of the murdered man who had so successfully impersonated the Honourable Miss Cheyne herself, had it?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So a revolver had been found beside the body of the murdered man who had so successfully impersonated the Honourable Miss Cheyne herself, had it?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Cleek himself would have smiled at the rumours which were rife.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading So a revolver had been found beside the body of the murdered man who had so successfully impersonated the Honourable Miss Cheyne herself, had it?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Cleek himself would have smiled at the rumours which were rife.
HonourableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading So a revolver had been found beside the body of the murdered man who had so successfully impersonated the Honourable Miss Cheyne herself, had it?
identicaladjectiveUS /aɪˈdentɪkəl/
exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
impersonatedverbUS /ˌɪmˈpɜːrsəneɪtɪd/
past form of “impersonate” — assume or act the character of
From this reading So a revolver had been found beside the body of the murdered man who had so successfully impersonated the Honourable Miss Cheyne herself, had it?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
inquestnounUS /ˈɪnkwest/
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So a revolver had been found beside the body of the murdered man who had so successfully impersonated the Honourable Miss Cheyne herself, had it?
set down according to a plan
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/
in a literal sense
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
roused to anger
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading So a revolver had been found beside the body of the murdered man who had so successfully impersonated the Honourable Miss Cheyne herself, had it?
murderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading So a revolver had been found beside the body of the murdered man who had so successfully impersonated the Honourable Miss Cheyne herself, had it?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
not any; not one
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
revolvernounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvər/
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading So a revolver had been found beside the body of the murdered man who had so successfully impersonated the Honourable Miss Cheyne herself, had it?
rifeadjectiveUS /raɪf/
most frequent or common
From this reading Cleek himself would have smiled at the rumours which were rife.
rumoursnounUS /ˈruːmərz/
plural of “rumour” — gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading Cleek himself would have smiled at the rumours which were rife.
express in words
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
SCARVESnounUS /skɑːrvz/
plural of “scarf” — a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Cleek himself would have smiled at the rumours which were rife.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So a revolver had been found beside the body of the murdered man who had so successfully impersonated the Honourable Miss Cheyne herself, had it?
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading So a revolver had been found beside the body of the murdered man who had so successfully impersonated the Honourable Miss Cheyne herself, had it?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
TWINnounUS /twɪn/
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
underestimateverbUS /ˈʌndərˈestəmeɪt/
assign too low a value to
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
victimsnounUS /ˈvɪktəmz/
plural of “victim” — an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
villagersnounUS /ˈvɪlɪdʒərz/
plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And--what?
at the time that
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Cleek himself would have smiled at the rumours which were rife.
which person or people
From this reading So a revolver had been found beside the body of the murdered man who had so successfully impersonated the Honourable Miss Cheyne herself, had it?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The villagers were literally crazed for the time being, and when news reached them, as such news will, that an inquest was to be held in that identical spot in a day or two, daft was no name for their condition at all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE TWIN SCARVES To say that the village went mad with excitement when the bodies of the two victims, man and woman, were laid side by side in the great ballroom of Cheyne Court was to underestimate the case altogether.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Cleek himself would have smiled at the rumours which were rife.
