used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Alan Chesney had a strong team for the fashionable gathering; and, as usual.
Alan
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From this reading Alan Chesney had a strong team for the fashionable gathering; and, as usual.
in addition
From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alan Chesney had a strong team for the fashionable gathering; and, as usual.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alan Chesney had a strong team for the fashionable gathering; and, as usual.
AscotnounUS /ˈæskɑːt/
a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
Bandmasternoun
the conductor of a band
From this reading In the team were the Epsom winners, Robin Hood, The Duke, and Evelyn; in the Hunt Cup he had Bandmaster, with the light weight of seven stone.
BARON'SnounUS /ˈbærənz/
possessive form of “baron” — a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
BerkeleynounUS /ˈbɜːrkli/
Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
BernardnounUS /bərˈnɑːrd/
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
Chesney
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From this reading Alan Chesney had a strong team for the fashionable gathering; and, as usual.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading In the team were the Epsom winners, Robin Hood, The Duke, and Evelyn; in the Hunt Cup he had Bandmaster, with the light weight of seven stone.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading In the team were the Epsom winners, Robin Hood, The Duke, and Evelyn; in the Hunt Cup he had Bandmaster, with the light weight of seven stone.
Ella
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From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
Epsom
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From this reading In the team were the Epsom winners, Robin Hood, The Duke, and Evelyn; in the Hunt Cup he had Bandmaster, with the light weight of seven stone.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
Evelyn
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From this reading In the team were the Epsom winners, Robin Hood, The Duke, and Evelyn; in the Hunt Cup he had Bandmaster, with the light weight of seven stone.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading Alan Chesney had a strong team for the fashionable gathering; and, as usual.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Alan Chesney had a strong team for the fashionable gathering; and, as usual.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alan Chesney had a strong team for the fashionable gathering; and, as usual.
Hallam
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From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the team were the Epsom winners, Robin Hood, The Duke, and Evelyn; in the Hunt Cup he had Bandmaster, with the light weight of seven stone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alan stayed at the Royal Hotel, where his horses were stabled.
HoodnounUS /hʊd/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading In the team were the Epsom winners, Robin Hood, The Duke, and Evelyn; in the Hunt Cup he had Bandmaster, with the light weight of seven stone.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Alan stayed at the Royal Hotel, where his horses were stabled.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Alan stayed at the Royal Hotel, where his horses were stabled.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading In the team were the Epsom winners, Robin Hood, The Duke, and Evelyn; in the Hunt Cup he had Bandmaster, with the light weight of seven stone.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the team were the Epsom winners, Robin Hood, The Duke, and Evelyn; in the Hunt Cup he had Bandmaster, with the light weight of seven stone.
and nothing more
From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading In the team were the Epsom winners, Robin Hood, The Duke, and Evelyn; in the Hunt Cup he had Bandmaster, with the light weight of seven stone.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
Morby
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From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
NewportnounUS /ˈnuːpɔːrt/
a port city in southeastern Wales
From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the team were the Epsom winners, Robin Hood, The Duke, and Evelyn; in the Hunt Cup he had Bandmaster, with the light weight of seven stone.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
RobinnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading In the team were the Epsom winners, Robin Hood, The Duke, and Evelyn; in the Hunt Cup he had Bandmaster, with the light weight of seven stone.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading In the team were the Epsom winners, Robin Hood, The Duke, and Evelyn; in the Hunt Cup he had Bandmaster, with the light weight of seven stone.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
in the near future
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
stabled
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From this reading Alan stayed at the Royal Hotel, where his horses were stabled.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Alan stayed at the Royal Hotel, where his horses were stabled.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading In the team were the Epsom winners, Robin Hood, The Duke, and Evelyn; in the Hunt Cup he had Bandmaster, with the light weight of seven stone.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Alan Chesney had a strong team for the fashionable gathering; and, as usual.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Alan Chesney had a strong team for the fashionable gathering; and, as usual.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
TIPnounUS /tɪp/
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Alan Chesney had a strong team for the fashionable gathering; and, as usual.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
Vincent
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From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading In the team were the Epsom winners, Robin Hood, The Duke, and Evelyn; in the Hunt Cup he had Bandmaster, with the light weight of seven stone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
at the time that
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
in or at the place that
From this reading Alan stayed at the Royal Hotel, where his horses were stabled.
which person or people
From this reading Eve Berkeley had taken a house at Ascot, among her guests being Ella Hallam, Harry Morby, and Vincent Newport, also Bernard Hallam, who had just arrived from Australia.
winnersnounUS /ˈwɪnərz/
plural of “winner” — the contestant who wins the contest
From this reading In the team were the Epsom winners, Robin Hood, The Duke, and Evelyn; in the Hunt Cup he had Bandmaster, with the light weight of seven stone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the team were the Epsom winners, Robin Hood, The Duke, and Evelyn; in the Hunt Cup he had Bandmaster, with the light weight of seven stone.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE BARON'S TIP War clouds were gathering when the royal meeting began at Ascot, but very few people imagined they would burst so soon.
