14
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From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
6
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From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
aimverbUS /eɪm/
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading Bundle's aim was a simple one.
AlfrednounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading She intended to get hold of the ex-footman Alfred.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
autocraticadjectiveUS /ˌɔːtəˈkrætɪk/
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
From this reading Bundle had a simple autocratic method of dealing with retainers.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was convinced that once she had got hold of him the rest would be easy.
BundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
Bundle's
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From this reading Bundle's aim was a simple one.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading She was convinced that once she had got hold of him the rest would be easy.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
dealingnounUS /ˈdiːlɪŋ/
method or manner of conduct in relation to others
From this reading Bundle had a simple autocratic method of dealing with retainers.
DIALSnounUS /ˈdaɪəlz/
plural of “dial” — the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading She was convinced that once she had got hold of him the rest would be easy.
ex-footman
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From this reading She intended to get hold of the ex-footman Alfred.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She intended to get hold of the ex-footman Alfred.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She was convinced that once she had got hold of him the rest would be easy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was convinced that once she had got hold of him the rest would be easy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was convinced that once she had got hold of him the rest would be easy.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She intended to get hold of the ex-footman Alfred.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
Hunstanton
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From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading She intended to get hold of the ex-footman Alfred.
judgedverbUS /dʒʌdʒd/
past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading Bundle had a simple autocratic method of dealing with retainers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She intended to get hold of the ex-footman Alfred.
on one occasion
From this reading She was convinced that once she had got hold of him the rest would be easy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bundle's aim was a simple one.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading She was convinced that once she had got hold of him the rest would be easy.
retainersnounUS /rɪˈteɪnərz/
plural of “retainer” — a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
From this reading Bundle had a simple autocratic method of dealing with retainers.
rightlyadverbUS /ˈraɪtli/
with honesty
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Bundle's aim was a simple one.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She intended to get hold of the ex-footman Alfred.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS CLUB Bundle reached 14 Hunstanton Street about 6 P.M. At that hour, as she rightly judged, the Seven Dials Club was a dead spot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bundle had a simple autocratic method of dealing with retainers.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was convinced that once she had got hold of him the rest would be easy.
