used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading At that moment I deemed it judicious to tell him nothing regarding my night adventure in the country, except to say:
alighted
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From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
(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 name rang in my ears in the express all the way from Colchester to Liverpool Street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
ascendingadjectiveUS /əˈsendɪŋ/
moving or going or growing upward
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that moment I deemed it judicious to tell him nothing regarding my night adventure in the country, except to say:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
BRACQ
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From this reading "MARIE BRACQ!"
Colchester
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From this reading The name rang in my ears in the express all the way from Colchester to Liverpool Street.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading At that moment I deemed it judicious to tell him nothing regarding my night adventure in the country, except to say:
deemedverbUS /diːmd/
past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
From this reading At that moment I deemed it judicious to tell him nothing regarding my night adventure in the country, except to say:
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The name rang in my ears in the express all the way from Colchester to Liverpool Street.
EdwardsnounUS /ˈedwərdz/
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
apart from; not including
From this reading At that moment I deemed it judicious to tell him nothing regarding my night adventure in the country, except to say:
give expression to
From this reading The name rang in my ears in the express all the way from Colchester to Liverpool Street.
set up or found
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The name rang in my ears in the express all the way from Colchester to Liverpool Street.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At that moment I deemed it judicious to tell him nothing regarding my night adventure in the country, except to say:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The name rang in my ears in the express all the way from Colchester to Liverpool Street.
InspectornounUS /ˌɪnˈspektər/
a high ranking police officer
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At that moment I deemed it judicious to tell him nothing regarding my night adventure in the country, except to say:
judiciousadjectiveUS /dʒuːˈdɪʃəs/
marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
From this reading At that moment I deemed it judicious to tell him nothing regarding my night adventure in the country, except to say:
and nothing more
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/
a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
From this reading The name rang in my ears in the express all the way from Colchester to Liverpool Street.
MARIE
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From this reading "MARIE BRACQ!"
a particular point in time
From this reading At that moment I deemed it judicious to tell him nothing regarding my night adventure in the country, except to say:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The name rang in my ears in the express all the way from Colchester to Liverpool Street.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The name rang in my ears in the express all the way from Colchester to Liverpool Street.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading At that moment I deemed it judicious to tell him nothing regarding my night adventure in the country, except to say:
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At that moment I deemed it judicious to tell him nothing regarding my night adventure in the country, except to say:
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The name rang in my ears in the express all the way from Colchester to Liverpool Street.
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading At that moment I deemed it judicious to tell him nothing regarding my night adventure in the country, except to say:
express in words
From this reading At that moment I deemed it judicious to tell him nothing regarding my night adventure in the country, except to say:
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
in the near future
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The name rang in my ears in the express all the way from Colchester to Liverpool Street.
taxiverbUS /ˈtæksi/
travel slowly
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
express in words
From this reading At that moment I deemed it judicious to tell him nothing regarding my night adventure in the country, except to say:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that moment I deemed it judicious to tell him nothing regarding my night adventure in the country, except to say:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The name rang in my ears in the express all the way from Colchester to Liverpool Street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The name rang in my ears in the express all the way from Colchester to Liverpool Street.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The name rang in my ears in the express all the way from Colchester to Liverpool Street.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Just before six o'clock I alighted from a taxi in Scotland Yard, and, ascending in the lift, soon found myself sitting with Inspector Edwards.
