used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The woman Petre had sent a letter to Digby Kemsley to the Poste Restante in Brussels under the name of Bryant.
anew
From this reading I had crossed by the morning service by way of Ostend, and had arrived again at the Grand only half an hour before.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I had crossed by the morning service by way of Ostend, and had arrived again at the Grand only half an hour before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The lamps were lit, and around me everywhere was the bustle of business.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading I had crossed by the morning service by way of Ostend, and had arrived again at the Grand only half an hour before.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had crossed by the morning service by way of Ostend, and had arrived again at the Grand only half an hour before.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
BrusselsnounUS /ˈbrʌsəlz/
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
Bryant
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From this reading The woman Petre had sent a letter to Digby Kemsley to the Poste Restante in Brussels under the name of Bryant.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The lamps were lit, and around me everywhere was the bustle of business.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading The lamps were lit, and around me everywhere was the bustle of business.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had crossed by the morning service by way of Ostend, and had arrived again at the Grand only half an hour before.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
placed crosswise
From this reading I had crossed by the morning service by way of Ostend, and had arrived again at the Grand only half an hour before.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
Digby
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From this reading The woman Petre had sent a letter to Digby Kemsley to the Poste Restante in Brussels under the name of Bryant.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
to or in any or all places
From this reading The lamps were lit, and around me everywhere was the bustle of business.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading I had crossed by the morning service by way of Ostend, and had arrived again at the Grand only half an hour before.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had crossed by the morning service by way of Ostend, and had arrived again at the Grand only half an hour before.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I had crossed by the morning service by way of Ostend, and had arrived again at the Grand only half an hour before.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I had crossed by the morning service by way of Ostend, and had arrived again at the Grand only half an hour before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
Kemsley
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From this reading The woman Petre had sent a letter to Digby Kemsley to the Poste Restante in Brussels under the name of Bryant.
l'Eveque
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From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
lampsnounUS /læmps/
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading The lamps were lit, and around me everywhere was the bustle of business.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The woman Petre had sent a letter to Digby Kemsley to the Poste Restante in Brussels under the name of Bryant.
provided with artificial light
From this reading The lamps were lit, and around me everywhere was the bustle of business.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The lamps were lit, and around me everywhere was the bustle of business.
Monnie
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From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I had crossed by the morning service by way of Ostend, and had arrived again at the Grand only half an hour before.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The woman Petre had sent a letter to Digby Kemsley to the Poste Restante in Brussels under the name of Bryant.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading OFFICIAL SECRECY.
and nothing more
From this reading I had crossed by the morning service by way of Ostend, and had arrived again at the Grand only half an hour before.
Ostend
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From this reading I had crossed by the morning service by way of Ostend, and had arrived again at the Grand only half an hour before.
Petre
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From this reading The woman Petre had sent a letter to Digby Kemsley to the Poste Restante in Brussels under the name of Bryant.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
Poste
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From this reading The woman Petre had sent a letter to Digby Kemsley to the Poste Restante in Brussels under the name of Bryant.
Restante
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From this reading The woman Petre had sent a letter to Digby Kemsley to the Poste Restante in Brussels under the name of Bryant.
RuenounUS /ruː/
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
SECRECYnounUS /ˈsiːkrəsi/
the trait of keeping things secret
From this reading OFFICIAL SECRECY.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The woman Petre had sent a letter to Digby Kemsley to the Poste Restante in Brussels under the name of Bryant.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading I had crossed by the morning service by way of Ostend, and had arrived again at the Grand only half an hour before.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The woman Petre had sent a letter to Digby Kemsley to the Poste Restante in Brussels under the name of Bryant.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The woman Petre had sent a letter to Digby Kemsley to the Poste Restante in Brussels under the name of Bryant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following evening was damp, grey, and dull, as I stood shivering at the corner of the narrow Rue de l'Eveque and the broad Place de la Monnie in Brussels.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I had crossed by the morning service by way of Ostend, and had arrived again at the Grand only half an hour before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lamps were lit, and around me everywhere was the bustle of business.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman Petre had sent a letter to Digby Kemsley to the Poste Restante in Brussels under the name of Bryant.
