used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
agent'snounUS /ˈeɪdʒənts/
possessive form of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading "I suppose you know there’s a _ree_-ception to-night at the agent’s to the Guv’ment inspector, skool inspector?"
amiableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪmiəbəl/
disposed to please
From this reading Thus encouraged the amiable official glared at her malevolently and suggested with clumsy guile:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thus encouraged the amiable official glared at her malevolently and suggested with clumsy guile:
ception
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From this reading "I suppose you know there’s a _ree_-ception to-night at the agent’s to the Guv’ment inspector, skool inspector?"
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
lacking grace in movement or posture
From this reading Thus encouraged the amiable official glared at her malevolently and suggested with clumsy guile:
didn't
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From this reading "No; I didn’t know it."
dulyadverbUS /ˈduːli/
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
From this reading Wah-na-gi duly quailed.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
encouragedadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒd/
inspired with confidence
From this reading Thus encouraged the amiable official glared at her malevolently and suggested with clumsy guile:
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
favoritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
generationnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
glaredverbUS /ɡlerd/
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading Thus encouraged the amiable official glared at her malevolently and suggested with clumsy guile:
guilenounUS /ɡaɪl/
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
From this reading Thus encouraged the amiable official glared at her malevolently and suggested with clumsy guile:
Guv'ment
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From this reading "I suppose you know there’s a _ree_-ception to-night at the agent’s to the Guv’ment inspector, skool inspector?"
HebrewnounUS /ˈhiːbruː/
the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus encouraged the amiable official glared at her malevolently and suggested with clumsy guile:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose you know there’s a _ree_-ception to-night at the agent’s to the Guv’ment inspector, skool inspector?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
inspectornounUS /ˌɪnˈspektər/
a high ranking police officer
From this reading "I suppose you know there’s a _ree_-ception to-night at the agent’s to the Guv’ment inspector, skool inspector?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No; I didn’t know it."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I suppose you know there’s a _ree_-ception to-night at the agent’s to the Guv’ment inspector, skool inspector?"
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
malevolentlyadverb
in a malevolent manner
From this reading Thus encouraged the amiable official glared at her malevolently and suggested with clumsy guile:
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
not any; not one
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading Thus encouraged the amiable official glared at her malevolently and suggested with clumsy guile:
posturenounUS /ˈpɑːstʃər/
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
prophetsnounUS /ˈprɑːfəts/
the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
quailed
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From this reading Wah-na-gi duly quailed.
rebelliousadjectiveUS /rɪˈbeljəs/
resisting control or authority
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
ree
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From this reading "I suppose you know there’s a _ree_-ception to-night at the agent’s to the Guv’ment inspector, skool inspector?"
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
skool
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From this reading "I suppose you know there’s a _ree_-ception to-night at the agent’s to the Guv’ment inspector, skool inspector?"
stiff-neckedadjective
haughtily stubborn
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
suggestverbUS /səˈdʒest/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Thus encouraged the amiable official glared at her malevolently and suggested with clumsy guile:
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose you know there’s a _ree_-ception to-night at the agent’s to the Guv’ment inspector, skool inspector?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
there's
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From this reading "I suppose you know there’s a _ree_-ception to-night at the agent’s to the Guv’ment inspector, skool inspector?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus encouraged the amiable official glared at her malevolently and suggested with clumsy guile:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
to-night
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From this reading "I suppose you know there’s a _ree_-ception to-night at the agent’s to the Guv’ment inspector, skool inspector?"
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
Wah-na-gi
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From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "No!" there was no mail for Wah-na-gi, and this simple fact was put through the narrow window in a way to suggest the early Hebrew prophets in their favorite posture toward the stiff-necked and rebellious generation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus encouraged the amiable official glared at her malevolently and suggested with clumsy guile:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I suppose you know there’s a _ree_-ception to-night at the agent’s to the Guv’ment inspector, skool inspector?"
