used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
(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 _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
ave
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From this reading I ought to ’ave joined it.”
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I’ve been thinkin’, Sam,” he said next morning, “that I’ve been rather selfish over that syndikit business.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “I’ve been thinkin’, Sam,” he said next morning, “that I’ve been rather selfish over that syndikit business.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can please yourself,” said Sam.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
Cocklemouth
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From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
constitutionnounUS /ˌkɑːnstəˈtuːʃən/
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
someone who is a detective
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
the organ of sight
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ought to ’ave joined it.”
I've
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From this reading “I’ve been thinkin’, Sam,” he said next morning, “that I’ve been rather selfish over that syndikit business.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
injuredadjectiveUS /ˈɪndʒərd/
harmed
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading I ought to ’ave joined it.”
and nothing more
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
learntverbUS /lɜːrnt/
inflected form of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
liningnounUS /ˈlaɪnɪŋ/
a protective covering that protects an inside surface
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “I’ve been thinkin’, Sam,” he said next morning, “that I’ve been rather selfish over that syndikit business.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “I’ve been thinkin’, Sam,” he said next morning, “that I’ve been rather selfish over that syndikit business.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I ought to ’ave joined it.”
outragenounUS /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “I’ve been thinkin’, Sam,” he said next morning, “that I’ve been rather selfish over that syndikit business.
Piggott's
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From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “You can please yourself,” said Sam.
on the contrary
From this reading “I’ve been thinkin’, Sam,” he said next morning, “that I’ve been rather selfish over that syndikit business.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’ve been thinkin’, Sam,” he said next morning, “that I’ve been rather selfish over that syndikit business.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “I’ve been thinkin’, Sam,” he said next morning, “that I’ve been rather selfish over that syndikit business.
Seamew
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From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading “I’ve been thinkin’, Sam,” he said next morning, “that I’ve been rather selfish over that syndikit business.
in a serious manner
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
syndikit
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From this reading “I’ve been thinkin’, Sam,” he said next morning, “that I’ve been rather selfish over that syndikit business.
tensionnounUS /ˈtenʃən/
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
From this reading The second outrage was likely to have seriously injured his constitution, but the silver lining of the cloud caught his eye just as he was closing it in sleep, and the tension was removed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I’ve been thinkin’, Sam,” he said next morning, “that I’ve been rather selfish over that syndikit business.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
thinkin
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From this reading “I’ve been thinkin’, Sam,” he said next morning, “that I’ve been rather selfish over that syndikit business.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
twelve-mile
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From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The _Seamew_ lay at Cocklemouth another three days, in which time Dick, after a twelve-mile walk, learnt all there was to learn about Piggott’s Bay.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can please yourself,” said Sam.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You can please yourself,” said Sam.
