used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "In future," he said to himself, "before I try any tricks, I'll take very good care there are no Suffragettes about."
acquiredadjectiveUS /əˈkwaɪərd/
gotten through environmental forces
From this reading This was his first experiment with the newly acquired property.
adventnounUS /ˈædvent/
arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "In future," he said to himself, "before I try any tricks, I'll take very good care there are no Suffragettes about."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "In future," he said to himself, "before I try any tricks, I'll take very good care there are no Suffragettes about."
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
assailantnounUS /əˈseɪlənt/
someone who attacks
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "In future," he said to himself, "before I try any tricks, I'll take very good care there are no Suffragettes about."
BrightonnounUS /ˈbraɪtən/
a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Hamar ordained it otherwise.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "In future," he said to himself, "before I try any tricks, I'll take very good care there are no Suffragettes about."
castigationnoun
a severe scolding
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
compartmentnounUS /kəmˈpɑːrtmənt/
a space into which an area is subdivided
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
without deviation
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
effectsnounUS /ɪˈfekts/
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
experimentnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənt/
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading This was his first experiment with the newly acquired property.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This was his first experiment with the newly acquired property.
set up or found
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
furioso
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From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
yet to be or coming
From this reading "In future," he said to himself, "before I try any tricks, I'll take very good care there are no Suffragettes about."
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "In future," he said to himself, "before I try any tricks, I'll take very good care there are no Suffragettes about."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
Hamar
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From this reading But Hamar ordained it otherwise.
Hamar's
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From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "In future," he said to himself, "before I try any tricks, I'll take very good care there are no Suffragettes about."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was his first experiment with the newly acquired property.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In future," he said to himself, "before I try any tricks, I'll take very good care there are no Suffragettes about."
I'll
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From this reading "In future," he said to himself, "before I try any tricks, I'll take very good care there are no Suffragettes about."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
indignantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnənt/
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
inflictedverbUS /ˌɪnˈflɪktɪd/
past form of “inflict” — impose something unpleasant
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Hamar ordained it otherwise.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
march in a procession
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
MISADVENTURESnounUS /mɪsədˈventʃərz/
plural of “misadventure” — an instance of misfortune
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading This was his first experiment with the newly acquired property.
not any; not one
From this reading "In future," he said to himself, "before I try any tricks, I'll take very good care there are no Suffragettes about."
nowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
ordainedadjectiveUS /ɔːrˈdeɪnd/
fixed or established especially by order or command
From this reading But Hamar ordained it otherwise.
in other respects or ways
From this reading But Hamar ordained it otherwise.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
policemennounUS /pəˈliːsmɪn/
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading This was his first experiment with the newly acquired property.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "In future," he said to himself, "before I try any tricks, I'll take very good care there are no Suffragettes about."
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
SERIESnounUS /ˈsɪriz/
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
to a sufficient degree
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
SuffragettesnounUS /ˌsʌfrəˈdʒets/
plural of “suffragette” — a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)
From this reading "In future," he said to himself, "before I try any tricks, I'll take very good care there are no Suffragettes about."
carry out
From this reading "In future," he said to himself, "before I try any tricks, I'll take very good care there are no Suffragettes about."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "In future," he said to himself, "before I try any tricks, I'll take very good care there are no Suffragettes about."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was his first experiment with the newly acquired property.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
create by training and teaching
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
tricksnounUS /trɪks/
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading "In future," he said to himself, "before I try any tricks, I'll take very good care there are no Suffragettes about."
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "In future," he said to himself, "before I try any tricks, I'll take very good care there are no Suffragettes about."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
precisely as stated
From this reading "In future," he said to himself, "before I try any tricks, I'll take very good care there are no Suffragettes about."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
at the time that
From this reading As soon as he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the severe castigation the female furioso had inflicted on him, he became invisible, and when the train drew up at the Brighton platform, and a couple of policemen arrived to march him on, he was nowhere to be found!
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SERIES OF MISADVENTURES With the advent of the guard, Hamar's assailant was dragged off him, and he was locked up in a separate compartment, "to be given in charge," so the indignant official announced, directly they got to Brighton.
