used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Where’s Yeates?" asked Nelson, as he came into Luke’s room, where Venable and Luke were busy.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "There’s too much society in that boy for any political usefulness."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "That young fellow’s never around when he’s wanted."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Where’s Yeates?" asked Nelson, as he came into Luke’s room, where Venable and Luke were busy.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where’s Yeates?" asked Nelson, as he came into Luke’s room, where Venable and Luke were busy.
BergennounUS /ˈbɜːrɡən/
a port city in southwestern Norway
From this reading "Had to play golf with Hallett’s son, I guess, if it wasn’t L. Bergen Rivington," Nelson sneered.
a youthful male person
From this reading "There’s too much society in that boy for any political usefulness."
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "Where’s Yeates?" asked Nelson, as he came into Luke’s room, where Venable and Luke were busy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Where’s Yeates?" asked Nelson, as he came into Luke’s room, where Venable and Luke were busy.
engagementsnounUS /enˈɡeɪdʒmənts/
plural of “engagement” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "He sent in word he had some other engagements," said Venable.
fellow'snounUS /ˈfeloʊz/
possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "That young fellow’s never around when he’s wanted."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There’s too much society in that boy for any political usefulness."
golfnounUS /ɡɑːlf/
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
From this reading "Had to play golf with Hallett’s son, I guess, if it wasn’t L. Bergen Rivington," Nelson sneered.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Had to play golf with Hallett’s son, I guess, if it wasn’t L. Bergen Rivington," Nelson sneered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He sent in word he had some other engagements," said Venable.
Hallett's
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From this reading "Had to play golf with Hallett’s son, I guess, if it wasn’t L. Bergen Rivington," Nelson sneered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where’s Yeates?" asked Nelson, as he came into Luke’s room, where Venable and Luke were busy.
he's
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From this reading "That young fellow’s never around when he’s wanted."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Had to play golf with Hallett’s son, I guess, if it wasn’t L. Bergen Rivington," Nelson sneered.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Had to play golf with Hallett’s son, I guess, if it wasn’t L. Bergen Rivington," Nelson sneered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He sent in word he had some other engagements," said Venable.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Where’s Yeates?" asked Nelson, as he came into Luke’s room, where Venable and Luke were busy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Had to play golf with Hallett’s son, I guess, if it wasn’t L. Bergen Rivington," Nelson sneered.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading "Had to play golf with Hallett’s son, I guess, if it wasn’t L. Bergen Rivington," Nelson sneered.
LukenounUS /luːk/
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading "Where’s Yeates?" asked Nelson, as he came into Luke’s room, where Venable and Luke were busy.
Luke'snounUS /luːks/
possessive form of “luke” — (New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading "Where’s Yeates?" asked Nelson, as he came into Luke’s room, where Venable and Luke were busy.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "There’s too much society in that boy for any political usefulness."
NelsonnounUS /ˈnelsən/
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading "Where’s Yeates?" asked Nelson, as he came into Luke’s room, where Venable and Luke were busy.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "That young fellow’s never around when he’s wanted."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "He sent in word he had some other engagements," said Venable.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "Had to play golf with Hallett’s son, I guess, if it wasn’t L. Bergen Rivington," Nelson sneered.
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading "There’s too much society in that boy for any political usefulness."
Rivington
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From this reading "Had to play golf with Hallett’s son, I guess, if it wasn’t L. Bergen Rivington," Nelson sneered.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Where’s Yeates?" asked Nelson, as he came into Luke’s room, where Venable and Luke were busy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He sent in word he had some other engagements," said Venable.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "He sent in word he had some other engagements," said Venable.
sneeredverbUS /snɪrd/
past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile
From this reading "Had to play golf with Hallett’s son, I guess, if it wasn’t L. Bergen Rivington," Nelson sneered.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading "There’s too much society in that boy for any political usefulness."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "He sent in word he had some other engagements," said Venable.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Had to play golf with Hallett’s son, I guess, if it wasn’t L. Bergen Rivington," Nelson sneered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That young fellow’s never around when he’s wanted."
There's
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From this reading "There’s too much society in that boy for any political usefulness."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Had to play golf with Hallett’s son, I guess, if it wasn’t L. Bergen Rivington," Nelson sneered.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "There’s too much society in that boy for any political usefulness."
usefulnessnounUS /ˈjuːsfəlnəs/
the quality of being of practical use
From this reading "There’s too much society in that boy for any political usefulness."
Venable
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From this reading "Where’s Yeates?" asked Nelson, as he came into Luke’s room, where Venable and Luke were busy.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "That young fellow’s never around when he’s wanted."
wasn't
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From this reading "Had to play golf with Hallett’s son, I guess, if it wasn’t L. Bergen Rivington," Nelson sneered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where’s Yeates?" asked Nelson, as he came into Luke’s room, where Venable and Luke were busy.
at the time that
From this reading "That young fellow’s never around when he’s wanted."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where’s Yeates?" asked Nelson, as he came into Luke’s room, where Venable and Luke were busy.
Where's
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From this reading "Where’s Yeates?" asked Nelson, as he came into Luke’s room, where Venable and Luke were busy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Had to play golf with Hallett’s son, I guess, if it wasn’t L. Bergen Rivington," Nelson sneered.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "He sent in word he had some other engagements," said Venable.
Yeates
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From this reading "Where’s Yeates?" asked Nelson, as he came into Luke’s room, where Venable and Luke were busy.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "That young fellow’s never around when he’s wanted."
