used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Usury _is_ a sin," Father Ambrosius said cautiously, "but how does Fallowfield enter into it?"
Ambrosius
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From this reading "Usury _is_ a sin," Father Ambrosius said cautiously, "but how does Fallowfield enter into it?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I ask you, padre, is it my fault that my tenants are a pack of lazy, thieving Saxon swine and I couldn't raise the money?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I ask you, padre, is it my fault that my tenants are a pack of lazy, thieving Saxon swine and I couldn't raise the money?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Fact is, I told the chap when I borrowed the twenty marks that Fallowfield would stand as security.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I ask you, padre, is it my fault that my tenants are a pack of lazy, thieving Saxon swine and I couldn't raise the money?"
BaldwinnounUS /ˈbɔːldwən/
United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)
From this reading Sir Baldwin twiddled the drooping ends of his limp, blond mustache with a trace of embarrassment.
blondadjectiveUS /blɑːnd/
being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading Sir Baldwin twiddled the drooping ends of his limp, blond mustache with a trace of embarrassment.
borrowedverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊd/
past form of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading "Fact is, I told the chap when I borrowed the twenty marks that Fallowfield would stand as security.
bristledadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪsəld/
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
From this reading The parish priest bristled unnoticeably.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Usury _is_ a sin," Father Ambrosius said cautiously, "but how does Fallowfield enter into it?"
cautiouslyadverbUS /ˈkɔːʃəsli/
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading "Usury _is_ a sin," Father Ambrosius said cautiously, "but how does Fallowfield enter into it?"
a boy or man
From this reading "Fact is, I told the chap when I borrowed the twenty marks that Fallowfield would stand as security.
couldn't
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From this reading I ask you, padre, is it my fault that my tenants are a pack of lazy, thieving Saxon swine and I couldn't raise the money?"
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Usury _is_ a sin," Father Ambrosius said cautiously, "but how does Fallowfield enter into it?"
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading Sir Baldwin twiddled the drooping ends of his limp, blond mustache with a trace of embarrassment.
embarrassmentnounUS /ɪmˈberəsmənt/
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
From this reading Sir Baldwin twiddled the drooping ends of his limp, blond mustache with a trace of embarrassment.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Sir Baldwin twiddled the drooping ends of his limp, blond mustache with a trace of embarrassment.
to come or go into
From this reading "Usury _is_ a sin," Father Ambrosius said cautiously, "but how does Fallowfield enter into it?"
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "Fact is, I told the chap when I borrowed the twenty marks that Fallowfield would stand as security.
Fallowfield
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From this reading "Usury _is_ a sin," Father Ambrosius said cautiously, "but how does Fallowfield enter into it?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Usury _is_ a sin," Father Ambrosius said cautiously, "but how does Fallowfield enter into it?"
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I ask you, padre, is it my fault that my tenants are a pack of lazy, thieving Saxon swine and I couldn't raise the money?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Baldwin twiddled the drooping ends of his limp, blond mustache with a trace of embarrassment.
how
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From this reading "Usury _is_ a sin," Father Ambrosius said cautiously, "but how does Fallowfield enter into it?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Fact is, I told the chap when I borrowed the twenty marks that Fallowfield would stand as security.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Usury _is_ a sin," Father Ambrosius said cautiously, "but how does Fallowfield enter into it?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Usury _is_ a sin," Father Ambrosius said cautiously, "but how does Fallowfield enter into it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Usury _is_ a sin," Father Ambrosius said cautiously, "but how does Fallowfield enter into it?"
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading I ask you, padre, is it my fault that my tenants are a pack of lazy, thieving Saxon swine and I couldn't raise the money?"
limpverbUS /lɪmp/
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading Sir Baldwin twiddled the drooping ends of his limp, blond mustache with a trace of embarrassment.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading "Fact is, I told the chap when I borrowed the twenty marks that Fallowfield would stand as security.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I ask you, padre, is it my fault that my tenants are a pack of lazy, thieving Saxon swine and I couldn't raise the money?"
mustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading Sir Baldwin twiddled the drooping ends of his limp, blond mustache with a trace of embarrassment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I ask you, padre, is it my fault that my tenants are a pack of lazy, thieving Saxon swine and I couldn't raise the money?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Baldwin twiddled the drooping ends of his limp, blond mustache with a trace of embarrassment.
arrange in a container
From this reading I ask you, padre, is it my fault that my tenants are a pack of lazy, thieving Saxon swine and I couldn't raise the money?"
padrenounUS /ˈpædreɪ/
a chaplain in one of the military services
From this reading I ask you, padre, is it my fault that my tenants are a pack of lazy, thieving Saxon swine and I couldn't raise the money?"
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading The parish priest bristled unnoticeably.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading The parish priest bristled unnoticeably.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading I ask you, padre, is it my fault that my tenants are a pack of lazy, thieving Saxon swine and I couldn't raise the money?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Usury _is_ a sin," Father Ambrosius said cautiously, "but how does Fallowfield enter into it?"
SaxonnounUS /ˈsæksən/
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading I ask you, padre, is it my fault that my tenants are a pack of lazy, thieving Saxon swine and I couldn't raise the money?"
securitynounUS /sɪˈkjʊrəti/
the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading "Fact is, I told the chap when I borrowed the twenty marks that Fallowfield would stand as security.
estrangement from god
From this reading "Usury _is_ a sin," Father Ambrosius said cautiously, "but how does Fallowfield enter into it?"
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Baldwin twiddled the drooping ends of his limp, blond mustache with a trace of embarrassment.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "Fact is, I told the chap when I borrowed the twenty marks that Fallowfield would stand as security.
swinenounUS /swaɪn/
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading I ask you, padre, is it my fault that my tenants are a pack of lazy, thieving Saxon swine and I couldn't raise the money?"
tenantsnounUS /ˈtenənts/
plural of “tenant” — someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading I ask you, padre, is it my fault that my tenants are a pack of lazy, thieving Saxon swine and I couldn't raise the money?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Fact is, I told the chap when I borrowed the twenty marks that Fallowfield would stand as security.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Baldwin twiddled the drooping ends of his limp, blond mustache with a trace of embarrassment.
thievingnounUS /ˈθiːvɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading I ask you, padre, is it my fault that my tenants are a pack of lazy, thieving Saxon swine and I couldn't raise the money?"
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Fact is, I told the chap when I borrowed the twenty marks that Fallowfield would stand as security.
a just detectable amount
From this reading Sir Baldwin twiddled the drooping ends of his limp, blond mustache with a trace of embarrassment.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "Fact is, I told the chap when I borrowed the twenty marks that Fallowfield would stand as security.
twiddled
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From this reading Sir Baldwin twiddled the drooping ends of his limp, blond mustache with a trace of embarrassment.
unnoticeablyadverb
in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree
From this reading The parish priest bristled unnoticeably.
UsurynounUS /ˈjuːʒəri/
an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
From this reading "Usury _is_ a sin," Father Ambrosius said cautiously, "but how does Fallowfield enter into it?"
at the time that
From this reading "Fact is, I told the chap when I borrowed the twenty marks that Fallowfield would stand as security.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Baldwin twiddled the drooping ends of his limp, blond mustache with a trace of embarrassment.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Fact is, I told the chap when I borrowed the twenty marks that Fallowfield would stand as security.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I ask you, padre, is it my fault that my tenants are a pack of lazy, thieving Saxon swine and I couldn't raise the money?"
