used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I'll be back in a very few minutes," he said, "and then you can tell me what has happened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'll be back in a very few minutes," he said, "and then you can tell me what has happened.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was no reason for mystery over this business so far as the General could see.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading NO TIME TO LOSE Lechmere would have walked off with his fishing line, but Maxgregor called him back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'll be back in a very few minutes," he said, "and then you can tell me what has happened.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading There was no reason for mystery over this business so far as the General could see.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading NO TIME TO LOSE Lechmere would have walked off with his fishing line, but Maxgregor called him back.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading NO TIME TO LOSE Lechmere would have walked off with his fishing line, but Maxgregor called him back.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I'll be back in a very few minutes," he said, "and then you can tell me what has happened.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was no reason for mystery over this business so far as the General could see.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading On the other hand I shall have a great deal to tell you.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading There was no reason for mystery over this business so far as the General could see.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "I'll be back in a very few minutes," he said, "and then you can tell me what has happened.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading NO TIME TO LOSE Lechmere would have walked off with his fishing line, but Maxgregor called him back.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no reason for mystery over this business so far as the General could see.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading There was no reason for mystery over this business so far as the General could see.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading On the other hand I shall have a great deal to tell you.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading On the other hand I shall have a great deal to tell you.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "I'll be back in a very few minutes," he said, "and then you can tell me what has happened.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'll be back in a very few minutes," he said, "and then you can tell me what has happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading NO TIME TO LOSE Lechmere would have walked off with his fishing line, but Maxgregor called him back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll be back in a very few minutes," he said, "and then you can tell me what has happened.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But Lechmere shook his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading NO TIME TO LOSE Lechmere would have walked off with his fishing line, but Maxgregor called him back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NO TIME TO LOSE Lechmere would have walked off with his fishing line, but Maxgregor called him back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the other hand I shall have a great deal to tell you.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll be back in a very few minutes," he said, "and then you can tell me what has happened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'll be back in a very few minutes," he said, "and then you can tell me what has happened.
Lechmere
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From this reading NO TIME TO LOSE Lechmere would have walked off with his fishing line, but Maxgregor called him back.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading NO TIME TO LOSE Lechmere would have walked off with his fishing line, but Maxgregor called him back.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading NO TIME TO LOSE Lechmere would have walked off with his fishing line, but Maxgregor called him back.
Maxgregor
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From this reading NO TIME TO LOSE Lechmere would have walked off with his fishing line, but Maxgregor called him back.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'll be back in a very few minutes," he said, "and then you can tell me what has happened.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "I'll be back in a very few minutes," he said, "and then you can tell me what has happened.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading There was no reason for mystery over this business so far as the General could see.
not any; not one
From this reading NO TIME TO LOSE Lechmere would have walked off with his fishing line, but Maxgregor called him back.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading NO TIME TO LOSE Lechmere would have walked off with his fishing line, but Maxgregor called him back.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other hand I shall have a great deal to tell you.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On the other hand I shall have a great deal to tell you.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was no reason for mystery over this business so far as the General could see.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading There was no reason for mystery over this business so far as the General could see.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll be back in a very few minutes," he said, "and then you can tell me what has happened.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There was no reason for mystery over this business so far as the General could see.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading On the other hand I shall have a great deal to tell you.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading But Lechmere shook his head.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was no reason for mystery over this business so far as the General could see.
express in words
From this reading "I'll be back in a very few minutes," he said, "and then you can tell me what has happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no reason for mystery over this business so far as the General could see.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I'll be back in a very few minutes," he said, "and then you can tell me what has happened.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no reason for mystery over this business so far as the General could see.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was no reason for mystery over this business so far as the General could see.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading NO TIME TO LOSE Lechmere would have walked off with his fishing line, but Maxgregor called him back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NO TIME TO LOSE Lechmere would have walked off with his fishing line, but Maxgregor called him back.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I'll be back in a very few minutes," he said, "and then you can tell me what has happened.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading NO TIME TO LOSE Lechmere would have walked off with his fishing line, but Maxgregor called him back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no reason for mystery over this business so far as the General could see.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I'll be back in a very few minutes," he said, "and then you can tell me what has happened.
in the company of; together with
From this reading NO TIME TO LOSE Lechmere would have walked off with his fishing line, but Maxgregor called him back.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading NO TIME TO LOSE Lechmere would have walked off with his fishing line, but Maxgregor called him back.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll be back in a very few minutes," he said, "and then you can tell me what has happened.
