used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He raised his hat and was proceeding to turn into his own little carriage drive, when she made a gesture of arrest.
(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 “How is poor Mr. Leroux? we have all been so anxious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He received his patients in the consulting-room, visited Leroux, and went on his morning rounds.
eagerly desirous
From this reading “How is poor Mr. Leroux? we have all been so anxious.
arrestverbUS /ərˈest/
take into custody
From this reading He raised his hat and was proceeding to turn into his own little carriage drive, when she made a gesture of arrest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On his return, he perceived Ella at the gates of Woodlands.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “How is poor Mr. Leroux? we have all been so anxious.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading He raised his hat and was proceeding to turn into his own little carriage drive, when she made a gesture of arrest.
consulting-room
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From this reading He received his patients in the consulting-room, visited Leroux, and went on his morning rounds.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading He pulled up, descended from the trap, and went to meet her.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading He raised his hat and was proceeding to turn into his own little carriage drive, when she made a gesture of arrest.
Ella
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From this reading On his return, he perceived Ella at the gates of Woodlands.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He pulled up, descended from the trap, and went to meet her.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading On his return, he perceived Ella at the gates of Woodlands.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading He raised his hat and was proceeding to turn into his own little carriage drive, when she made a gesture of arrest.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading He raised his hat and was proceeding to turn into his own little carriage drive, when she made a gesture of arrest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How is poor Mr. Leroux? we have all been so anxious.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He received his patients in the consulting-room, visited Leroux, and went on his morning rounds.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He pulled up, descended from the trap, and went to meet her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He received his patients in the consulting-room, visited Leroux, and went on his morning rounds.
How
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From this reading “How is poor Mr. Leroux? we have all been so anxious.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He received his patients in the consulting-room, visited Leroux, and went on his morning rounds.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He raised his hat and was proceeding to turn into his own little carriage drive, when she made a gesture of arrest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How is poor Mr. Leroux? we have all been so anxious.
Leroux
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From this reading He received his patients in the consulting-room, visited Leroux, and went on his morning rounds.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He raised his hat and was proceeding to turn into his own little carriage drive, when she made a gesture of arrest.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He raised his hat and was proceeding to turn into his own little carriage drive, when she made a gesture of arrest.
come together
From this reading He pulled up, descended from the trap, and went to meet her.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He received his patients in the consulting-room, visited Leroux, and went on his morning rounds.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “How is poor Mr. Leroux? we have all been so anxious.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On his return, he perceived Ella at the gates of Woodlands.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He received his patients in the consulting-room, visited Leroux, and went on his morning rounds.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He raised his hat and was proceeding to turn into his own little carriage drive, when she made a gesture of arrest.
patientsnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənts/
plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading He received his patients in the consulting-room, visited Leroux, and went on his morning rounds.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading On his return, he perceived Ella at the gates of Woodlands.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “How is poor Mr. Leroux? we have all been so anxious.
proceedingnounUS /prəˈsiːdɪŋ/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading He raised his hat and was proceeding to turn into his own little carriage drive, when she made a gesture of arrest.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading He pulled up, descended from the trap, and went to meet her.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading He raised his hat and was proceeding to turn into his own little carriage drive, when she made a gesture of arrest.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He received his patients in the consulting-room, visited Leroux, and went on his morning rounds.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading On his return, he perceived Ella at the gates of Woodlands.
roundsnounUS /raʊndz/
plural of “round” — a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He received his patients in the consulting-room, visited Leroux, and went on his morning rounds.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He raised his hat and was proceeding to turn into his own little carriage drive, when she made a gesture of arrest.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “How is poor Mr. Leroux? we have all been so anxious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He received his patients in the consulting-room, visited Leroux, and went on his morning rounds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He raised his hat and was proceeding to turn into his own little carriage drive, when she made a gesture of arrest.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading He pulled up, descended from the trap, and went to meet her.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading He raised his hat and was proceeding to turn into his own little carriage drive, when she made a gesture of arrest.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He pulled up, descended from the trap, and went to meet her.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading He received his patients in the consulting-room, visited Leroux, and went on his morning rounds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He raised his hat and was proceeding to turn into his own little carriage drive, when she made a gesture of arrest.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “How is poor Mr. Leroux? we have all been so anxious.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He received his patients in the consulting-room, visited Leroux, and went on his morning rounds.
at the time that
From this reading He raised his hat and was proceeding to turn into his own little carriage drive, when she made a gesture of arrest.
WoodlandsnounUS /ˈwʊdlændz/
plural of “woodland” — land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading On his return, he perceived Ella at the gates of Woodlands.
