used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
AlertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
(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 THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Request Brother Philip to come here, without loss of time."
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Request Brother Philip to come here, without loss of time."
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
well in the past; former
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
characterized by great determination
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When his servant entered, the Bishop spoke without raising his eyes from the table.
opinion or judgment
From this reading When his servant entered, the Bishop spoke without raising his eyes from the table.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When his servant entered, the Bishop spoke without raising his eyes from the table.
gongnounUS /ɡɔːŋ/
a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
From this reading While still writing, he lifted his left hand and struck upon a silver gong.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading While still writing, he lifted his left hand and struck upon a silver gong.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Request Brother Philip to come here, without loss of time."
hesitateverbUS /ˈhezəteɪt/
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
set down according to a plan
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
lassitudenoun
a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading While still writing, he lifted his left hand and struck upon a silver gong.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
a room where books are kept
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
held up in the air
From this reading While still writing, he lifted his left hand and struck upon a silver gong.
something that is lost
From this reading "Request Brother Philip to come here, without loss of time."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
on one occasion
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading "Request Brother Philip to come here, without loss of time."
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading When his servant entered, the Bishop spoke without raising his eyes from the table.
express the need or desire for
From this reading "Request Brother Philip to come here, without loss of time."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading When his servant entered, the Bishop spoke without raising his eyes from the table.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading While still writing, he lifted his left hand and struck upon a silver gong.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading When his servant entered, the Bishop spoke without raising his eyes from the table.
not in physical motion
From this reading While still writing, he lifted his left hand and struck upon a silver gong.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading While still writing, he lifted his left hand and struck upon a silver gong.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Request Brother Philip to come here, without loss of time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
a just detectable amount
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
a message informing of danger
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
at the time that
From this reading When his servant entered, the Bishop spoke without raising his eyes from the table.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While still writing, he lifted his left hand and struck upon a silver gong.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When his servant entered, the Bishop spoke without raising his eyes from the table.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He had made up his mind as to what must be said, and not once did he pause or hesitate over a word.
the act of creating written works
From this reading While still writing, he lifted his left hand and struck upon a silver gong.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading THE WARNING Alert, determined, all trace of lassitude departed, the Bishop returned to the library, laid the stone upon the deed chest, sat down at a table and wrote a letter.
