used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
accoutrementsnounUS /əˈkuːtərmənts/
plural of “accoutrement” — clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
From this reading Shan't want it," he'd smiled at the enquiring parlour-maid), but sparing himself just the time to get into the khaki and the accoutrements that had come home.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading And this--the one rather theatrical act of his life--Mr. Ted Urquhart had committed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had, after his interview with Eleanor, lingered at Urquhart's Court not long enough to have anything to eat ("_dinner_?
anew
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
(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 WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
any thing at all
From this reading He had, after his interview with Eleanor, lingered at Urquhart's Court not long enough to have anything to eat ("_dinner_?
from appearances alone
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had, after his interview with Eleanor, lingered at Urquhart's Court not long enough to have anything to eat ("_dinner_?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
caringnounUS /ˈkerɪŋ/
a loving feeling
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Shan't want it," he'd smiled at the enquiring parlour-maid), but sparing himself just the time to get into the khaki and the accoutrements that had come home.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading And this--the one rather theatrical act of his life--Mr. Ted Urquhart had committed.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading He had, after his interview with Eleanor, lingered at Urquhart's Court not long enough to have anything to eat ("_dinner_?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading He had, after his interview with Eleanor, lingered at Urquhart's Court not long enough to have anything to eat ("_dinner_?
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
take in solid food
From this reading He had, after his interview with Eleanor, lingered at Urquhart's Court not long enough to have anything to eat ("_dinner_?
Eleanor
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From this reading He had, after his interview with Eleanor, lingered at Urquhart's Court not long enough to have anything to eat ("_dinner_?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He had, after his interview with Eleanor, lingered at Urquhart's Court not long enough to have anything to eat ("_dinner_?
enquiring
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From this reading Shan't want it," he'd smiled at the enquiring parlour-maid), but sparing himself just the time to get into the khaki and the accoutrements that had come home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Shan't want it," he'd smiled at the enquiring parlour-maid), but sparing himself just the time to get into the khaki and the accoutrements that had come home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And this--the one rather theatrical act of his life--Mr. Ted Urquhart had committed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had, after his interview with Eleanor, lingered at Urquhart's Court not long enough to have anything to eat ("_dinner_?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
he'd
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From this reading Shan't want it," he'd smiled at the enquiring parlour-maid), but sparing himself just the time to get into the khaki and the accoutrements that had come home.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Shan't want it," he'd smiled at the enquiring parlour-maid), but sparing himself just the time to get into the khaki and the accoutrements that had come home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Shan't want it," he'd smiled at the enquiring parlour-maid), but sparing himself just the time to get into the khaki and the accoutrements that had come home.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading He had, after his interview with Eleanor, lingered at Urquhart's Court not long enough to have anything to eat ("_dinner_?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Shan't want it," he'd smiled at the enquiring parlour-maid), but sparing himself just the time to get into the khaki and the accoutrements that had come home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shan't want it," he'd smiled at the enquiring parlour-maid), but sparing himself just the time to get into the khaki and the accoutrements that had come home.
and nothing more
From this reading Shan't want it," he'd smiled at the enquiring parlour-maid), but sparing himself just the time to get into the khaki and the accoutrements that had come home.
Kentishnoun
one of the major dialects of Old English
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
khakiadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːki/
of a yellowish brown color
From this reading Shan't want it," he'd smiled at the enquiring parlour-maid), but sparing himself just the time to get into the khaki and the accoutrements that had come home.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And this--the one rather theatrical act of his life--Mr. Ted Urquhart had committed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading He had, after his interview with Eleanor, lingered at Urquhart's Court not long enough to have anything to eat ("_dinner_?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He had, after his interview with Eleanor, lingered at Urquhart's Court not long enough to have anything to eat ("_dinner_?
madmannounUS /ˈmædmæn/
an insane person
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
Majesty'snounUS /ˈmædʒəstiz/
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
motor-car
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From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
a form of address for a man
From this reading And this--the one rather theatrical act of his life--Mr. Ted Urquhart had committed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
occurverbUS /əˈkɜːr/
come to pass
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And this--the one rather theatrical act of his life--Mr. Ted Urquhart had committed.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And this--the one rather theatrical act of his life--Mr. Ted Urquhart had committed.
parlour-maid
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From this reading Shan't want it," he'd smiled at the enquiring parlour-maid), but sparing himself just the time to get into the khaki and the accoutrements that had come home.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
on the contrary
From this reading And this--the one rather theatrical act of his life--Mr. Ted Urquhart had committed.
without much difficulty
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
Shan't
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From this reading Shan't want it," he'd smiled at the enquiring parlour-maid), but sparing himself just the time to get into the khaki and the accoutrements that had come home.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Shan't want it," he'd smiled at the enquiring parlour-maid), but sparing himself just the time to get into the khaki and the accoutrements that had come home.
sparingadjectiveUS /ˈsperɪŋ/
avoiding waste
From this reading Shan't want it," he'd smiled at the enquiring parlour-maid), but sparing himself just the time to get into the khaki and the accoutrements that had come home.
speedingnounUS /ˈspiːdɪŋ/
changing location rapidly
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
TednounUS /ted/
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
theatricaladjectiveUS /θiˈætrɪkəl/
of or relating to the theater
From this reading And this--the one rather theatrical act of his life--Mr. Ted Urquhart had committed.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Shan't want it," he'd smiled at the enquiring parlour-maid), but sparing himself just the time to get into the khaki and the accoutrements that had come home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
unlikelyadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪkli/
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
urgentadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrdʒənt/
compelling immediate action
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
Urquhart
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From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
Urquhart's
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From this reading He had, after his interview with Eleanor, lingered at Urquhart's Court not long enough to have anything to eat ("_dinner_?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Shan't want it," he'd smiled at the enquiring parlour-maid), but sparing himself just the time to get into the khaki and the accoutrements that had come home.
WAR-PAINT
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From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading For in these days the police did not readily hold up a motor-car that was speeding along apparently upon urgent business, and driven by an officer wearing His Majesty's uniform.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had, after his interview with Eleanor, lingered at Urquhart's Court not long enough to have anything to eat ("_dinner_?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading WAR-PAINT All the way up to town again Ted Urquhart drove along the Kentish roads like a madman, not caring if he were stopped, but knowing that this would be unlikely to occur.
