used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SURPRISE AT CHAMBERSBURGH.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
eagerly desirous
From this reading "One thing is certain, he was decidedly anxious to get you out of the way; otherwise, he would not have hired this Martin Thomas a second time."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Perhaps you are right," returned Horace Kelsey.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A SURPRISE AT CHAMBERSBURGH.
for the reason that
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "One thing is certain, he was decidedly anxious to get you out of the way; otherwise, he would not have hired this Martin Thomas a second time."
CHAMBERSBURGH
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From this reading A SURPRISE AT CHAMBERSBURGH.
decidedlyadverbUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading "One thing is certain, he was decidedly anxious to get you out of the way; otherwise, he would not have hired this Martin Thomas a second time."
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "One thing is certain, he was decidedly anxious to get you out of the way; otherwise, he would not have hired this Martin Thomas a second time."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading "One thing is certain, he was decidedly anxious to get you out of the way; otherwise, he would not have hired this Martin Thomas a second time."
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading "Perhaps you are right," returned Horace Kelsey.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "One thing is certain, he was decidedly anxious to get you out of the way; otherwise, he would not have hired this Martin Thomas a second time."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I never thought it of Squire Paget," murmured Ralph, thoughtfully.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
Kelsey
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From this reading "Perhaps you are right," returned Horace Kelsey.
go away from a place
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading "One thing is certain, he was decidedly anxious to get you out of the way; otherwise, he would not have hired this Martin Thomas a second time."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "I never thought it of Squire Paget," murmured Ralph, thoughtfully.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never thought it of Squire Paget," murmured Ralph, thoughtfully.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "One thing is certain, he was decidedly anxious to get you out of the way; otherwise, he would not have hired this Martin Thomas a second time."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
in other respects or ways
From this reading "One thing is certain, he was decidedly anxious to get you out of the way; otherwise, he would not have hired this Martin Thomas a second time."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
PagetnounUS /ˈpædʒət/
English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899)
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps you are right," returned Horace Kelsey.
Ralph
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From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Perhaps you are right," returned Horace Kelsey.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Perhaps you are right," returned Horace Kelsey.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "One thing is certain, he was decidedly anxious to get you out of the way; otherwise, he would not have hired this Martin Thomas a second time."
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
spedverbUS /sped/
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading A SURPRISE AT CHAMBERSBURGH.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
therebyadverbUS /ˈðerˈbaɪ/
by that means or because of that
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
a special situation
From this reading "One thing is certain, he was decidedly anxious to get you out of the way; otherwise, he would not have hired this Martin Thomas a second time."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "One thing is certain, he was decidedly anxious to get you out of the way; otherwise, he would not have hired this Martin Thomas a second time."
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading "One thing is certain, he was decidedly anxious to get you out of the way; otherwise, he would not have hired this Martin Thomas a second time."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I never thought it of Squire Paget," murmured Ralph, thoughtfully.
thoughtfullyadverbUS /ˈθɔːtfəli/
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading "I never thought it of Squire Paget," murmured Ralph, thoughtfully.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "One thing is certain, he was decidedly anxious to get you out of the way; otherwise, he would not have hired this Martin Thomas a second time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
create by training and teaching
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
Westville
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From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I believe that one reason why Squire Paget wished to get me out of the situation on the bridge was because he hoped thereby to force me to leave Westville altogether," remarked Ralph, as the train sped on its way.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "One thing is certain, he was decidedly anxious to get you out of the way; otherwise, he would not have hired this Martin Thomas a second time."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Perhaps you are right," returned Horace Kelsey.
