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From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
Baxter
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From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
bumpverbUS /bʌmp/
knock against with force or violence
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
CircusnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
colouredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading The Real had departed--the coloured life of the imagination had taken its place.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
well in the past; former
From this reading The Real had departed--the coloured life of the imagination had taken its place.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading The Real had departed--the coloured life of the imagination had taken its place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Real had departed--the coloured life of the imagination had taken its place.
knockingnounUS /ˈnɑːkɪŋ/
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The Real had departed--the coloured life of the imagination had taken its place.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
Millie
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From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
a particular point in time
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
and nothing more
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
Peter'snounUS /ˈpiːtərz/
possessive form of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
Piccadilly
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From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The Real had departed--the coloured life of the imagination had taken its place.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading The Real had departed--the coloured life of the imagination had taken its place.
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The Real had departed--the coloured life of the imagination had taken its place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RESCUE At the very moment that Millie was knocking on Peter's door Henry was sitting, a large bump on his forehead, looking at a dirty piece of paper.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Only yesterday he had fought Baxter in Piccadilly Circus; now Baxter and everything and every one about him was as far from his consciousness as Heaven was from 1920 London.
