used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A THREAT FROM MR.
anew
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
Bassett
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From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
burstingverbUS /ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading NIXON THE storm was not long in bursting.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
committeenounUS /kəˈmɪti/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
complaintnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnt/
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading He was drunk the other night, and you know it.”
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A THREAT FROM MR.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
grievancenounUS /ˈɡriːvəns/
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
I'm
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From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NIXON THE storm was not long in bursting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
and nothing more
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He was drunk the other night, and you know it.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
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 NIXON THE storm was not long in bursting.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A THREAT FROM MR.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He was drunk the other night, and you know it.”
NIXONnounUS /ˈnɪksən/
vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)
From this reading NIXON THE storm was not long in bursting.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NIXON THE storm was not long in bursting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He was drunk the other night, and you know it.”
Plumfield
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From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
Rafe
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From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading NIXON THE storm was not long in bursting.
express in words
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NIXON THE storm was not long in bursting.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
a special situation
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
THREATnounUS /θret/
something that is a source of danger
From this reading A THREAT FROM MR.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
create by training and teaching
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
precisely as stated
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NIXON THE storm was not long in bursting.
at the time that
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Again there was a special meeting of the lodge; again a grievance committee waited on Mr. Plumfield, but it met a very different reception from that which had been given the former one.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have just one thing to tell you,” he said, when he had listened to their complaint, “and that is that Rafe Bassett will never be given a job on this road while I’m train master.
