used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
advancingadjectiveUS /ədˈvænsɪŋ/
moving forward
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
apparatusnounUS /ˌæpərˈætəs/
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
Chelmsford
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
Coltano
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From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
conductingnounUS /kənˈdʌktɪŋ/
the way of administering a business
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
dearly loved
From this reading “Why, my dear Enrico!
Enrico
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From this reading “Why, my dear Enrico!
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
experimentnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənt/
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Well!” gasped Geoffrey starting, his face lighting with pleasure.
foreignernounUS /ˈfɔːrənər/
a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Well!” gasped Geoffrey starting, his face lighting with pleasure.
Geoffrey
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From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Wherever have you sprung from?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
laboratorynounUS /ˈlæbrətɔːri/
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
lightingnounUS /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading “Well!” gasped Geoffrey starting, his face lighting with pleasure.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Why, my dear Enrico!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “Well!” gasped Geoffrey starting, his face lighting with pleasure.
researchnounUS /riˈsɜːrtʃ/
systematic investigation to establish facts
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
sprungverbUS /sprʌŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Wherever have you sprung from?”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “Well!” gasped Geoffrey starting, his face lighting with pleasure.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
They've
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From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
VOIDadjectiveUS /vɔɪd/
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well!” gasped Geoffrey starting, his face lighting with pleasure.
well-dressedadjective
having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They’ve sent me over from Coltano about some new apparatus, and I heard you were in here.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever have you sprung from?”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, my dear Enrico!
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well!” gasped Geoffrey starting, his face lighting with pleasure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Wherever have you sprung from?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE VOICE FROM THE VOID One afternoon about a month after the curious Affair of the Secret Signal, while Geoffrey was busy conducting some experiment in the research laboratory at Chelmsford, a tall, well-dressed young foreigner entered, and advancing to where he was seated, placed his hand upon his shoulder.
