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From this reading 12 May, 1927.
1927
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From this reading 12 May, 1927.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
accomplicesnounUS /əˈkɑːmpləsəz/
plural of “accomplice” — a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
Alexandra
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From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
(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 My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading With a view to purchase, I mean of course, and not in any _sanitary capacity_(!).
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
a line of approach
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
cannot
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From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
capacitynounUS /kəˈpæsəti/
capability to perform or produce
From this reading With a view to purchase, I mean of course, and not in any _sanitary capacity_(!).
chicken-farms
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From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
Climpson
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From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading With a view to purchase, I mean of course, and not in any _sanitary capacity_(!).
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
Edmund
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From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
farmingnounUS /ˈfɑːrmɪŋ/
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
Findlater
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From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
gushingadjectiveUS /ˈɡʌʃɪŋ/
flowing profusely
From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a view to purchase, I mean of course, and not in any _sanitary capacity_(!).
a message received and understood
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
inspectingverbUS /ˌɪnˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “inspect” — look over carefully
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
Katherine
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From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
Leahampton
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From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 12 May, 1927.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading With a view to purchase, I mean of course, and not in any _sanitary capacity_(!).
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
murderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
NelsonnounUS /ˈnelsən/
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
not any; not one
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
Pearson
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From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
purchasenounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/
the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading With a view to purchase, I mean of course, and not in any _sanitary capacity_(!).
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
remorselessadjectiveUS /rɪˈmɔːrsləs/
without mercy or pity
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
sanitaryadjectiveUS /ˈsænɪteri/
free from filth and pathogens
From this reading With a view to purchase, I mean of course, and not in any _sanitary capacity_(!).
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
SmuttyadjectiveUS /ˈsmʌtiː/
characterized by obscenity
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
precisely as stated
From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
Whittaker
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From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
which person or people
From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
Wimsey
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From this reading “_Society is at the mercy of a murderer who is remorseless,_ _who takes no accomplices and who keeps his head._” Edmund Pearson, _Murder at Smutty Nose_ _Letter from Miss Alexandra Katherine Climpson to Lord Peter Wimsey._ “Fair View,” Nelson Avenue, Leahampton.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a view to purchase, I mean of course, and not in any _sanitary capacity_(!).
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
but in spite of that
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Lord Peter, I have not _yet_ been able to get ALL the information you ask for, as Miss Whittaker has been away for some weeks, inspecting _chicken-farms_!!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I _really think_ she means to set up farming _with Miss Findlater_, though what Miss Whittaker can see in that very gushing and really _silly_ young woman I cannot think.
