used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
Balham
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From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
Bunternoun
a batter who bunts
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
confirmatoryadjectiveUS /kənˈfɜːrmətɔːri/
serving to support or corroborate
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
countingnounUS /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading “Lady Swaffham said, my lord, she was counting on you.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
encephalitisnounUS /enˌsefəˈlaɪtəs/
inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (“phrenitis” is no longer in scientific use)
From this reading I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request.”
the organ of sight
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request.”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “I have forgotten, Bunter, and I mean to forget.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Lady Swaffham rang up, my lord, and said she hoped your lordship had not forgotten you were lunching with her.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
destroyed or killed
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have forgotten, Bunter, and I mean to forget.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Lady Swaffham rang up, my lord, and said she hoped your lordship had not forgotten you were lunching with her.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “Lady Swaffham rang up, my lord, and said she hoped your lordship had not forgotten you were lunching with her.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have forgotten, Bunter, and I mean to forget.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
and nothing more
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Lady Swaffham rang up, my lord, and said she hoped your lordship had not forgotten you were lunching with her.”
lethargicadjectiveUS /ləˈθɑːrdʒɪk/
deficient in alertness or activity
From this reading I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
lordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading “Lady Swaffham rang up, my lord, and said she hoped your lordship had not forgotten you were lunching with her.”
lunch-time
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From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
lunchingnounUS /ˈlʌntʃɪŋ/
the act of eating lunch
From this reading “Lady Swaffham rang up, my lord, and said she hoped your lordship had not forgotten you were lunching with her.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I have forgotten, Bunter, and I mean to forget.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
a form of address for a man
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Lady Swaffham rang up, my lord, and said she hoped your lordship had not forgotten you were lunching with her.”
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
not any; not one
From this reading I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Lady Swaffham rang up, my lord, and said she hoped your lordship had not forgotten you were lunching with her.”
nursemaid-like
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From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “Lady Swaffham rang up, my lord, and said she hoped your lordship had not forgotten you were lunching with her.”
express the need or desire for
From this reading I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request.”
researchesnounUS /riˈsɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “research” — systematic investigation to establish facts
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Lady Swaffham rang up, my lord, and said she hoped your lordship had not forgotten you were lunching with her.”
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Lady Swaffham rang up, my lord, and said she hoped your lordship had not forgotten you were lunching with her.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
successive (without a break)
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
succumbedverbUS /səˈkʌmd/
past form of “succumb” — consent reluctantly
From this reading I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request.”
Swaffham
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From this reading “Lady Swaffham rang up, my lord, and said she hoped your lordship had not forgotten you were lunching with her.”
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Lady Swaffham rang up, my lord, and said she hoped your lordship had not forgotten you were lunching with her.”
VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
WaterloonounUS /ˈwɔːtərluː/
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Lady Swaffham rang up, my lord, and said she hoped your lordship had not forgotten you were lunching with her.”
which person or people
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On returning to the flat just before lunch-time on the following morning, after a few confirmatory researches in Balham and the neighbourhood of Victoria Station, Lord Peter was greeted at the door by Mr. Bunter (who had gone straight home from Waterloo) with a telephone message and a severe and nursemaid-like eye.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Lady Swaffham rang up, my lord, and said she hoped your lordship had not forgotten you were lunching with her.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Lady Swaffham rang up, my lord, and said she hoped your lordship had not forgotten you were lunching with her.”
