used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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in actual fact
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
ampnounUS /æmp/
the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
in or near a particular place or position
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attributedverbUS /əˈtrɪbjətɪd/
past form of “attribute” — attribute or credit to
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
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the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
either extremity of something that has length
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erroneouslyadverbUS /eˈroʊniəsli/
in a mistaken or erroneous manner
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
fashionsnounUS /ˈfæʃənz/
plural of “fashion” — how something is done or how it happens
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Ferrers
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FlemingnounUS /ˈflemɪŋ/
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
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Garvice
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Geraldine
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inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When the train drew up at the small station of Leyton Ferrers, which it did in the slowest and most lazy of fashions, two persons got out.
GuardiannounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiən/
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a message received and understood
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the train drew up at the small station of Leyton Ferrers, which it did in the slowest and most lazy of fashions, two persons got out.
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
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Leyton
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Margaret
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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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used to form the superlative
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plural of “note” — a brief written record
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading When the train drew up at the small station of Leyton Ferrers, which it did in the slowest and most lazy of fashions, two persons got out.
pseudonymnounUS /ˈsuːdənɪm/
a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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slowestadverbUS /ˈsloʊəst/
most slowly
From this reading When the train drew up at the small station of Leyton Ferrers, which it did in the slowest and most lazy of fashions, two persons got out.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When the train drew up at the small station of Leyton Ferrers, which it did in the slowest and most lazy of fashions, two persons got out.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
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a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
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a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
create by training and teaching
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When the train drew up at the small station of Leyton Ferrers, which it did in the slowest and most lazy of fashions, two persons got out.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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employed in accomplishing something
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
at the time that
From this reading When the train drew up at the small station of Leyton Ferrers, which it did in the slowest and most lazy of fashions, two persons got out.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the train drew up at the small station of Leyton Ferrers, which it did in the slowest and most lazy of fashions, two persons got out.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading This book is actually _His Guardian Angel; or, Wild Margaret_ by Charles Garvice This edition was erroneously attributed to Geraldine Fleming, a house pseudonym used by Street & Smith.
