used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Have a whisky-and-soda, Robert, before you go," he said.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Behind him walked the Pettifers, Robert ill-at-ease and wishing himself a hundred miles away, Margaret Pettifer boiling for battle.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He led the way back into the library.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Behind him walked the Pettifers, Robert ill-at-ease and wishing himself a hundred miles away, Margaret Pettifer boiling for battle.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Have a whisky-and-soda, Robert, before you go," he said.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind him walked the Pettifers, Robert ill-at-ease and wishing himself a hundred miles away, Margaret Pettifer boiling for battle.
boilingnounUS /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading Behind him walked the Pettifers, Robert ill-at-ease and wishing himself a hundred miles away, Margaret Pettifer boiling for battle.
someone who is a detective
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
dinner-party
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From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TROUBLE FOR MR.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Have a whisky-and-soda, Robert, before you go," he said.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
Harold
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From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have a whisky-and-soda, Robert, before you go," he said.
HAZLEWOOD
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From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Have a whisky-and-soda, Robert, before you go," he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Behind him walked the Pettifers, Robert ill-at-ease and wishing himself a hundred miles away, Margaret Pettifer boiling for battle.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Behind him walked the Pettifers, Robert ill-at-ease and wishing himself a hundred miles away, Margaret Pettifer boiling for battle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
ten 10s
From this reading Behind him walked the Pettifers, Robert ill-at-ease and wishing himself a hundred miles away, Margaret Pettifer boiling for battle.
ill-at-ease
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From this reading Behind him walked the Pettifers, Robert ill-at-ease and wishing himself a hundred miles away, Margaret Pettifer boiling for battle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He led the way back into the library.
a narrow way or road
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading He led the way back into the library.
a room where books are kept
From this reading He led the way back into the library.
Margaret
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From this reading Behind him walked the Pettifers, Robert ill-at-ease and wishing himself a hundred miles away, Margaret Pettifer boiling for battle.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Behind him walked the Pettifers, Robert ill-at-ease and wishing himself a hundred miles away, Margaret Pettifer boiling for battle.
a form of address for a man
From this reading TROUBLE FOR MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
Pettifer
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From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
Pettifers
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From this reading Behind him walked the Pettifers, Robert ill-at-ease and wishing himself a hundred miles away, Margaret Pettifer boiling for battle.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Have a whisky-and-soda, Robert, before you go," he said.
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
a source of difficulty
From this reading TROUBLE FOR MR.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He led the way back into the library.
at the time that
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
whisky-and-soda
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From this reading "Have a whisky-and-soda, Robert, before you go," he said.
which person or people
From this reading HAZLEWOOD When Dick and Stella walked along the drive to the lane Harold Hazlewood, who was radiant at the success of his dinner-party, turned to Robert Pettifer in the hall.
wishingnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading Behind him walked the Pettifers, Robert ill-at-ease and wishing himself a hundred miles away, Margaret Pettifer boiling for battle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have a whisky-and-soda, Robert, before you go," he said.
