used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
in actual fact
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
(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 For of all the frights--oh, dear me!
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
bald-headedadjective
lacking hair on all or most of the scalp
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
bird-sandy
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From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading When he breathed, you used to see the snuff puff out of the place in little tiny, tiny clouds, and fall in a brown bloom over his closely-shaven chin.
terminate
From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
uttered without voice
From this reading When he breathed, you used to see the snuff puff out of the place in little tiny, tiny clouds, and fall in a brown bloom over his closely-shaven chin.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading When he breathed, you used to see the snuff puff out of the place in little tiny, tiny clouds, and fall in a brown bloom over his closely-shaven chin.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
closely-shaven
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From this reading When he breathed, you used to see the snuff puff out of the place in little tiny, tiny clouds, and fall in a brown bloom over his closely-shaven chin.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading When he breathed, you used to see the snuff puff out of the place in little tiny, tiny clouds, and fall in a brown bloom over his closely-shaven chin.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
crinklyadjective
uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
dark-eyed
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From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
dearly loved
From this reading For of all the frights--oh, dear me!
recognizable; marked
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading When he breathed, you used to see the snuff puff out of the place in little tiny, tiny clouds, and fall in a brown bloom over his closely-shaven chin.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
frights
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From this reading For of all the frights--oh, dear me!
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
glossyadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːsi/
based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
an opening into or through something
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
a large number or amount
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For of all the frights--oh, dear me!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For of all the frights--oh, dear me!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading For of all the frights--oh, dear me!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When he breathed, you used to see the snuff puff out of the place in little tiny, tiny clouds, and fall in a brown bloom over his closely-shaven chin.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When he breathed, you used to see the snuff puff out of the place in little tiny, tiny clouds, and fall in a brown bloom over his closely-shaven chin.
overgrownadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/
covered with growing plants
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
pignounUS /pɪɡ/
domestic swine
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When he breathed, you used to see the snuff puff out of the place in little tiny, tiny clouds, and fall in a brown bloom over his closely-shaven chin.
Pompare
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From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
powdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
puffverbUS /pʌf/
smoke and exhale strongly
From this reading When he breathed, you used to see the snuff puff out of the place in little tiny, tiny clouds, and fall in a brown bloom over his closely-shaven chin.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
reservoirnounUS /ˈrezəvwɑːr/
a large or extra supply of something
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When he breathed, you used to see the snuff puff out of the place in little tiny, tiny clouds, and fall in a brown bloom over his closely-shaven chin.
shaveverbUS /ʃeɪv/
remove body hair with a razor
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
shavedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪvd/
having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
shinyadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪni/
reflecting light
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
SignornounUS /ˈsiːnjɔːr/
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
silkyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlki/
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
snuffnounUS /snʌf/
the charred portion of a candlewick
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
soapyadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊpi/
resembling or having the qualities of soap
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
stuffyadjectiveUS /ˈstʌfi/
lacking fresh air
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
carry out
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
temptationnounUS /temˈteɪʃən/
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
very small
From this reading When he breathed, you used to see the snuff puff out of the place in little tiny, tiny clouds, and fall in a brown bloom over his closely-shaven chin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
the topmost one of two
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
precisely as stated
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And then, too, he used to take such lots of snuff; and there was a crinkly little hole in his upper lip, where he could not shave, and this was always half full of brown powder, so that we decided to call it the reservoir.
at the time that
From this reading When he breathed, you used to see the snuff puff out of the place in little tiny, tiny clouds, and fall in a brown bloom over his closely-shaven chin.
in or at the place that
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A great, overgrown, stuffy, fat pig; and instead of being dark-eyed, and with beautiful, glossy, black hair, he was actually quite sandy--bird-sandy--and very bald-headed; while his face, where the beautiful, silky, black beard should have been, was all close shaved, and soapy and shiny.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading There certainly was not much temptation for her to break her word to her mamma with the new Italian master, Signor Pompare.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When he breathed, you used to see the snuff puff out of the place in little tiny, tiny clouds, and fall in a brown bloom over his closely-shaven chin.
