used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
claretnoun
a dark purplish-red color
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
coversnounUS /ˈkʌvərz/
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
decoratedadjectiveUS /ˈdekəreɪtɪd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
deucedlyadverb
(used as intensives) extremely
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
a boy or man
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
FrostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
Latham
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From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
Marrion
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From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
merestadjectiveUS /ˈmerəst/
superlative of “mere” — being nothing more than specified
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
restaurantsnounUS /ˈrestərɑːnts/
plural of “restaurant” — a building where people go to eat
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
precisely, exactly
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
ROBERT'SnounUS /ˈrɑːbərts/
possessive form of “robert” — United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT’S TRIUMPH.
rowingnounUS /ˈroʊɪŋ/
the act of rowing as a sport
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “Thanks, not any; I have ordered a meal--been out rowing and it makes a fellow deucedly hungry.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
in or at that place or location
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading ROBERT’S TRIUMPH.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading To the right of them, some distance away, there was a decorated table, covers laid for twelve.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
WillardnounUS /ˈwɪlərd/
United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898)
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Excellent claret, Latham, have a glass with me,” said the artist, Willard Frost.
York'snounUS /jɔːrks/
possessive form of “york” — the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading It was by the merest accident that Marrion Latham and Willard Frost had taken seats at the same table, in one of New York’s restaurants.
