used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TWO MEN AND A BOY There was a lamp on the table.
(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 He could see that he had brown hair, worn rather long, and that he was smoking a cigar, and that was all he could see.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TWO MEN AND A BOY There was a lamp on the table.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The head was turned towards Bertie, so that he only had a back view of the person lying down.
Bertie
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From this reading The head was turned towards Bertie, so that he only had a back view of the person lying down.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The couch was beside the table, and on it a man reclined full length.
a youthful male person
From this reading TWO MEN AND A BOY There was a lamp on the table.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading He could see that he had brown hair, worn rather long, and that he was smoking a cigar, and that was all he could see.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading He could see that he had brown hair, worn rather long, and that he was smoking a cigar, and that was all he could see.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The fire was lighted in the grate; the table was drawn close up in front of it.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading The couch was beside the table, and on it a man reclined full length.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could see that he had brown hair, worn rather long, and that he was smoking a cigar, and that was all he could see.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The head was turned towards Bertie, so that he only had a back view of the person lying down.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading The fire was lighted in the grate; the table was drawn close up in front of it.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The fire was lighted in the grate; the table was drawn close up in front of it.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The fire was lighted in the grate; the table was drawn close up in front of it.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The couch was beside the table, and on it a man reclined full length.
gratenounUS /ɡreɪt/
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
From this reading The fire was lighted in the grate; the table was drawn close up in front of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The head was turned towards Bertie, so that he only had a back view of the person lying down.
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 He could see that he had brown hair, worn rather long, and that he was smoking a cigar, and that was all he could see.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The head was turned towards Bertie, so that he only had a back view of the person lying down.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The head was turned towards Bertie, so that he only had a back view of the person lying down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fire was lighted in the grate; the table was drawn close up in front of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fire was lighted in the grate; the table was drawn close up in front of it.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading TWO MEN AND A BOY There was a lamp on the table.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading The couch was beside the table, and on it a man reclined full length.
set afire or burning
From this reading The fire was lighted in the grate; the table was drawn close up in front of it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He could see that he had brown hair, worn rather long, and that he was smoking a cigar, and that was all he could see.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The head was turned towards Bertie, so that he only had a back view of the person lying down.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The couch was beside the table, and on it a man reclined full length.
the force of workers available
From this reading TWO MEN AND A BOY There was a lamp on the table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fire was lighted in the grate; the table was drawn close up in front of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TWO MEN AND A BOY There was a lamp on the table.
and nothing more
From this reading The head was turned towards Bertie, so that he only had a back view of the person lying down.
a human being
From this reading The head was turned towards Bertie, so that he only had a back view of the person lying down.
on the contrary
From this reading He could see that he had brown hair, worn rather long, and that he was smoking a cigar, and that was all he could see.
reclinedverbUS /rɪˈklaɪnd/
past form of “recline” — move the upper body backwards and down
From this reading The couch was beside the table, and on it a man reclined full length.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He could see that he had brown hair, worn rather long, and that he was smoking a cigar, and that was all he could see.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading He could see that he had brown hair, worn rather long, and that he was smoking a cigar, and that was all he could see.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The head was turned towards Bertie, so that he only had a back view of the person lying down.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading TWO MEN AND A BOY There was a lamp on the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The head was turned towards Bertie, so that he only had a back view of the person lying down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO MEN AND A BOY There was a lamp on the table.
in or at that place or location
From this reading TWO MEN AND A BOY There was a lamp on the table.
in the direction of
From this reading The head was turned towards Bertie, so that he only had a back view of the person lying down.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The head was turned towards Bertie, so that he only had a back view of the person lying down.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO MEN AND A BOY There was a lamp on the table.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The fire was lighted in the grate; the table was drawn close up in front of it.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The head was turned towards Bertie, so that he only had a back view of the person lying down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO MEN AND A BOY There was a lamp on the table.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading He could see that he had brown hair, worn rather long, and that he was smoking a cigar, and that was all he could see.
