used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a few minutes' waiting he threw open the windows and leaned out.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a few minutes' waiting he threw open the windows and leaned out.
anew
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
(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 MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
ALTERNATIVEadjectiveUS /ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪv/
serving or used in place of another
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a few minutes' waiting he threw open the windows and leaned out.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading Fresh from the wind-swept places of his country home, he found the atmosphere intolerable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had a shrewd idea that she had been sent out of the way.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Fresh from the wind-swept places of his country home, he found the atmosphere intolerable.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading After a few minutes' waiting he threw open the windows and leaned out.
set up or found
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Fresh from the wind-swept places of his country home, he found the atmosphere intolerable.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fresh from the wind-swept places of his country home, he found the atmosphere intolerable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a shrewd idea that she had been sent out of the way.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
Hester
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From this reading Hester was walking in the Square somewhere.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fresh from the wind-swept places of his country home, he found the atmosphere intolerable.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Fresh from the wind-swept places of his country home, he found the atmosphere intolerable.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had a shrewd idea that she had been sent out of the way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
intolerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːlərəbəl/
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading Fresh from the wind-swept places of his country home, he found the atmosphere intolerable.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading After a few minutes' waiting he threw open the windows and leaned out.
Mannering
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From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
MANNERING'S
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From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading After a few minutes' waiting he threw open the windows and leaned out.
used to form the superlative
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
on one occasion
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading After a few minutes' waiting he threw open the windows and leaned out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading After a few minutes' waiting he threw open the windows and leaned out.
over-scented
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From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
overheatedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərhiːtɪd/
heated beyond a safe or desirable point
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
by chance
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He had a shrewd idea that she had been sent out of the way.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a shrewd idea that she had been sent out of the way.
shrewdadjectiveUS /ʃruːd/
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading He had a shrewd idea that she had been sent out of the way.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Hester was walking in the Square somewhere.
make square
From this reading Hester was walking in the Square somewhere.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had a shrewd idea that she had been sent out of the way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading After a few minutes' waiting he threw open the windows and leaned out.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading After a few minutes' waiting he threw open the windows and leaned out.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Hester was walking in the Square somewhere.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He had a shrewd idea that she had been sent out of the way.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
wind-swept
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From this reading Fresh from the wind-swept places of his country home, he found the atmosphere intolerable.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading After a few minutes' waiting he threw open the windows and leaned out.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading MANNERING'S ALTERNATIVE Once again Mannering found himself in the over-scented, overheated room, which was perhaps of all places in the world the one he hated the most.
