used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not wholly shameless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
BrantnounUS /brænt/
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
claimingverbUS /ˈkleɪmɪŋ/
-ing form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
deliverancenounUS /dɪˈlɪvərəns/
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
DenvernounUS /ˈdenvər/
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
doesn't
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From this reading “That says itself, doesn’t it?
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Elitch's
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From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
HobartnounUS /ˈhoʊbɑːrt/
a port and state capital of Tasmania
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not wholly shameless.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “That says itself, doesn’t it?
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
go away from a place
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
luncheonnounUS /ˈlʌntʃən/
a midday meal
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
MEDES
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From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not wholly shameless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
PERSIANSnounUS /ˈpɜːrʒənz/
plural of “persian” — a native or inhabitant of Iran
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “That says itself, doesn’t it?
shamelessadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪmləs/
feeling no shame
From this reading I am not wholly shameless.
shruggedverbUS /ʃrʌɡd/
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Brant shrugged.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
straightwayadverb
at once
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That says itself, doesn’t it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
thereinadverbUS /ðeˈrɪn/
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
in or at the place that
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
whisking
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From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading I am not wholly shameless.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
