used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I could hardly believe my eyes, and passed my hand wearily across my forehead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "What have they been doing to you?"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I could hardly believe my eyes, and passed my hand wearily across my forehead.
belongingnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could hardly believe my eyes, and passed my hand wearily across my forehead.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
cousin'snounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
CRUFT'S
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From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "What have they been doing to you?"
Ethel
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From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I could hardly believe my eyes, and passed my hand wearily across my forehead.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
a boy or man
From this reading "Poor fellow!" she remarked sympathetically.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading I could hardly believe my eyes, and passed my hand wearily across my forehead.
game-keeper
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From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
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 CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I could hardly believe my eyes, and passed my hand wearily across my forehead.
only a very short time before
From this reading I could hardly believe my eyes, and passed my hand wearily across my forehead.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have they been doing to you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could hardly believe my eyes, and passed my hand wearily across my forehead.
keepernounUS /ˈkiːpər/
someone in charge of other people
From this reading St. Nivel turned to the keeper.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
Nivel
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From this reading St. Nivel turned to the keeper.
Nivel's
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From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I could hardly believe my eyes, and passed my hand wearily across my forehead.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor fellow!" she remarked sympathetically.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Poor fellow!" she remarked sympathetically.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Poor fellow!" she remarked sympathetically.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
St
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From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
sympatheticallyadverbUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪkəli/
with respect to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading "Poor fellow!" she remarked sympathetically.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What have they been doing to you?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading St. Nivel turned to the keeper.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
Vanborough
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From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
wearilyadverbUS /ˈwerəli/
in a weary manner
From this reading I could hardly believe my eyes, and passed my hand wearily across my forehead.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have they been doing to you?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading CRUFT'S FOLLY Looking over my cousin's shoulders were two other faces, one covered with rough hair, and evidently belonging to a game-keeper, the other the beautiful face of my cousin, Lady Ethel Vanborough, St. Nivel's sister.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What have they been doing to you?"
