used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
(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 ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading </p> <p> “At this friendly question his aspect changed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading </p> <p> “At this friendly question his aspect changed.
put or send forth
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading </p> <p> “At this friendly question his aspect changed.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course I did not insist.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of course I did not insist.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
eyebrowsnounUS /ˈaɪbraʊz/
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading </p> <p> “At this friendly question his aspect changed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
frownverbUS /fraʊn/
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
guasso
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From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading </p> <p> “At this friendly question his aspect changed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
insistverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪst/
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Of course I did not insist.
immediately past
From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
ldquo
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From this reading </p> <p> “At this friendly question his aspect changed.
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 </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
lsquo
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
mdash
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From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading </p> <p> “At this friendly question his aspect changed.
peasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/
a country person
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
like better; value more highly
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading </p> <p> “At this friendly question his aspect changed.
rdquo
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
rsquo
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
SenornounUS /ˌsiːˈnjɔːr/
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
senores
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From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
senoritanoun
a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English “Miss”
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
teniente
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
thicklyadverbUS /ˈθɪkli/
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading </p> <p> “At this friendly question his aspect changed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
precisely as stated
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
at the time that
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
the words that are spoken
From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
