used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
accountsnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a few moments, however, he recovered his coolness, and asked me to supply the deficiencies of Eveena's story.
agitatedadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəteɪtɪd/
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading After a few moments, however, he recovered his coolness, and asked me to supply the deficiencies of Eveena's story.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading I told him briefly but exactly what had passed from the moment when I missed her to that of her rescue.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I told him briefly but exactly what had passed from the moment when I missed her to that of her rescue.
make calm or still
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
compressedadjectiveUS /kəmˈprest/
pressed tightly together
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
coolnessnounUS /ˈkuːlnəs/
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading After a few moments, however, he recovered his coolness, and asked me to supply the deficiencies of Eveena's story.
a female human offspring
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
deficienciesnounUS /dɪˈfɪʃənsiz/
plural of “deficiency” — the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading After a few moments, however, he recovered his coolness, and asked me to supply the deficiencies of Eveena's story.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
any strong feeling
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
Eveena's
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From this reading After a few moments, however, he recovered his coolness, and asked me to supply the deficiencies of Eveena's story.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading I told him briefly but exactly what had passed from the moment when I missed her to that of her rescue.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
communicated in words
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
a social unit living together
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not, therefore, till he had heard her story that I saw him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was not, therefore, till he had heard her story that I saw him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not, therefore, till he had heard her story that I saw him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading After a few moments, however, he recovered his coolness, and asked me to supply the deficiencies of Eveena's story.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was not, therefore, till he had heard her story that I saw him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
indicatedverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪtəd/
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not, therefore, till he had heard her story that I saw him.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After a few moments, however, he recovered his coolness, and asked me to supply the deficiencies of Eveena's story.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading I told him briefly but exactly what had passed from the moment when I missed her to that of her rescue.
a particular point in time
From this reading I told him briefly but exactly what had passed from the moment when I missed her to that of her rescue.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading After a few moments, however, he recovered his coolness, and asked me to supply the deficiencies of Eveena's story.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not, therefore, till he had heard her story that I saw him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
on one occasion
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
palenessnoun
unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I told him briefly but exactly what had passed from the moment when I missed her to that of her rescue.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
on the contrary
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading After a few moments, however, he recovered his coolness, and asked me to supply the deficiencies of Eveena's story.
rescueverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading I told him briefly but exactly what had passed from the moment when I missed her to that of her rescue.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
cut with a saw
From this reading It was not, therefore, till he had heard her story that I saw him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
self-possessedadjective
in full control of your faculties
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
significantadjectiveUS /səɡˈnɪfɪkənt/
important in effect or meaning
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It was not, therefore, till he had heard her story that I saw him.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading After a few moments, however, he recovered his coolness, and asked me to supply the deficiencies of Eveena's story.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not, therefore, till he had heard her story that I saw him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It was not, therefore, till he had heard her story that I saw him.
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not, therefore, till he had heard her story that I saw him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told him briefly but exactly what had passed from the moment when I missed her to that of her rescue.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
precisely as stated
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
at the time that
From this reading I told him briefly but exactly what had passed from the moment when I missed her to that of her rescue.
belonging to which person
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the return of the family, my host was met at the door with such accounts of what had happened as led him at once to see and question his daughter.
the words that are spoken
From this reading More agitated than I should have expected from one under ordinary circumstances so calm and self-possessed, he entered my room with a face whose paleness and compressed lips indicated intense emotion; and, laying his hand on my shoulder, expressed his feeling rather in look and tone than in his few broken and not very significant words.
