used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PLOT HAS FAILED The Russian appeared to be a young man, some thirty years of age perhaps.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading He wore a shirt with a soft embroidered front and a tousled black cravat which added a shade of pallor to his unusually pale face.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His dress was after the French fashion.
how long something has existed
From this reading THE PLOT HAS FAILED The Russian appeared to be a young man, some thirty years of age perhaps.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wore a shirt with a soft embroidered front and a tousled black cravat which added a shade of pallor to his unusually pale face.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE PLOT HAS FAILED The Russian appeared to be a young man, some thirty years of age perhaps.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE PLOT HAS FAILED The Russian appeared to be a young man, some thirty years of age perhaps.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He wore a shirt with a soft embroidered front and a tousled black cravat which added a shade of pallor to his unusually pale face.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "We have failed, mein Heir," he said, "I come to you with grievous news.
cravatnounUS /krəˈvæt/
A short, wide strip of silk fabric worn by gentlemen around the neck inside an open-collared shirt.
From this reading He wore a shirt with a soft embroidered front and a tousled black cravat which added a shade of pallor to his unusually pale face.
put on clothes
From this reading His dress was after the French fashion.
embroideredverbUS /emˈbrɔɪdərd/
past form of “embroider” — decorate with needlework
From this reading He wore a shirt with a soft embroidered front and a tousled black cravat which added a shade of pallor to his unusually pale face.
divisible by two
From this reading When he spoke in the German tongue, his voice had a pleasant musical ring, even while it narrated the story of his friend's misfortune.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He wore a shirt with a soft embroidered front and a tousled black cravat which added a shade of pallor to his unusually pale face.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading THE PLOT HAS FAILED The Russian appeared to be a young man, some thirty years of age perhaps.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading His dress was after the French fashion.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading His dress was after the French fashion.
friend'snounUS /frendz/
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading When he spoke in the German tongue, his voice had a pleasant musical ring, even while it narrated the story of his friend's misfortune.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading He wore a shirt with a soft embroidered front and a tousled black cravat which added a shade of pallor to his unusually pale face.
a person of German nationality
From this reading When he spoke in the German tongue, his voice had a pleasant musical ring, even while it narrated the story of his friend's misfortune.
grievousadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvəs/
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
From this reading "We have failed, mein Heir," he said, "I come to you with grievous news.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he spoke in the German tongue, his voice had a pleasant musical ring, even while it narrated the story of his friend's misfortune.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PLOT HAS FAILED The Russian appeared to be a young man, some thirty years of age perhaps.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have failed, mein Heir," he said, "I come to you with grievous news.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore a shirt with a soft embroidered front and a tousled black cravat which added a shade of pallor to his unusually pale face.
HeirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading "We have failed, mein Heir," he said, "I come to you with grievous news.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His dress was after the French fashion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We have failed, mein Heir," he said, "I come to you with grievous news.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he spoke in the German tongue, his voice had a pleasant musical ring, even while it narrated the story of his friend's misfortune.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he spoke in the German tongue, his voice had a pleasant musical ring, even while it narrated the story of his friend's misfortune.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE PLOT HAS FAILED The Russian appeared to be a young man, some thirty years of age perhaps.
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From this reading "We have failed, mein Heir," he said, "I come to you with grievous news.
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading When he spoke in the German tongue, his voice had a pleasant musical ring, even while it narrated the story of his friend's misfortune.
musicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading When he spoke in the German tongue, his voice had a pleasant musical ring, even while it narrated the story of his friend's misfortune.
narratedverbUS /ˈnereɪtɪd/
past form of “narrate” — provide commentary for a film, for example
From this reading When he spoke in the German tongue, his voice had a pleasant musical ring, even while it narrated the story of his friend's misfortune.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "We have failed, mein Heir," he said, "I come to you with grievous news.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PLOT HAS FAILED The Russian appeared to be a young man, some thirty years of age perhaps.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading He wore a shirt with a soft embroidered front and a tousled black cravat which added a shade of pallor to his unusually pale face.
pallornoun
unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
From this reading He wore a shirt with a soft embroidered front and a tousled black cravat which added a shade of pallor to his unusually pale face.
by chance
From this reading THE PLOT HAS FAILED The Russian appeared to be a young man, some thirty years of age perhaps.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading When he spoke in the German tongue, his voice had a pleasant musical ring, even while it narrated the story of his friend's misfortune.
PLOTnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading THE PLOT HAS FAILED The Russian appeared to be a young man, some thirty years of age perhaps.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading When he spoke in the German tongue, his voice had a pleasant musical ring, even while it narrated the story of his friend's misfortune.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading THE PLOT HAS FAILED The Russian appeared to be a young man, some thirty years of age perhaps.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We have failed, mein Heir," he said, "I come to you with grievous news.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading He wore a shirt with a soft embroidered front and a tousled black cravat which added a shade of pallor to his unusually pale face.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading He wore a shirt with a soft embroidered front and a tousled black cravat which added a shade of pallor to his unusually pale face.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading He wore a shirt with a soft embroidered front and a tousled black cravat which added a shade of pallor to his unusually pale face.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE PLOT HAS FAILED The Russian appeared to be a young man, some thirty years of age perhaps.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading When he spoke in the German tongue, his voice had a pleasant musical ring, even while it narrated the story of his friend's misfortune.
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 When he spoke in the German tongue, his voice had a pleasant musical ring, even while it narrated the story of his friend's misfortune.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLOT HAS FAILED The Russian appeared to be a young man, some thirty years of age perhaps.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading THE PLOT HAS FAILED The Russian appeared to be a young man, some thirty years of age perhaps.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PLOT HAS FAILED The Russian appeared to be a young man, some thirty years of age perhaps.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading When he spoke in the German tongue, his voice had a pleasant musical ring, even while it narrated the story of his friend's misfortune.
tousledadjective
in disarray; extremely disorderly
From this reading He wore a shirt with a soft embroidered front and a tousled black cravat which added a shade of pallor to his unusually pale face.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading He wore a shirt with a soft embroidered front and a tousled black cravat which added a shade of pallor to his unusually pale face.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading When he spoke in the German tongue, his voice had a pleasant musical ring, even while it narrated the story of his friend's misfortune.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His dress was after the French fashion.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have failed, mein Heir," he said, "I come to you with grievous news.
at the time that
From this reading When he spoke in the German tongue, his voice had a pleasant musical ring, even while it narrated the story of his friend's misfortune.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He wore a shirt with a soft embroidered front and a tousled black cravat which added a shade of pallor to his unusually pale face.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When he spoke in the German tongue, his voice had a pleasant musical ring, even while it narrated the story of his friend's misfortune.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wore a shirt with a soft embroidered front and a tousled black cravat which added a shade of pallor to his unusually pale face.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading He wore a shirt with a soft embroidered front and a tousled black cravat which added a shade of pallor to his unusually pale face.
a late time of life
From this reading THE PLOT HAS FAILED The Russian appeared to be a young man, some thirty years of age perhaps.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We have failed, mein Heir," he said, "I come to you with grievous news.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE PLOT HAS FAILED The Russian appeared to be a young man, some thirty years of age perhaps.
