used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
armchairnounUS /ˈɑːrmtʃer/
chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
Bendy
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From this reading Doc Bendy sat off in a corner by himself.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
a youthful male person
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Doc Bendy sat off in a corner by himself.
Civek
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From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
ClarknounUS /klɑːrk/
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Doc Bendy sat off in a corner by himself.
Cort
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From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
a female human offspring
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
discardedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɑːrdɪd/
thrown away
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
DocnounUS /dɑːk/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Doc Bendy sat off in a corner by himself.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
EdnounUS /ed/
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
erminenounUS /ˈɜːrmən/
the expensive white fur of the ermine
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
Garet
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From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
Gizls
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From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was untypically quiet.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
HectornounUS /ˈhektər/
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Doc Bendy sat off in a corner by himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
engage in
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
Maynard
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From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
the force of workers available
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
middle-agedadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdəleɪɡd/
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Doc Bendy sat off in a corner by himself.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading He was untypically quiet.
Rubach
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From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
servingnounUS /ˈsɜːrvɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Don Cort, despite his four phantom stars, was telling himself he must not let these middle-aged men make him feel like a boy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
tweednounUS /twiːd/
thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
untypicallyadverb
in a manner that is not typical
From this reading He was untypically quiet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was untypically quiet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
which person or people
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
belonging to which person
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Professor Garet, whose wife and daughter were serving tea, stood with Ed Clark near the big bay window, through which they looked occasionally to see if the Gizls were coming.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Maynard Rubach sat in a leather armchair next to Hector Civek, who had discarded his ermine and wore an old heavy tweed suit.
