used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
(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 “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
aristocraticadjectiveUS /ərˌɪstəˈkrætɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
From this reading Norman Storm struck the desk impatiently, and his lean, aristocratic face darkened.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
batchnounUS /bætʃ/
all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
clientnounUS /ˈklaɪənt/
a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
darkenedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənd/
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading Norman Storm struck the desk impatiently, and his lean, aristocratic face darkened.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Norman Storm struck the desk impatiently, and his lean, aristocratic face darkened.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
Foulkes
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From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading Norman Storm struck the desk impatiently, and his lean, aristocratic face darkened.
inheritancenounUS /ˌɪnˈherətəns/
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
immediately past
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Norman Storm struck the desk impatiently, and his lean, aristocratic face darkened.
go away from a place
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
Leila
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From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
narrowedadjectiveUS /ˈneroʊd/
reduced in size as by squeezing together
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading Norman Storm struck the desk impatiently, and his lean, aristocratic face darkened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
securitiesnounUS /sɪˈkjʊrətiz/
plural of “security” — the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “Well, that’s the situation.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Norman Storm struck the desk impatiently, and his lean, aristocratic face darkened.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Norman Storm struck the desk impatiently, and his lean, aristocratic face darkened.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
that's
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From this reading “Well, that’s the situation.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, that’s the situation.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
turbulentadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrbjələnt/
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, that’s the situation.”
Wendle
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From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
in or at the place that
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
