used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He's so quiet and unobtrusive in all his movements, and he talks so well, and has such a respectable accent and manner.
accentnounUS /əkˈsent/
distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading He's so quiet and unobtrusive in all his movements, and he talks so well, and has such a respectable accent and manner.
(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 He's so quiet and unobtrusive in all his movements, and he talks so well, and has such a respectable accent and manner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
approvinglyadverbUS /əˈpruːvɪŋli/
in an approving manner
From this reading 'Capital man, this fellow Churchill,' he said to himself approvingly, as he saw Colin close the door noiselessly behind him!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Capital man, this fellow Churchill,' he said to himself approvingly, as he saw Colin close the door noiselessly behind him!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading 'Capital man, this fellow Churchill,' he said to himself approvingly, as he saw Colin close the door noiselessly behind him!
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading 'Capital man, this fellow Churchill,' he said to himself approvingly, as he saw Colin close the door noiselessly behind him!
ChurchillnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪl/
English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)
From this reading 'Capital man, this fellow Churchill,' he said to himself approvingly, as he saw Colin close the door noiselessly behind him!
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading 'Capital man, this fellow Churchill,' he said to himself approvingly, as he saw Colin close the door noiselessly behind him!
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
Colin
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From this reading 'Capital man, this fellow Churchill,' he said to himself approvingly, as he saw Colin close the door noiselessly behind him!
confoundverbUS /kɑːnˈfaʊnd/
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
Dobbs's
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From this reading Now Dobbs's accent was quite enough to drive a man wild.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading 'Capital man, this fellow Churchill,' he said to himself approvingly, as he saw Colin close the door noiselessly behind him!
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Now Dobbs's accent was quite enough to drive a man wild.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Now Dobbs's accent was quite enough to drive a man wild.
at any time
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
a boy or man
From this reading 'Capital man, this fellow Churchill,' he said to himself approvingly, as he saw Colin close the door noiselessly behind him!
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He's so quiet and unobtrusive in all his movements, and he talks so well, and has such a respectable accent and manner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Capital man, this fellow Churchill,' he said to himself approvingly, as he saw Colin close the door noiselessly behind him!
He's
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From this reading He's so quiet and unobtrusive in all his movements, and he talks so well, and has such a respectable accent and manner.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Capital man, this fellow Churchill,' he said to himself approvingly, as he saw Colin close the door noiselessly behind him!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'Capital man, this fellow Churchill,' he said to himself approvingly, as he saw Colin close the door noiselessly behind him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
Hôtel
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From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
I've
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From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
l'Allemagne
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From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
leisurelyadverbUS /ˈliːzərli/
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'Capital man, this fellow Churchill,' he said to himself approvingly, as he saw Colin close the door noiselessly behind him!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He's so quiet and unobtrusive in all his movements, and he talks so well, and has such a respectable accent and manner.
joined in matrimony
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
used to form the superlative
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading He's so quiet and unobtrusive in all his movements, and he talks so well, and has such a respectable accent and manner.
noiselesslyadverb
without a sound
From this reading 'Capital man, this fellow Churchill,' he said to himself approvingly, as he saw Colin close the door noiselessly behind him!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Dobbs's accent was quite enough to drive a man wild.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
a human being
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading He's so quiet and unobtrusive in all his movements, and he talks so well, and has such a respectable accent and manner.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Now Dobbs's accent was quite enough to drive a man wild.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading He's so quiet and unobtrusive in all his movements, and he talks so well, and has such a respectable accent and manner.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Capital man, this fellow Churchill,' he said to himself approvingly, as he saw Colin close the door noiselessly behind him!
salonnounUS /səˈlɑːn/
gallery where works of art can be displayed
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
cut with a saw
From this reading 'Capital man, this fellow Churchill,' he said to himself approvingly, as he saw Colin close the door noiselessly behind him!
SimpsonnounUS /ˈsɪmpsən/
United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
sippingverbUS /ˈsɪpɪŋ/
inflected form of “sip” — drink in sips
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
term of address for a man
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He's so quiet and unobtrusive in all his movements, and he talks so well, and has such a respectable accent and manner.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
talksnounUS /tɔːks/
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading He's so quiet and unobtrusive in all his movements, and he talks so well, and has such a respectable accent and manner.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Capital man, this fellow Churchill,' he said to himself approvingly, as he saw Colin close the door noiselessly behind him!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Capital man, this fellow Churchill,' he said to himself approvingly, as he saw Colin close the door noiselessly behind him!
unobtrusiveadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəbˈtruːsɪv/
not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
From this reading He's so quiet and unobtrusive in all his movements, and he talks so well, and has such a respectable accent and manner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now Dobbs's accent was quite enough to drive a man wild.
(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 He's so quiet and unobtrusive in all his movements, and he talks so well, and has such a respectable accent and manner.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'By far the best person for the place I've ever had since that fool Simpson went off so suddenly and got married, confound him.
Wilberforce
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From this reading |Sir Henry Wilberforce sat sipping his morning coffee in his most leisurely fashion by the table in his own private salon at the Hôtel de l'Allemagne in Rome.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Now Dobbs's accent was quite enough to drive a man wild.
