used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At this moment she was in the midst of a second picture, and she made prompt use of that advantage.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading At this moment she was in the midst of a second picture, and she made prompt use of that advantage.
(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 “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this moment she was in the midst of a second picture, and she made prompt use of that advantage.
announceverbUS /əˈnaʊns/
make known; make an announcement
From this reading “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lost to all consideration of business values as she then seemed, this threat succeeded.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment she was in the midst of a second picture, and she made prompt use of that advantage.
for the reason that
From this reading “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Lost to all consideration of business values as she then seemed, this threat succeeded.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading Lost to all consideration of business values as she then seemed, this threat succeeded.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
Farrar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went on with her story.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At this moment she was in the midst of a second picture, and she made prompt use of that advantage.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Lost to all consideration of business values as she then seemed, this threat succeeded.
Lou
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At this moment she was in the midst of a second picture, and she made prompt use of that advantage.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading At this moment she was in the midst of a second picture, and she made prompt use of that advantage.
a particular point in time
From this reading At this moment she was in the midst of a second picture, and she made prompt use of that advantage.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At this moment she was in the midst of a second picture, and she made prompt use of that advantage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading At this moment she was in the midst of a second picture, and she made prompt use of that advantage.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
continue talking
From this reading “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
producernounUS /prəˈduːsər/
someone who manufactures something
From this reading “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
promptverbUS /prɑːmpt/
give an incentive for action
From this reading At this moment she was in the midst of a second picture, and she made prompt use of that advantage.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading At this moment she was in the midst of a second picture, and she made prompt use of that advantage.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Lost to all consideration of business values as she then seemed, this threat succeeded.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this moment she was in the midst of a second picture, and she made prompt use of that advantage.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
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 She went on with her story.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Lost to all consideration of business values as she then seemed, this threat succeeded.
Tellegen's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At this moment she was in the midst of a second picture, and she made prompt use of that advantage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this moment she was in the midst of a second picture, and she made prompt use of that advantage.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment she was in the midst of a second picture, and she made prompt use of that advantage.
threatnounUS /θret/
something that is a source of danger
From this reading Lost to all consideration of business values as she then seemed, this threat succeeded.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
the act of using
From this reading At this moment she was in the midst of a second picture, and she made prompt use of that advantage.
valuesnounUS /ˈvæljuːz/
beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something)
From this reading Lost to all consideration of business values as she then seemed, this threat succeeded.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At this moment she was in the midst of a second picture, and she made prompt use of that advantage.
(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 “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went on with her story.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading She went on with her story.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “All right,” retorted I, “you do that and I am going to show the first part of the picture and then announce on the screen that at this point Madame Farrar would not proceed because the producer did not feature Lou Tellegen’s name.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Very well,” she threatened, “if you will not feature Mr. Tellegen’s name I am going to stop work right in the middle of this new picture!”
