used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
allowancenounUS /əˈlaʊəns/
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He didn't laugh; he didn't even smile; he was as solemn as a judge, as he took that envelope and put it in his breast-pocket.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I explained it was in part payment of the loan he had made me the week before.
breast-pocket
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From this reading He didn't laugh; he didn't even smile; he was as solemn as a judge, as he took that envelope and put it in his breast-pocket.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
didn't
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From this reading He didn't laugh; he didn't even smile; he was as solemn as a judge, as he took that envelope and put it in his breast-pocket.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
Dr
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From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
envelopenounUS /ˈenvəloʊp/
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
divisible by two
From this reading He didn't laugh; he didn't even smile; he was as solemn as a judge, as he took that envelope and put it in his breast-pocket.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading I explained it was in part payment of the loan he had made me the week before.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
hailedverbUS /heɪld/
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He didn't laugh; he didn't even smile; he was as solemn as a judge, as he took that envelope and put it in his breast-pocket.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I explained it was in part payment of the loan he had made me the week before.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Usually there is a joke on the tip of Dr. Maynard's tongue.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Usually there is a joke on the tip of Dr. Maynard's tongue.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading He didn't laugh; he didn't even smile; he was as solemn as a judge, as he took that envelope and put it in his breast-pocket.
the sound of laughing
From this reading He didn't laugh; he didn't even smile; he was as solemn as a judge, as he took that envelope and put it in his breast-pocket.
loannounUS /loʊn/
the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
From this reading I explained it was in part payment of the loan he had made me the week before.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I explained it was in part payment of the loan he had made me the week before.
Maynard
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From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
Maynard's
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From this reading Usually there is a joke on the tip of Dr. Maynard's tongue.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I explained it was in part payment of the loan he had made me the week before.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
the middle of the day
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
being perceived or observed
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I explained it was in part payment of the loan he had made me the week before.
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Usually there is a joke on the tip of Dr. Maynard's tongue.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading I explained it was in part payment of the loan he had made me the week before.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
paymentnounUS /ˈpeɪmənt/
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading I explained it was in part payment of the loan he had made me the week before.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He didn't laugh; he didn't even smile; he was as solemn as a judge, as he took that envelope and put it in his breast-pocket.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
established irrevocably
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He didn't laugh; he didn't even smile; he was as solemn as a judge, as he took that envelope and put it in his breast-pocket.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading He didn't laugh; he didn't even smile; he was as solemn as a judge, as he took that envelope and put it in his breast-pocket.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Usually there is a joke on the tip of Dr. Maynard's tongue.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
tipnounUS /tɪp/
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading Usually there is a joke on the tip of Dr. Maynard's tongue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Usually there is a joke on the tip of Dr. Maynard's tongue.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He didn't laugh; he didn't even smile; he was as solemn as a judge, as he took that envelope and put it in his breast-pocket.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
under normal conditions
From this reading Usually there is a joke on the tip of Dr. Maynard's tongue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading About a week after I had been down to see Oliver, I observed that something strange had come over Dr. Maynard.
at the time that
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first time I noticed it was the day I hailed him when he was passing the house one noon, and gave him an envelope with my December allowance sealed up inside.
