used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
applausenounUS /əˈplɔːz/
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading When the song had finished the audience broke into uproarious applause, shouting, "_Bravo, mon vieux!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The walls of the room were dirty and bare, though relieved at rare intervals by sketches and signs.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading When the song had finished the audience broke into uproarious applause, shouting, "_Bravo, mon vieux!"
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
completely unclothed
From this reading The walls of the room were dirty and bare, though relieved at rare intervals by sketches and signs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
BravonounUS /ˈbrɑːvoʊ/
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading When the song had finished the audience broke into uproarious applause, shouting, "_Bravo, mon vieux!"
lacking funds
From this reading When the song had finished the audience broke into uproarious applause, shouting, "_Bravo, mon vieux!"
bull-necked
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From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The walls of the room were dirty and bare, though relieved at rare intervals by sketches and signs.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The light came from three gas-burners, and was reflected by a long mirror at one end of the room.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading The walls of the room were dirty and bare, though relieved at rare intervals by sketches and signs.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The light came from three gas-burners, and was reflected by a long mirror at one end of the room.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
apart from; not including
From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
a boy or man
From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading When the song had finished the audience broke into uproarious applause, shouting, "_Bravo, mon vieux!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The light came from three gas-burners, and was reflected by a long mirror at one end of the room.
garçon
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From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
gas-burners
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From this reading The light came from three gas-burners, and was reflected by a long mirror at one end of the room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
heavy-set
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From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
intervalsnounUS /ˈɪntərvəlz/
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading The walls of the room were dirty and bare, though relieved at rare intervals by sketches and signs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the song had finished the audience broke into uproarious applause, shouting, "_Bravo, mon vieux!"
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The light came from three gas-burners, and was reflected by a long mirror at one end of the room.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The light came from three gas-burners, and was reflected by a long mirror at one end of the room.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
engage in
From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading The light came from three gas-burners, and was reflected by a long mirror at one end of the room.
monnounUS /moʊn/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading When the song had finished the audience broke into uproarious applause, shouting, "_Bravo, mon vieux!"
not any; not one
From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The walls of the room were dirty and bare, though relieved at rare intervals by sketches and signs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The light came from three gas-burners, and was reflected by a long mirror at one end of the room.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
patheticadjectiveUS /pəˈθetɪk/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading The walls of the room were dirty and bare, though relieved at rare intervals by sketches and signs.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading The light came from three gas-burners, and was reflected by a long mirror at one end of the room.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading The walls of the room were dirty and bare, though relieved at rare intervals by sketches and signs.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The walls of the room were dirty and bare, though relieved at rare intervals by sketches and signs.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading When the song had finished the audience broke into uproarious applause, shouting, "_Bravo, mon vieux!"
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The walls of the room were dirty and bare, though relieved at rare intervals by sketches and signs.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
sketchesnounUS /ˈsketʃəz/
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading The walls of the room were dirty and bare, though relieved at rare intervals by sketches and signs.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading When the song had finished the audience broke into uproarious applause, shouting, "_Bravo, mon vieux!"
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The walls of the room were dirty and bare, though relieved at rare intervals by sketches and signs.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The light came from three gas-burners, and was reflected by a long mirror at one end of the room.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
uproariousadjective
uncontrollably noisy
From this reading When the song had finished the audience broke into uproarious applause, shouting, "_Bravo, mon vieux!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
vieux
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From this reading When the song had finished the audience broke into uproarious applause, shouting, "_Bravo, mon vieux!"
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The walls of the room were dirty and bare, though relieved at rare intervals by sketches and signs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The walls of the room were dirty and bare, though relieved at rare intervals by sketches and signs.
at the time that
From this reading When the song had finished the audience broke into uproarious applause, shouting, "_Bravo, mon vieux!"
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There was time to look about while he was singing, though that was difficult, so strange and pathetic a picture he made.
which person or people
From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No attention had been paid to our entrance, except by the garçon, a heavy-set, bull-necked fellow, who, with a sign, bade us make no noise.
