used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Vice, resplendent in a white shirt and neck-tie, was unoccupied.
at or in the front
From this reading Long he paused, so long that the Commodore, losing patience, called out, "Why don't you go ahead?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Vice, resplendent in a white shirt and neck-tie, was unoccupied.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Vice marveled, but mechanically took the comb, while the Commodorial dome was bowed conveniently before him.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading The Vice marveled, but mechanically took the comb, while the Commodorial dome was bowed conveniently before him.
a youthful male person
From this reading "My dear boy," said the Vice, "So I would, but there's nothing in the world to part."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Vice marveled, but mechanically took the comb, while the Commodorial dome was bowed conveniently before him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Long he paused, so long that the Commodore, losing patience, called out, "Why don't you go ahead?"
combverbUS /koʊm/
straighten with a comb
From this reading To him the Commodore, tendering the fragmentary comb: "I say, Vice, part my hair, will you, please."
CommodorenounUS /ˈkɑːmədɔːr/
a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
From this reading To him the Commodore, tendering the fragmentary comb: "I say, Vice, part my hair, will you, please."
Commodorial
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From this reading The Vice marveled, but mechanically took the comb, while the Commodorial dome was bowed conveniently before him.
convenientlyadverbUS /kənˈviːnjəntli/
in a convenient manner
From this reading The Vice marveled, but mechanically took the comb, while the Commodorial dome was bowed conveniently before him.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear boy," said the Vice, "So I would, but there's nothing in the world to part."
domenounUS /doʊm/
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading The Vice marveled, but mechanically took the comb, while the Commodorial dome was bowed conveniently before him.
don't
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From this reading Long he paused, so long that the Commodore, losing patience, called out, "Why don't you go ahead?"
fragmentaryadjectiveUS /ˈfræɡmənteri/
consisting of small disconnected parts
From this reading To him the Commodore, tendering the fragmentary comb: "I say, Vice, part my hair, will you, please."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Long he paused, so long that the Commodore, losing patience, called out, "Why don't you go ahead?"
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading To him the Commodore, tendering the fragmentary comb: "I say, Vice, part my hair, will you, please."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Long he paused, so long that the Commodore, losing patience, called out, "Why don't you go ahead?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To him the Commodore, tendering the fragmentary comb: "I say, Vice, part my hair, will you, please."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To him the Commodore, tendering the fragmentary comb: "I say, Vice, part my hair, will you, please."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Vice, resplendent in a white shirt and neck-tie, was unoccupied.
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 Long he paused, so long that the Commodore, losing patience, called out, "Why don't you go ahead?"
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Long he paused, so long that the Commodore, losing patience, called out, "Why don't you go ahead?"
marveledverbUS /ˈmɑːrveld/
past form of “marvel” — be amazed at
From this reading The Vice marveled, but mechanically took the comb, while the Commodorial dome was bowed conveniently before him.
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading The Vice marveled, but mechanically took the comb, while the Commodorial dome was bowed conveniently before him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To him the Commodore, tendering the fragmentary comb: "I say, Vice, part my hair, will you, please."
neck-tie
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From this reading The Vice, resplendent in a white shirt and neck-tie, was unoccupied.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "My dear boy," said the Vice, "So I would, but there's nothing in the world to part."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Long he paused, so long that the Commodore, losing patience, called out, "Why don't you go ahead?"
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading To him the Commodore, tendering the fragmentary comb: "I say, Vice, part my hair, will you, please."
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading Long he paused, so long that the Commodore, losing patience, called out, "Why don't you go ahead?"
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Long he paused, so long that the Commodore, losing patience, called out, "Why don't you go ahead?"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading To him the Commodore, tendering the fragmentary comb: "I say, Vice, part my hair, will you, please."
resplendentadjectiveUS /riˈsplendənt/
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading The Vice, resplendent in a white shirt and neck-tie, was unoccupied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My dear boy," said the Vice, "So I would, but there's nothing in the world to part."
express in words
From this reading To him the Commodore, tendering the fragmentary comb: "I say, Vice, part my hair, will you, please."
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading The Vice, resplendent in a white shirt and neck-tie, was unoccupied.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Long he paused, so long that the Commodore, losing patience, called out, "Why don't you go ahead?"
tenderingverbUS /ˈtendərɪŋ/
-ing form of “tender” — offer or present for acceptance
From this reading To him the Commodore, tendering the fragmentary comb: "I say, Vice, part my hair, will you, please."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Long he paused, so long that the Commodore, losing patience, called out, "Why don't you go ahead?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Vice, resplendent in a white shirt and neck-tie, was unoccupied.
there's
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From this reading "My dear boy," said the Vice, "So I would, but there's nothing in the world to part."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To him the Commodore, tendering the fragmentary comb: "I say, Vice, part my hair, will you, please."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The Vice marveled, but mechanically took the comb, while the Commodorial dome was bowed conveniently before him.
unoccupiedadjectiveUS /əˈnɑːkjəpaɪd/
not held or filled or in use
From this reading The Vice, resplendent in a white shirt and neck-tie, was unoccupied.
VicenounUS /vaɪs/
moral weakness
From this reading The Vice, resplendent in a white shirt and neck-tie, was unoccupied.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Vice, resplendent in a white shirt and neck-tie, was unoccupied.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The Vice marveled, but mechanically took the comb, while the Commodorial dome was bowed conveniently before him.
a Caucasian
From this reading The Vice, resplendent in a white shirt and neck-tie, was unoccupied.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Long he paused, so long that the Commodore, losing patience, called out, "Why don't you go ahead?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To him the Commodore, tendering the fragmentary comb: "I say, Vice, part my hair, will you, please."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "My dear boy," said the Vice, "So I would, but there's nothing in the world to part."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "My dear boy," said the Vice, "So I would, but there's nothing in the world to part."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To him the Commodore, tendering the fragmentary comb: "I say, Vice, part my hair, will you, please."
