used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
attractive-looking
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From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
completely unclothed
From this reading They sat down on a form at a little, bare wooden table, and before long were enjoying a hearty meal of roast pork and tea.
beckonedverbUS /ˈbekənd/
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading The glance he gave satisfied him, and he beckoned to Charlie and Fred to enter.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They sat down on a form at a little, bare wooden table, and before long were enjoying a hearty meal of roast pork and tea.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The dining-room into which Ping Wang led the way was very dirty, and until Charlie and Fred were told what the room was they had no idea that it was there that they were to breakfast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
Charlie
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From this reading The glance he gave satisfied him, and he beckoned to Charlie and Fred to enter.
placed crosswise
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading The dining-room into which Ping Wang led the way was very dirty, and until Charlie and Fred were told what the room was they had no idea that it was there that they were to breakfast.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading The dining-room into which Ping Wang led the way was very dirty, and until Charlie and Fred were told what the room was they had no idea that it was there that they were to breakfast.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They sat down on a form at a little, bare wooden table, and before long were enjoying a hearty meal of roast pork and tea.
enjoyingverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading They sat down on a form at a little, bare wooden table, and before long were enjoying a hearty meal of roast pork and tea.
to come or go into
From this reading The glance he gave satisfied him, and he beckoned to Charlie and Fred to enter.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading They sat down on a form at a little, bare wooden table, and before long were enjoying a hearty meal of roast pork and tea.
Fred
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From this reading The glance he gave satisfied him, and he beckoned to Charlie and Fred to enter.
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From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The glance he gave satisfied him, and he beckoned to Charlie and Fred to enter.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading The glance he gave satisfied him, and he beckoned to Charlie and Fred to enter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dining-room into which Ping Wang led the way was very dirty, and until Charlie and Fred were told what the room was they had no idea that it was there that they were to breakfast.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The glance he gave satisfied him, and he beckoned to Charlie and Fred to enter.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrti/
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading They sat down on a form at a little, bare wooden table, and before long were enjoying a hearty meal of roast pork and tea.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The glance he gave satisfied him, and he beckoned to Charlie and Fred to enter.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The dining-room into which Ping Wang led the way was very dirty, and until Charlie and Fred were told what the room was they had no idea that it was there that they were to breakfast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The dining-room into which Ping Wang led the way was very dirty, and until Charlie and Fred were told what the room was they had no idea that it was there that they were to breakfast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The dining-room into which Ping Wang led the way was very dirty, and until Charlie and Fred were told what the room was they had no idea that it was there that they were to breakfast.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They sat down on a form at a little, bare wooden table, and before long were enjoying a hearty meal of roast pork and tea.
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 They sat down on a form at a little, bare wooden table, and before long were enjoying a hearty meal of roast pork and tea.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading They sat down on a form at a little, bare wooden table, and before long were enjoying a hearty meal of roast pork and tea.
not any; not one
From this reading The dining-room into which Ping Wang led the way was very dirty, and until Charlie and Fred were told what the room was they had no idea that it was there that they were to breakfast.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They sat down on a form at a little, bare wooden table, and before long were enjoying a hearty meal of roast pork and tea.
on one occasion
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
go across or through
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
peepedverbUS /piːpt/
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
PingverbUS /pɪŋ/
hit with a pinging noise
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
porknounUS /pɔːrk/
meat from a domestic hog or pig
From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
roastverbUS /roʊst/
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The dining-room into which Ping Wang led the way was very dirty, and until Charlie and Fred were told what the room was they had no idea that it was there that they were to breakfast.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading They sat down on a form at a little, bare wooden table, and before long were enjoying a hearty meal of roast pork and tea.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading The glance he gave satisfied him, and he beckoned to Charlie and Fred to enter.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
sniffverbUS /snɪf/
perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading They sat down on a form at a little, bare wooden table, and before long were enjoying a hearty meal of roast pork and tea.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading They sat down on a form at a little, bare wooden table, and before long were enjoying a hearty meal of roast pork and tea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The dining-room into which Ping Wang led the way was very dirty, and until Charlie and Fred were told what the room was they had no idea that it was there that they were to breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The dining-room into which Ping Wang led the way was very dirty, and until Charlie and Fred were told what the room was they had no idea that it was there that they were to breakfast.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The dining-room into which Ping Wang led the way was very dirty, and until Charlie and Fred were told what the room was they had no idea that it was there that they were to breakfast.
precisely as stated
From this reading The dining-room into which Ping Wang led the way was very dirty, and until Charlie and Fred were told what the room was they had no idea that it was there that they were to breakfast.
Wang
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From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The dining-room into which Ping Wang led the way was very dirty, and until Charlie and Fred were told what the room was they had no idea that it was there that they were to breakfast.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Pages and Ping Wang were among the first twenty to pass in at the town gates, and the latter at once crossed over to an inn and peeped in at the door.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The dining-room into which Ping Wang led the way was very dirty, and until Charlie and Fred were told what the room was they had no idea that it was there that they were to breakfast.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The dining-room into which Ping Wang led the way was very dirty, and until Charlie and Fred were told what the room was they had no idea that it was there that they were to breakfast.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was not an attractive-looking place, but there was a smell of roast pork, that made the hungry travellers sniff with delight.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading They sat down on a form at a little, bare wooden table, and before long were enjoying a hearty meal of roast pork and tea.
