used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
alluringadjectiveUS /əˈlʊrɪŋ/
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WORLD, THE FLESH—— The dance was at its height when Gilbert entered the ball-room.
ball-room
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From this reading THE WORLD, THE FLESH—— The dance was at its height when Gilbert entered the ball-room.
barristernounUS /ˈbærɪstər/
a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been out a year, and rumour said that she had had a good many offers of marriage.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
bookedadjectiveUS /bʊkt/
reserved in advance
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
Claudia
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From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading THE WORLD, THE FLESH—— The dance was at its height when Gilbert entered the ball-room.
dancernounUS /ˈdænsər/
a performer who dances professionally
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading THE WORLD, THE FLESH—— The dance was at its height when Gilbert entered the ball-room.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading THE WORLD, THE FLESH—— The dance was at its height when Gilbert entered the ball-room.
floatverbUS /floʊt/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading THE WORLD, THE FLESH—— The dance was at its height when Gilbert entered the ball-room.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She had been out a year, and rumour said that she had had a good many offers of marriage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading THE WORLD, THE FLESH—— The dance was at its height when Gilbert entered the ball-room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
itched
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From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WORLD, THE FLESH—— The dance was at its height when Gilbert entered the ball-room.
Iverson's
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From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
a small worthless amount
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
LuxembourgnounUS /ˈlʌksəmbɔːrɡ/
the capital and largest city of Luxembourg
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She had been out a year, and rumour said that she had had a good many offers of marriage.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading She had been out a year, and rumour said that she had had a good many offers of marriage.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
not any; not one
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
offersnounUS /ˈɔːfərz/
plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering
From this reading She had been out a year, and rumour said that she had had a good many offers of marriage.
and nothing more
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
orchestranounUS /ˈɔːrkəstrə/
a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had been out a year, and rumour said that she had had a good many offers of marriage.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
partnersnounUS /ˈpɑːrtnərz/
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
participate in games or sport
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
rumournounUS /ˈruːmər/
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading She had been out a year, and rumour said that she had had a good many offers of marriage.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She had been out a year, and rumour said that she had had a good many offers of marriage.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
strainsnounUS /streɪnz/
plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORLD, THE FLESH—— The dance was at its height when Gilbert entered the ball-room.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
unsaidadjectiveUS /ənˈsed/
not made explicit
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
VienneseadjectiveUS /viˈeniːs/
of or relating to or characteristic of Vienna or its inhabitants
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
waltznounUS /wɔːlts/
an assured victory (especially in an election)
From this reading He thought of Jack Iverson’s protest as the strains of the waltz from the _Count of Luxembourg_ began to float over the room, played as only a Viennese orchestra can play it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WORLD, THE FLESH—— The dance was at its height when Gilbert entered the ball-room.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
at the time that
From this reading THE WORLD, THE FLESH—— The dance was at its height when Gilbert entered the ball-room.
which person or people
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE WORLD, THE FLESH—— The dance was at its height when Gilbert entered the ball-room.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Claudia, of course, would be booked up—she was, as her brother had left unsaid, a beautiful dancer—and no matter who went short of partners, Claudia did not.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading She had been out a year, and rumour said that she had had a good many offers of marriage.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Yet the strains were alluring to that part of him that was not the successful barrister, and his feet itched like any ordinary young man’s to be dancing.
