used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading John Musgrave stood before the fire in his dining-room, a copy of the _Daily Telegraph_ in his hands.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading John Musgrave stood before the fire in his dining-room, a copy of the _Daily Telegraph_ in his hands.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Coelebs, by F.E. Mills Young.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
Coelebs
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From this reading Coelebs, by F.E. Mills Young.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading John Musgrave stood before the fire in his dining-room, a copy of the _Daily Telegraph_ in his hands.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading John Musgrave stood before the fire in his dining-room, a copy of the _Daily Telegraph_ in his hands.
damasknounUS /ˈdæməsk/
a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
depreciatoryadjective
tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading John Musgrave stood before the fire in his dining-room, a copy of the _Daily Telegraph_ in his hands.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Coelebs, by F.E. Mills Young.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading Coelebs, by F.E. Mills Young.
start firing a weapon
From this reading John Musgrave stood before the fire in his dining-room, a copy of the _Daily Telegraph_ in his hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading John Musgrave stood before the fire in his dining-room, a copy of the _Daily Telegraph_ in his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Musgrave stood before the fire in his dining-room, a copy of the _Daily Telegraph_ in his hands.
housemaidnoun
a female domestic
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading John Musgrave stood before the fire in his dining-room, a copy of the _Daily Telegraph_ in his hands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Musgrave stood before the fire in his dining-room, a copy of the _Daily Telegraph_ in his hands.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
lowlyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊli/
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
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 He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
MillsnounUS /mɪlz/
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading Coelebs, by F.E. Mills Young.
Musgrave
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From this reading John Musgrave stood before the fire in his dining-room, a copy of the _Daily Telegraph_ in his hands.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John Musgrave stood before the fire in his dining-room, a copy of the _Daily Telegraph_ in his hands.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
proclaimedadjectiveUS /proʊˈkleɪmd/
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
sniffsnounUS /snɪfs/
plural of “sniff” — sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
snowyadjectiveUS /ˈsnoʊi/
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading John Musgrave stood before the fire in his dining-room, a copy of the _Daily Telegraph_ in his hands.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
TelegraphnounUS /ˈteləɡræf/
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading John Musgrave stood before the fire in his dining-room, a copy of the _Daily Telegraph_ in his hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Musgrave stood before the fire in his dining-room, a copy of the _Daily Telegraph_ in his hands.
the upper part of anything
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was not reading the paper; he was looking over the top of it at his new housemaid, as she brought in his breakfast, and, with many depreciatory sniffs which proclaimed a soul above such lowly service, set it carefully down upon the snowy damask.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Coelebs, by F.E. Mills Young.
