used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Recognition came into his eyes.
DadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me."
a female human offspring
From this reading It was his younger daughter.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Recognition came into his eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Recognition came into his eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Recognition came into his eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was his younger daughter.
and nothing more
From this reading "Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me."
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
RecognitionnounUS /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading Recognition came into his eyes.
Identical; not different.
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Dad, stop writing just a minute, and talk to me."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
the act of creating written works
From this reading STONE IN WAITING That same afternoon, while Mr. Stone was writing, he heard a voice saying:
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading It was his younger daughter.