used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You came back in a pretty state last night,” said Davis, roughly.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Indeed, as he arose and extended his hand there was an air of bland protection in the gesture perfectly soothing.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Indeed, as he arose and extended his hand there was an air of bland protection in the gesture perfectly soothing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Indeed, as he arose and extended his hand there was an air of bland protection in the gesture perfectly soothing.
arrangingnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒɪŋ/
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “You came back in a pretty state last night,” said Davis, roughly.
benevolentadjectiveUS /bəˈnevələnt/
intending or showing kindness
From this reading No signs of discomfiture or shame showed themselves in that calmly benevolent countenance.
blandadjectiveUS /blænd/
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading Indeed, as he arose and extended his hand there was an air of bland protection in the gesture perfectly soothing.
bread-and-butter
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From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
breakfast-room
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From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “You came back in a pretty state last night,” said Davis, roughly.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
Classon
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From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading No signs of discomfiture or shame showed themselves in that calmly benevolent countenance.
DavisnounUS /ˈdeɪvəs/
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
discomfiturenoun
anxious embarrassment
From this reading No signs of discomfiture or shame showed themselves in that calmly benevolent countenance.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading Indeed, as he arose and extended his hand there was an air of bland protection in the gesture perfectly soothing.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading Indeed, as he arose and extended his hand there was an air of bland protection in the gesture perfectly soothing.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Indeed, as he arose and extended his hand there was an air of bland protection in the gesture perfectly soothing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, as he arose and extended his hand there was an air of bland protection in the gesture perfectly soothing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No signs of discomfiture or shame showed themselves in that calmly benevolent countenance.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, as he arose and extended his hand there was an air of bland protection in the gesture perfectly soothing.
KitnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “Overtaken, Kit,--overtaken.
immediately past
From this reading “You came back in a pretty state last night,” said Davis, roughly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “You came back in a pretty state last night,” said Davis, roughly.
not any; not one
From this reading No signs of discomfiture or shame showed themselves in that calmly benevolent countenance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No signs of discomfiture or shame showed themselves in that calmly benevolent countenance.
OvertakenverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪkən/
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading “Overtaken, Kit,--overtaken.
parallelograms
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From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Indeed, as he arose and extended his hand there was an air of bland protection in the gesture perfectly soothing.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “You came back in a pretty state last night,” said Davis, roughly.
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading Indeed, as he arose and extended his hand there was an air of bland protection in the gesture perfectly soothing.
RevverbUS /rev/
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
roughlyadverbUS /ˈrʌfli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading “You came back in a pretty state last night,” said Davis, roughly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You came back in a pretty state last night,” said Davis, roughly.
sardinesnounUS /sɑːrˈdiːnz/
plural of “sardine” — small fatty fish usually canned
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading No signs of discomfiture or shame showed themselves in that calmly benevolent countenance.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading No signs of discomfiture or shame showed themselves in that calmly benevolent countenance.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading No signs of discomfiture or shame showed themselves in that calmly benevolent countenance.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
soothingadjectiveUS /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
affording physical relief
From this reading Indeed, as he arose and extended his hand there was an air of bland protection in the gesture perfectly soothing.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “You came back in a pretty state last night,” said Davis, roughly.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No signs of discomfiture or shame showed themselves in that calmly benevolent countenance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading No signs of discomfiture or shame showed themselves in that calmly benevolent countenance.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Indeed, as he arose and extended his hand there was an air of bland protection in the gesture perfectly soothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Davis was surprised, and something more, as he entered the breakfast-room the next morning to find the Rev. Paul Classon already seated at the table, calmly arranging certain little parallelograms of bread-and-butter and sardines.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You came back in a pretty state last night,” said Davis, roughly.
