used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
anew
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
blissfuladjectiveUS /ˈblɪsfəl/
completely happy and contented
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
COMPOSITEnounUS /kəmˈpɑːzət/
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
opinion or judgment
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
floppedverbUS /flɑːpt/
inflected form of “flop” — fall loosely
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
I'm
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From this reading I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Will you join me?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
for more time
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
engage in
From this reading I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker.
Mallory
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From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will you join me?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
misunderstoodadjectiveUS /ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd/
wrongly understood
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
murmurnounUS /ˈmɜːrmər/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
not any; not one
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
pokernounUS /ˈpoʊkər/
fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
From this reading I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
refusalnounUS /rəˈfjuːzəl/
the act of refusing
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
saunternounUS /ˈsɔːntər/
a careless leisurely gait
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
stranger'snounUS /ˈstreɪndʒərz/
possessive form of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
studverbUS /stʌd/
scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
From this reading I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker.
t'oroughbred
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From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
hard to endure
From this reading I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE COMPOSITE CAR It was the gentle stranger's turn to miss his guess.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
belonging to which person
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you join me?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mallory shook his heavy head in refusal, and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to the blissful Doctor from Ypsilanti, and murmur again:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He bent over the chair into which Mallory had flopped, and said in a tense, low tone: "You look like a t'oroughbred sport.
Ypsilanti
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