used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
accurateadjectiveUS /ˈækjərət/
conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You seem simply to have had a good dinner, to have smoked some excellent cigars, and the rest to have been bounded merely by the commonplace.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
boundedadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndəd/
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading You seem simply to have had a good dinner, to have smoked some excellent cigars, and the rest to have been bounded merely by the commonplace.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You seem simply to have had a good dinner, to have smoked some excellent cigars, and the rest to have been bounded merely by the commonplace.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
cigarsnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːrz/
plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading You seem simply to have had a good dinner, to have smoked some excellent cigars, and the rest to have been bounded merely by the commonplace.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading "I had a settled conviction that something out of the common would have occurred.
commonplaceadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmənpleɪs/
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading You seem simply to have had a good dinner, to have smoked some excellent cigars, and the rest to have been bounded merely by the commonplace.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading "I suppose I must confess to defeat then," she said, when I had exhausted my powers of narration.
contractverbUS /ˈkɑːntrækt/
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading "I had a settled conviction that something out of the common would have occurred.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
defeatnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading "I suppose I must confess to defeat then," she said, when I had exhausted my powers of narration.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
elaborateadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæbrət/
marked by complexity and richness of detail
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
endeavoured
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From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
entertainmentnounUS /ˌentərˈteɪnmənt/
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading You seem simply to have had a good dinner, to have smoked some excellent cigars, and the rest to have been bounded merely by the commonplace.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading "I suppose I must confess to defeat then," she said, when I had exhausted my powers of narration.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
Glenbarth
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From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You seem simply to have had a good dinner, to have smoked some excellent cigars, and the rest to have been bounded merely by the commonplace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I had a settled conviction that something out of the common would have occurred.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
interrogateverbUS /ˌɪnˈterəɡeɪt/
transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
menunounUS /ˈmenjuː/
a list of dishes available at a restaurant
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
and nothing more
From this reading You seem simply to have had a good dinner, to have smoked some excellent cigars, and the rest to have been bounded merely by the commonplace.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I suppose I must confess to defeat then," she said, when I had exhausted my powers of narration.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
narrationnounUS /neˈreɪʃən/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "I suppose I must confess to defeat then," she said, when I had exhausted my powers of narration.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading "I had a settled conviction that something out of the common would have occurred.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I had a settled conviction that something out of the common would have occurred.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading "I suppose I must confess to defeat then," she said, when I had exhausted my powers of narration.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
on the contrary
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
To recall to mind.
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading You seem simply to have had a good dinner, to have smoked some excellent cigars, and the rest to have been bounded merely by the commonplace.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I suppose I must confess to defeat then," she said, when I had exhausted my powers of narration.
express in words
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading You seem simply to have had a good dinner, to have smoked some excellent cigars, and the rest to have been bounded merely by the commonplace.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading "I had a settled conviction that something out of the common would have occurred.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I suppose I must confess to defeat then," she said, when I had exhausted my powers of narration.
and nothing more
From this reading You seem simply to have had a good dinner, to have smoked some excellent cigars, and the rest to have been bounded merely by the commonplace.
smokedadjectiveUS /smoʊkt/
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading You seem simply to have had a good dinner, to have smoked some excellent cigars, and the rest to have been bounded merely by the commonplace.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You seem simply to have had a good dinner, to have smoked some excellent cigars, and the rest to have been bounded merely by the commonplace.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I had a settled conviction that something out of the common would have occurred.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose I must confess to defeat then," she said, when I had exhausted my powers of narration.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I had a settled conviction that something out of the common would have occurred.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I suppose I must confess to defeat then," she said, when I had exhausted my powers of narration.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
at the time that
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading For this reason, when my wife endeavoured to interrogate me concerning our entertainment, I furnished her with an elaborate description of the dinner itself; spoke of the marvellous cooking, and I hope gave her a fairly accurate account of the _menu_, or rather so much of it as I could remember.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before Glenbarth and I parted on the terrible evening described in the previous chapter, we had made a contract with each other to say nothing about what we had seen to the ladies.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I had a settled conviction that something out of the common would have occurred.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You seem simply to have had a good dinner, to have smoked some excellent cigars, and the rest to have been bounded merely by the commonplace.
