used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “All off,--this is the sort of thing for an American gentleman,--which I shall be by then.”
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “All off,--this is the sort of thing for an American gentleman,--which I shall be by then.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “All off,--this is the sort of thing for an American gentleman,--which I shall be by then.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
assistantnounUS /əˈsɪstənt/
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “All off,--this is the sort of thing for an American gentleman,--which I shall be by then.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Last week you planned a castle on the Palisades,--and the month before, you thought you’d like a California villa.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “All off,--this is the sort of thing for an American gentleman,--which I shall be by then.”
CalifornianounUS /ˌkæləˈfɔːrnjə/
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
From this reading “Last week you planned a castle on the Palisades,--and the month before, you thought you’d like a California villa.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “Last week you planned a castle on the Palisades,--and the month before, you thought you’d like a California villa.”
castlesnounUS /ˈkæsəlz/
plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
FIBSY
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From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
FlemingnounUS /ˈflemɪŋ/
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “All off,--this is the sort of thing for an American gentleman,--which I shall be by then.”
forbore
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From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
freckled-faced
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From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
a man of refinement
From this reading “All off,--this is the sort of thing for an American gentleman,--which I shall be by then.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
incomenounUS /ˈɪnkʌm/
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All off,--this is the sort of thing for an American gentleman,--which I shall be by then.”
and nothing more
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
a boy or man
From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
immediately past
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
lawnsnounUS /lɔːnz/
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Last week you planned a castle on the Palisades,--and the month before, you thought you’d like a California villa.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
McGuire
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From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
MEETSnounUS /miːts/
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “Last week you planned a castle on the Palisades,--and the month before, you thought you’d like a California villa.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “All off,--this is the sort of thing for an American gentleman,--which I shall be by then.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
PalisadesnounUS /ˌpælɪˈseɪdz/
plural of “palisade” — fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
From this reading “Last week you planned a castle on the Palisades,--and the month before, you thought you’d like a California villa.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading “Last week you planned a castle on the Palisades,--and the month before, you thought you’d like a California villa.”
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
red-haired
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From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
retireverbUS /rɪˈtaɪr/
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
rôle
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From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
smoothlyadverbUS /ˈsmuːðli/
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
solvedadjectiveUS /sɑːlvd/
explained or answered
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “All off,--this is the sort of thing for an American gentleman,--which I shall be by then.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
sympathizingverbUS /ˈsɪmpəθaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “sympathize” — share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “All off,--this is the sort of thing for an American gentleman,--which I shall be by then.”
a special situation
From this reading “All off,--this is the sort of thing for an American gentleman,--which I shall be by then.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Last week you planned a castle on the Palisades,--and the month before, you thought you’d like a California villa.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
tree-shaded
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From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
ValhallanounUS /ˌvælˈhælə/
(Norse mythology) the hall in which the souls of heros slain in battle were received by Odin
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading “Last week you planned a castle on the Palisades,--and the month before, you thought you’d like a California villa.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Last week you planned a castle on the Palisades,--and the month before, you thought you’d like a California villa.”
well-keptadjective
kept in good condition
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
at the time that
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “All off,--this is the sort of thing for an American gentleman,--which I shall be by then.”
world-wideadjective
involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
From this reading “When I have made my world-wide reputation, F. Stone,” the boy said, “and have solved my last case, I shall retire on my income and live in just such a place as this.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Last week you planned a castle on the Palisades,--and the month before, you thought you’d like a California villa.”
you'd
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From this reading “Last week you planned a castle on the Palisades,--and the month before, you thought you’d like a California villa.”
you'll
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From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading FIBSY MEETS A COUNTESS AS the car rolled smoothly up the long drive through the tree-shaded lawns of Valhalla, Fleming Stone and his able assistant, young McGuire, gazed in silent admiration at the beautiful well-kept place.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Stone forbore to smile at the freckled-faced, red-haired lad in the rôle of a country gentleman, but he gave him a sympathizing look and said, “I hope you’ll realize some one of your air castles, Fibsy.”
