used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
attorney'snounUS /əˈtɜːrniz/
possessive form of “attorney” — a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
completely unclothed
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading _M._ Check to your queen!
checkmatenounUS /ˈtʃekmeɪt/
complete victory
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
coldlyadverbUS /ˈkoʊldli/
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
defiantadjectiveUS /dɪˈfaɪənt/
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
determinationnounUS /dɪˌtɜːrməˈneɪʃən/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
examiningverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
Good-morning
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From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
Harold
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From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
Jermyn
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From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
a room where books are kept
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _M._ Check to your queen!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
in motion
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
an old word for “no”
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
overpoweringadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərˈpaʊrɪŋ/
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
patronnounUS /ˈpeɪtrən/
a regular customer
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading _M._ Check to your queen!
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
salutationnoun
an act of honor or courteous recognition
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
startlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _M._ Check to your queen!
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
ungraciousadjective
lacking charm and good taste
From this reading Jermyn said an ungracious "Good-morning,"--as little as possible like a salutation to one who might regard himself as a patron.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading On the attorney's handsome face there was a black cloud of defiant determination slightly startling to Harold, who had expected to feel that the overpowering weight of temper in the interview was on his own side.
at the time that
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
which person or people
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Jermyn entered the room, Harold, who was seated at his library table examining papers, with his back toward the light and his face toward the door, moved his head coldly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _M._ Check to your queen!
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading _N._ Nay, your own king is bare, And moving so, you give yourself checkmate.
