used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Who are you, sir?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, Babache," continues my young man, twirling his snuff-box as he had probably seen some older man do, "you were infernally in my way just now."
Babache
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From this reading "Babache," said I.
BEAUTY'S
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From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
body-guard
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From this reading "Captain of Uhlans in the body-guard of Count Saxe."
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Captain of Uhlans in the body-guard of Count Saxe."
cock-a-hoopadjective
exhibiting self-importance
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
continuesverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːz/
third-person singular of “continue” — continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading "Well, Babache," continues my young man, twirling his snuff-box as he had probably seen some older man do, "you were infernally in my way just now."
determine the number or amount of
From this reading "Captain of Uhlans in the body-guard of Count Saxe."
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, Babache," continues my young man, twirling his snuff-box as he had probably seen some older man do, "you were infernally in my way just now."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, Babache," continues my young man, twirling his snuff-box as he had probably seen some older man do, "you were infernally in my way just now."
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
infernallyadverb
extremely
From this reading "Well, Babache," continues my young man, twirling his snuff-box as he had probably seen some older man do, "you were infernally in my way just now."
and nothing more
From this reading "Well, Babache," continues my young man, twirling his snuff-box as he had probably seen some older man do, "you were infernally in my way just now."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Well, Babache," continues my young man, twirling his snuff-box as he had probably seen some older man do, "you were infernally in my way just now."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, Babache," continues my young man, twirling his snuff-box as he had probably seen some older man do, "you were infernally in my way just now."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading "Well, Babache," continues my young man, twirling his snuff-box as he had probably seen some older man do, "you were infernally in my way just now."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
pavementnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənt/
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "Well, Babache," continues my young man, twirling his snuff-box as he had probably seen some older man do, "you were infernally in my way just now."
an angry dispute
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
SaxenounUS /sæks/
a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750)
From this reading "Captain of Uhlans in the body-guard of Count Saxe."
scowlnounUS /skaʊl/
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well, Babache," continues my young man, twirling his snuff-box as he had probably seen some older man do, "you were infernally in my way just now."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Who are you, sir?"
snuff-box
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From this reading "Well, Babache," continues my young man, twirling his snuff-box as he had probably seen some older man do, "you were infernally in my way just now."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Well, Babache," continues my young man, twirling his snuff-box as he had probably seen some older man do, "you were infernally in my way just now."
terrificadjectiveUS /tərˈɪfɪk/
very great or intense
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
twirlingverbUS /ˈtwɜːrlɪŋ/
-ing form of “twirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading "Well, Babache," continues my young man, twirling his snuff-box as he had probably seen some older man do, "you were infernally in my way just now."
Uhlans
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From this reading "Captain of Uhlans in the body-guard of Count Saxe."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Well, Babache," continues my young man, twirling his snuff-box as he had probably seen some older man do, "you were infernally in my way just now."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Babache," continues my young man, twirling his snuff-box as he had probably seen some older man do, "you were infernally in my way just now."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, Babache," continues my young man, twirling his snuff-box as he had probably seen some older man do, "you were infernally in my way just now."
which person or people
From this reading "Who are you, sir?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who are you, sir?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading IN BEAUTY'S QUARREL My young cock-a-hoop and I being left facing each other on the pavement of the court, he said to me, with a terrific scowl in his handsome bright young face:
