used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
abackadverbUS /əˈbæk/
having the wind against the forward side of the sails
From this reading "Oh," said the stranger, taken somewhat aback by the suddenness of the question, "my name might be Jones, but it happens to be Davies."
Abner
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From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
amazedadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Uncle Abner Lazenberry stared at Davies a moment as if amazed, and then exclaimed:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Uncle Abner Lazenberry stared at Davies a moment as if amazed, and then exclaimed:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Uncle Abner Lazenberry stared at Davies a moment as if amazed, and then exclaimed:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What mought be your name, mister?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh," said the stranger, taken somewhat aback by the suddenness of the question, "my name might be Jones, but it happens to be Davies."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Oh," said the stranger, taken somewhat aback by the suddenness of the question, "my name might be Jones, but it happens to be Davies."
DaviesnounUS /ˈdeɪviz/
plural of “davy” — English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading "Oh," said the stranger, taken somewhat aback by the suddenness of the question, "my name might be Jones, but it happens to be Davies."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Uncle Abner Lazenberry stared at Davies a moment as if amazed, and then exclaimed:
eyedadjectiveUS /aɪd/
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "Oh," said the stranger, taken somewhat aback by the suddenness of the question, "my name might be Jones, but it happens to be Davies."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Uncle Abner Lazenberry stared at Davies a moment as if amazed, and then exclaimed:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
insinuatingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪnjuːeɪtɪŋ/
calculated to please or gain favor
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh," said the stranger, taken somewhat aback by the suddenness of the question, "my name might be Jones, but it happens to be Davies."
Jesso
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From this reading "Jesso!
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading "Oh," said the stranger, taken somewhat aback by the suddenness of the question, "my name might be Jones, but it happens to be Davies."
Lazenberry
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From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Oh," said the stranger, taken somewhat aback by the suddenness of the question, "my name might be Jones, but it happens to be Davies."
misternounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "What mought be your name, mister?"
a particular point in time
From this reading Uncle Abner Lazenberry stared at Davies a moment as if amazed, and then exclaimed:
mought
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From this reading "What mought be your name, mister?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh," said the stranger, taken somewhat aback by the suddenness of the question, "my name might be Jones, but it happens to be Davies."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "What mought be your name, mister?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh," said the stranger, taken somewhat aback by the suddenness of the question, "my name might be Jones, but it happens to be Davies."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh," said the stranger, taken somewhat aback by the suddenness of the question, "my name might be Jones, but it happens to be Davies."
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
in the near future
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Oh," said the stranger, taken somewhat aback by the suddenness of the question, "my name might be Jones, but it happens to be Davies."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh," said the stranger, taken somewhat aback by the suddenness of the question, "my name might be Jones, but it happens to be Davies."
shrewdlyadverbUS /ˈʃruːdli/
in a shrewd manner
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
to a small degree or extent
From this reading "Oh," said the stranger, taken somewhat aback by the suddenness of the question, "my name might be Jones, but it happens to be Davies."
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Uncle Abner Lazenberry stared at Davies a moment as if amazed, and then exclaimed:
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
suddennessnounUS /ˈsʌdənnəs/
the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
From this reading "Oh," said the stranger, taken somewhat aback by the suddenness of the question, "my name might be Jones, but it happens to be Davies."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Oh," said the stranger, taken somewhat aback by the suddenness of the question, "my name might be Jones, but it happens to be Davies."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Uncle Abner Lazenberry stared at Davies a moment as if amazed, and then exclaimed:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
precisely as stated
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What mought be your name, mister?"
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here Uncle Abner Lazenberry paused and eyed the stranger shrewdly, to whom, presently, he addressed himself in a very insinuating tone:
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What mought be your name, mister?"
