used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Geoffrey seemed to be in good-humor, but he gave Jack the idea of playing against time.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What is't, but to be nothing else but mad?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What is't, but to be nothing else but mad?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Mad, call I it; for to define true madness.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
defineverbUS /dɪˈfaɪn/
determine the essential quality of
From this reading Mad, call I it; for to define true madness.
demeanornounUS /dɪˈmiːnər/
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
else
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From this reading What is't, but to be nothing else but mad?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mad, call I it; for to define true madness.
set up or found
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Geoffrey seemed to be in good-humor, but he gave Jack the idea of playing against time.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
Geoffrey
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From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But let that go.
good-humor
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From this reading Geoffrey seemed to be in good-humor, but he gave Jack the idea of playing against time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
HamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mad, call I it; for to define true madness.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Geoffrey seemed to be in good-humor, but he gave Jack the idea of playing against time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Geoffrey seemed to be in good-humor, but he gave Jack the idea of playing against time.
indicatedverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪtəd/
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
is't
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From this reading What is't, but to be nothing else but mad?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mad, call I it; for to define true madness.
a small worthless amount
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
the act of departing
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But let that go.
roused to anger
From this reading Mad, call I it; for to define true madness.
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading Mad, call I it; for to define true madness.
NinanounUS /ˈniːnə/
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading What is't, but to be nothing else but mad?
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
others
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From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Geoffrey seemed to be in good-humor, but he gave Jack the idea of playing against time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But let that go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Geoffrey seemed to be in good-humor, but he gave Jack the idea of playing against time.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mad, call I it; for to define true madness.
traynounUS /treɪ/
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Mad, call I it; for to define true madness.
(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 _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is't, but to be nothing else but mad?
in or at the place that
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
belonging to which person
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Hamlet._ After leaving Nina, Jack went to the club, where he found Geoffrey playing pool with half a dozen others, whose demeanor well indicated the number of times the lamp had been rubbed for the genius with the tray to appear.
