used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading A millionaire would naturally, so I supposed, be suspicious of the advance of any one who was not a fellow millionaire.
(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 We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading A millionaire would naturally, so I supposed, be suspicious of the advance of any one who was not a fellow millionaire.
Ascher
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From this reading We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A millionaire would naturally, so I supposed, be suspicious of the advance of any one who was not a fellow millionaire.
cabinsnounUS /ˈkæbənz/
plural of “cabin” — small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
a boy or man
From this reading A millionaire would naturally, so I supposed, be suspicious of the advance of any one who was not a fellow millionaire.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
Gorman
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From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A millionaire would naturally, so I supposed, be suspicious of the advance of any one who was not a fellow millionaire.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
intimacynounUS /ˈɪntəməsi/
close or warm friendship
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
millionairenounUS /ˌmɪljəˈner/
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading A millionaire would naturally, so I supposed, be suspicious of the advance of any one who was not a fellow millionaire.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading I was mistaken.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
as might be expected
From this reading A millionaire would naturally, so I supposed, be suspicious of the advance of any one who was not a fellow millionaire.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A millionaire would naturally, so I supposed, be suspicious of the advance of any one who was not a fellow millionaire.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A millionaire would naturally, so I supposed, be suspicious of the advance of any one who was not a fellow millionaire.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
cut with a saw
From this reading We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
seasickadjectiveUS /ˈsiːsɪk/
experiencing motion sickness
From this reading Ascher was simply seasick.
and nothing more
From this reading Ascher was simply seasick.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A millionaire would naturally, so I supposed, be suspicious of the advance of any one who was not a fellow millionaire.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
suitenounUS /swiːt/
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
required or under orders
From this reading A millionaire would naturally, so I supposed, be suspicious of the advance of any one who was not a fellow millionaire.
suspiciousadjectiveUS /səˈspɪʃəs/
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading A millionaire would naturally, so I supposed, be suspicious of the advance of any one who was not a fellow millionaire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
precisely as stated
From this reading We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
which person or people
From this reading A millionaire would naturally, so I supposed, be suspicious of the advance of any one who was not a fellow millionaire.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading We saw very little of Ascher and nothing at all of his wife during the first two days of our voyage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My idea was that they stayed in their cabins--they had engaged a whole suite of rooms--in order to avoid drifting into an intimacy with Gorman and me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A millionaire would naturally, so I supposed, be suspicious of the advance of any one who was not a fellow millionaire.
