used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dinner was coming to an end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
Chinamannoun
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
circuitnounUS /ˈsɜːrkət/
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
coffee-cup
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From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Dinner was coming to an end.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
a female human offspring
From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE DE VINNE PRESS.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Dinner was coming to an end.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Dinner was coming to an end.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
the act of departing
From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
gold-rimmed
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From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
I've
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From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
immaculateadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmækjuːlɪt/
completely neat and clean
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
and nothing more
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
the act of departing
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
Letitia
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From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
loweringadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərɪŋ/
darkened by clouds
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
lumpnounUS /lʌmp/
a compact mass
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
platesnounUS /pleɪts/
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading THE DE VINNE PRESS.
Ramsay
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From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
ReednounUS /riːd/
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
soft-footedadjective
sound of quiet gentle steps
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
splashverbUS /splæʃ/
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DE VINNE PRESS.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
very small
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dinner was coming to an end.
VINNE
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From this reading THE DE VINNE PRESS.
vis-à-vis
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From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dinner was coming to an end.
at the time that
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
a Caucasian
From this reading The Chinaman, soft-footed in his immaculate white, had just finished his circuit of the table, leaving a tiny gold-rimmed coffee-cup at each of the four plates.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Into hers Letitia was lowering a lump of sugar, when a thought occurred to her, and she dropped the sugar into the cup with a little splash, and looking across at her vis-à-vis, said:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, John, I've been going to ask you half a dozen of times, and have always forgotten: did you know that Colonel Ramsay Reed had a daughter?"
