used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
(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 And he was very good-looking--and a Cambridge man--and all that.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading We danced together almost all the evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She nodded, drawing her hand away.
backingnounUS /ˈbækɪŋ/
the act of providing approval and support
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading And he was very good-looking--and a Cambridge man--and all that.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
dancedverbUS /dænst/
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading We danced together almost all the evening.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
decentadjectiveUS /ˈdiːsənt/
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading She nodded, drawing her hand away.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading We danced together almost all the evening.
every person
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
good-lookingadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdlʊkɪŋ/
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading And he was very good-looking--and a Cambridge man--and all that.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She nodded, drawing her hand away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he was very good-looking--and a Cambridge man--and all that.
He'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She nodded, drawing her hand away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
I'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
and nothing more
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And he was very good-looking--and a Cambridge man--and all that.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading She nodded, drawing her hand away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
possessing material wealth
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
shacknounUS /ʃæk/
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She nodded, drawing her hand away.
sister-in-lawnounUS /ˈsɪstərɪnlɔː/
the sister of your spouse
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he was very good-looking--and a Cambridge man--and all that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We danced together almost all the evening.
precisely as stated
From this reading And he was very good-looking--and a Cambridge man--and all that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And he was very good-looking--and a Cambridge man--and all that.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We danced together almost all the evening.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He'd just taken a large farm, with a decent house on it--not a shack--and everybody said his people were rich and were backing him.
WinnipegnounUS /ˈwɪnɪpəɡ/
the capital and largest city of Manitoba; located in southern Manitoba; known for severe winters
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I met him at a dance in Winnipeg first--the day after I'd had a horrid row with my sister-in-law.
