used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
in actual fact
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
anew
From this reading His head itself was very small in proportion to his height, his forehead, again, large in proportion to his head, while his chin was such as we are in the way of calling strong.
how long something has existed
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
(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 Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His head itself was very small in proportion to his height, his forehead, again, large in proportion to his head, while his chin was such as we are in the way of calling strong.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His head itself was very small in proportion to his height, his forehead, again, large in proportion to his head, while his chin was such as we are in the way of calling strong.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His features were more than good; they would have been grand had they been large, but they were peculiarly small.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading His head itself was very small in proportion to his height, his forehead, again, large in proportion to his head, while his chin was such as we are in the way of calling strong.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading His head itself was very small in proportion to his height, his forehead, again, large in proportion to his head, while his chin was such as we are in the way of calling strong.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading His features were more than good; they would have been grand had they been large, but they were peculiarly small.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading His features were more than good; they would have been grand had they been large, but they were peculiarly small.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading His features were more than good; they would have been grand had they been large, but they were peculiarly small.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His features were more than good; they would have been grand had they been large, but they were peculiarly small.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His features were more than good; they would have been grand had they been large, but they were peculiarly small.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading His head itself was very small in proportion to his height, his forehead, again, large in proportion to his head, while his chin was such as we are in the way of calling strong.
heavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading His head itself was very small in proportion to his height, his forehead, again, large in proportion to his head, while his chin was such as we are in the way of calling strong.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading His head itself was very small in proportion to his height, his forehead, again, large in proportion to his head, while his chin was such as we are in the way of calling strong.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His features were more than good; they would have been grand had they been large, but they were peculiarly small.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
MAN-STEENIE
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From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
northernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
on one occasion
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
peculiarlyadverbUS /pɪˈkjuːljərli/
uniquely or characteristically
From this reading His features were more than good; they would have been grand had they been large, but they were peculiarly small.
proportionnounUS /prəˈpɔːrʃən/
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading His head itself was very small in proportion to his height, his forehead, again, large in proportion to his head, while his chin was such as we are in the way of calling strong.
PussnounUS /pʊs/
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
remindingverbUS /riˈmaɪndɪŋ/
-ing form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
revealingadjectiveUS /rɪˈviːlɪŋ/
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
shiftyadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪfti/
characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
shudderverbUS /ˈʃʌdər/
shake, as from cold
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
the state of being asleep
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His features were more than good; they would have been grand had they been large, but they were peculiarly small.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
move an implement through
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading His head itself was very small in proportion to his height, his forehead, again, large in proportion to his head, while his chin was such as we are in the way of calling strong.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His head itself was very small in proportion to his height, his forehead, again, large in proportion to his head, while his chin was such as we are in the way of calling strong.
suggestingverbUS /səˈdʒestɪŋ/
-ing form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His features were more than good; they would have been grand had they been large, but they were peculiarly small.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
versionnounUS /ˈvɜːrʒən/
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
precisely as stated
From this reading His head itself was very small in proportion to his height, his forehead, again, large in proportion to his head, while his chin was such as we are in the way of calling strong.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading His head itself was very small in proportion to his height, his forehead, again, large in proportion to his head, while his chin was such as we are in the way of calling strong.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading His head itself was very small in proportion to his height, his forehead, again, large in proportion to his head, while his chin was such as we are in the way of calling strong.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were of a pale blue, with a hazy, mixed, uncertain gleam in them, reminding one of the shifty shudder and shake and start of the northern lights at some heavenly version of the game of Puss in the Corner.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His head itself was very small in proportion to his height, his forehead, again, large in proportion to his head, while his chin was such as we are in the way of calling strong.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then all at once he started to his feet with his eyes wide open, putting back from his forehead the long hair which fell over them, and revealing a face not actually looking old, but strongly suggesting age.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His features were more than good; they would have been grand had they been large, but they were peculiarly small.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading MAN-STEENIE The sleeping youth began at length to stir: it was more than an hour before he quite woke up.
