used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Henry was rather vague about the meaning of 'bourgeois,' but he nodded gravely.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I can't imagine what I've been thinking of to overlook him.
bourgeoisadjectiveUS /bʊrʒˈwɑː/
(according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading 'You must bring him down here, Henry.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
can't
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From this reading I can't imagine what I've been thinking of to overlook him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading 'You must bring him down here, Henry.
fascinatingadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading Henry was rather vague about the meaning of 'bourgeois,' but he nodded gravely.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tell you what, we'll have a little rabbit to-morrow night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Henry was rather vague about the meaning of 'bourgeois,' but he nodded gravely.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry was rather vague about the meaning of 'bourgeois,' but he nodded gravely.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'You must bring him down here, Henry.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'You must bring him down here, Henry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't imagine what I've been thinking of to overlook him.
I've
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From this reading I can't imagine what I've been thinking of to overlook him.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I can't imagine what I've been thinking of to overlook him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Tell you what, we'll have a little rabbit to-morrow night.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading Henry was rather vague about the meaning of 'bourgeois,' but he nodded gravely.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'You must bring him down here, Henry.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Tell you what, we'll have a little rabbit to-morrow night.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Henry was rather vague about the meaning of 'bourgeois,' but he nodded gravely.
nosesnounUS /ˈnoʊzɪz/
plural of “nose” — the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Henry was rather vague about the meaning of 'bourgeois,' but he nodded gravely.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
overlookverbUS /ˈoʊvərlʊk/
look past, fail to notice
From this reading I can't imagine what I've been thinking of to overlook him.
rabbitnounUS /ˈræbət/
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading Tell you what, we'll have a little rabbit to-morrow night.
on the contrary
From this reading Henry was rather vague about the meaning of 'bourgeois,' but he nodded gravely.
precisely, exactly
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
express in words
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
express in words
From this reading Tell you what, we'll have a little rabbit to-morrow night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henry was rather vague about the meaning of 'bourgeois,' but he nodded gravely.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I can't imagine what I've been thinking of to overlook him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
to-morrow
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From this reading Tell you what, we'll have a little rabbit to-morrow night.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
undiscoveredadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈskʌvərd/
not discovered
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading Henry was rather vague about the meaning of 'bourgeois,' but he nodded gravely.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henry was rather vague about the meaning of 'bourgeois,' but he nodded gravely.
we'll
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From this reading Tell you what, we'll have a little rabbit to-morrow night.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I can't imagine what I've been thinking of to overlook him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'But do you mean to say that so fascinating a man as that lives undiscovered, right under our noses, in this bourgeois town.'
