used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you doing here, sir?
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading You shall explain this, Mallender," suddenly seizing him by the arm, "come inside!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
blazedverbUS /bleɪzd/
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Detective business, eh?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You shall explain this, Mallender," suddenly seizing him by the arm, "come inside!"
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You shall explain this, Mallender," suddenly seizing him by the arm, "come inside!"
congestedadjectiveUS /kənˈdʒestəd/
overfull as with blood
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
crashverbUS /kræʃ/
fall or come down violently
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading Detective business, eh?
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "What are you doing here, sir?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
eh
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From this reading Detective business, eh?
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading You shall explain this, Mallender," suddenly seizing him by the arm, "come inside!"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
ferocitynounUS /fərˈɑːsəti/
the property of being wild or turbulent
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
flagsnounUS /flæɡz/
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
set up or found
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
good-lookingadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdlʊkɪŋ/
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "What are you doing here, sir?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You shall explain this, Mallender," suddenly seizing him by the arm, "come inside!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading You shall explain this, Mallender," suddenly seizing him by the arm, "come inside!"
kickedverbUS /kɪkt/
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
immediately past
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
loosenedadjectiveUS /ˈluːsənd/
straightened out
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
Mallender
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From this reading You shall explain this, Mallender," suddenly seizing him by the arm, "come inside!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
panesnounUS /peɪnz/
plural of “pane” — sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
Rochfort's
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From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
seizingnounUS /ˈsiːzɪŋ/
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading You shall explain this, Mallender," suddenly seizing him by the arm, "come inside!"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You shall explain this, Mallender," suddenly seizing him by the arm, "come inside!"
term of address for a man
From this reading "What are you doing here, sir?
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading You shall explain this, Mallender," suddenly seizing him by the arm, "come inside!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You shall explain this, Mallender," suddenly seizing him by the arm, "come inside!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You shall explain this, Mallender," suddenly seizing him by the arm, "come inside!"
tinklingadjectiveUS /ˈtɪŋkəlɪŋ/
like the short high ringing sound of a small bell
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he spoke, he kicked a glass door open with such force, that one of the panes was loosened, and fell on the flags with a tinkling crash.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you doing here, sir?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Major Rochfort's eyes blazed, his good-looking countenance had become dark, and congested; at last he found speech, and in a voice choking with ferocity demanded:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you doing here, sir?
