used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
appointmentnounUS /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
appropriateverbUS /əˈproʊpriət/
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
bumptiousadjective
offensively self-assertive
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can think of nothing more disagreeable!
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading I can think of nothing more disagreeable!
let fall to the ground
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
Fenton
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From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
financiernounUS /ˌfɪnənˈsɪr/
a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
LarknounUS /lɑːrk/
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
MARCUS
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From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
middle-agedadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdəleɪɡd/
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I can think of nothing more disagreeable!
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I can think of nothing more disagreeable!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I can think of nothing more disagreeable!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
potatonounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊ/
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
PyramidverbUS /ˈpɪrəmɪd/
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
salonnounUS /səˈlɑːn/
gallery where works of art can be displayed
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
Semiramis
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From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
term of address for a man
From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I can think of nothing more disagreeable!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
voidadjectiveUS /vɔɪd/
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE GREAT SIR MARCUS The appointment was at the Semiramis Hotel, where Sir Marcus Lark was staying.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I went with my mind an aching void, and my heart a cold boiled potato.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For not a word more would Fenton let drop as to the great man's business with us or the Mountain of the Golden Pyramid.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I sent up my card, and a few minutes later was shown into a private salon more appropriate to a beautiful young duchess than to a middle-aged, bumptious financier.
