used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
actressnounUS /ˈæktrəs/
a female actor
From this reading “Czolhanski,” he told us, “has only just got through his critique of the leading actress in to-night’s play.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading She drank the whole glass at one draught, and sat down at some distance from the table, with her head bent forward, and her hands clasped over her knees.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Owinski took a seat close beside her.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading She drank the whole glass at one draught, and sat down at some distance from the table, with her head bent forward, and her hands clasped over her knees.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Owinski took a seat close beside her.
critiquenounUS /krəˈtiːk/
an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
From this reading “Czolhanski,” he told us, “has only just got through his critique of the leading actress in to-night’s play.
Czolhanski
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From this reading “Czolhanski,” he told us, “has only just got through his critique of the leading actress in to-night’s play.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading She drank the whole glass at one draught, and sat down at some distance from the table, with her head bent forward, and her hands clasped over her knees.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She drank the whole glass at one draught, and sat down at some distance from the table, with her head bent forward, and her hands clasped over her knees.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading She drank the whole glass at one draught, and sat down at some distance from the table, with her head bent forward, and her hands clasped over her knees.
draughtnounUS /dræft/
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading She drank the whole glass at one draught, and sat down at some distance from the table, with her head bent forward, and her hands clasped over her knees.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
at or to or toward the front
From this reading She drank the whole glass at one draught, and sat down at some distance from the table, with her head bent forward, and her hands clasped over her knees.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She drank the whole glass at one draught, and sat down at some distance from the table, with her head bent forward, and her hands clasped over her knees.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “A glass of water!”
glovesnounUS /ɡlʌvz/
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Czolhanski,” he told us, “has only just got through his critique of the leading actress in to-night’s play.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Czolhanski,” he told us, “has only just got through his critique of the leading actress in to-night’s play.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Czolhanski,” he told us, “has only just got through his critique of the leading actress in to-night’s play.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She drank the whole glass at one draught, and sat down at some distance from the table, with her head bent forward, and her hands clasped over her knees.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Czolhanski,” he told us, “has only just got through his critique of the leading actress in to-night’s play.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
and nothing more
From this reading “Czolhanski,” he told us, “has only just got through his critique of the leading actress in to-night’s play.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading She drank the whole glass at one draught, and sat down at some distance from the table, with her head bent forward, and her hands clasped over her knees.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading “Czolhanski,” he told us, “has only just got through his critique of the leading actress in to-night’s play.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A glass of water!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
on one occasion
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She drank the whole glass at one draught, and sat down at some distance from the table, with her head bent forward, and her hands clasped over her knees.
and nothing more
From this reading “Czolhanski,” he told us, “has only just got through his critique of the leading actress in to-night’s play.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She drank the whole glass at one draught, and sat down at some distance from the table, with her head bent forward, and her hands clasped over her knees.
Owinski
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From this reading Owinski took a seat close beside her.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
participate in games or sport
From this reading “Czolhanski,” he told us, “has only just got through his critique of the leading actress in to-night’s play.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She drank the whole glass at one draught, and sat down at some distance from the table, with her head bent forward, and her hands clasped over her knees.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Owinski took a seat close beside her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She drank the whole glass at one draught, and sat down at some distance from the table, with her head bent forward, and her hands clasped over her knees.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She drank the whole glass at one draught, and sat down at some distance from the table, with her head bent forward, and her hands clasped over her knees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She drank the whole glass at one draught, and sat down at some distance from the table, with her head bent forward, and her hands clasped over her knees.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Czolhanski,” he told us, “has only just got through his critique of the leading actress in to-night’s play.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
to-night's
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From this reading “Czolhanski,” he told us, “has only just got through his critique of the leading actress in to-night’s play.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Czolhanski,” he told us, “has only just got through his critique of the leading actress in to-night’s play.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Owinski took a seat close beside her.
unsmilingadjectiveUS /ənˈsmaɪlɪŋ/
not smiling
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
waiternounUS /ˈweɪtər/
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “A glass of water!”
which person or people
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading She drank the whole glass at one draught, and sat down at some distance from the table, with her head bent forward, and her hands clasped over her knees.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She came in, drawing black gloves off her slender hands, greeted us with an unsmiling face, and at once called out to a waiter who was passing by:
