used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
how long something has existed
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
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 On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
for the reason that
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being extremely fastidious, the instructor was a good customer of The Parisian Tailors, who occupied a small building on West Street.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Being extremely fastidious, the instructor was a good customer of The Parisian Tailors, who occupied a small building on West Street.
customernounUS /ˈkʌstəmər/
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading Being extremely fastidious, the instructor was a good customer of The Parisian Tailors, who occupied a small building on West Street.
dapperadjectiveUS /ˈdæpər/
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He wanted those trousers nicely pressed for the next day’s wearing, and he must have them no later than this evening.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
drapedadjectiveUS /dreɪpt/
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
engaginglyadverb
in an engaging manner
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading He wanted those trousers nicely pressed for the next day’s wearing, and he must have them no later than this evening.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading Being extremely fastidious, the instructor was a good customer of The Parisian Tailors, who occupied a small building on West Street.
Falmouth
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From this reading On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
fastidiousadjectiveUS /fæˈstɪdiəs/
giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
From this reading Being extremely fastidious, the instructor was a good customer of The Parisian Tailors, who occupied a small building on West Street.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
a man of refinement
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
gold-rimmed
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From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Being extremely fastidious, the instructor was a good customer of The Parisian Tailors, who occupied a small building on West Street.
gracefullyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪsfəli/
in a graceful manner
From this reading On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He wanted those trousers nicely pressed for the next day’s wearing, and he must have them no later than this evening.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
instructornounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌktər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
Kincaid
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From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading He wanted those trousers nicely pressed for the next day’s wearing, and he must have them no later than this evening.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
M'NATT
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From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
mislaidadjectiveUS /mɪˈsleɪd/
lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
a form of address for a man
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He wanted those trousers nicely pressed for the next day’s wearing, and he must have them no later than this evening.
mustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
near-sighted
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From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading He wanted those trousers nicely pressed for the next day’s wearing, and he must have them no later than this evening.
nicelyadverbUS /ˈnaɪsli/
in a nice way
From this reading He wanted those trousers nicely pressed for the next day’s wearing, and he must have them no later than this evening.
not any; not one
From this reading He wanted those trousers nicely pressed for the next day’s wearing, and he must have them no later than this evening.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
held or filled or in use
From this reading Being extremely fastidious, the instructor was a good customer of The Parisian Tailors, who occupied a small building on West Street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
ParisianadjectiveUS /pərˈɪʒən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants
From this reading Being extremely fastidious, the instructor was a good customer of The Parisian Tailors, who occupied a small building on West Street.
PHOTOGRAPHYnounUS /fəˈtɑːɡrəfi/
the act of taking and printing photographs
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
polishnounUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃ/
the property of being smooth and shiny
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
precedingadjectiveUS /priˈsiːdɪŋ/
existing or coming before
From this reading On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
compacted by ironing
From this reading He wanted those trousers nicely pressed for the next day’s wearing, and he must have them no later than this evening.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
repairedverbUS /rɪˈperd/
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
not often
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
do one's shopping
From this reading On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
for a short time
From this reading On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Being extremely fastidious, the instructor was a good customer of The Parisian Tailors, who occupied a small building on West Street.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
squinted
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From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Being extremely fastidious, the instructor was a good customer of The Parisian Tailors, who occupied a small building on West Street.
subsequentlyadverbUS /ˈsʌbsəkwəntli/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
tailoringnounUS /ˈteɪlərɪŋ/
the occupation of a tailor
From this reading On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
TailorsnounUS /ˈteɪlərz/
plural of “tailor” — a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
From this reading Being extremely fastidious, the instructor was a good customer of The Parisian Tailors, who occupied a small building on West Street.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He wanted those trousers nicely pressed for the next day’s wearing, and he must have them no later than this evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He wanted those trousers nicely pressed for the next day’s wearing, and he must have them no later than this evening.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He wanted those trousers nicely pressed for the next day’s wearing, and he must have them no later than this evening.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
TRIESnounUS /traɪz/
plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
trousersnounUS /ˈtraʊzərz/
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He wanted those trousers nicely pressed for the next day’s wearing, and he must have them no later than this evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading He wanted those trousers nicely pressed for the next day’s wearing, and he must have them no later than this evening.
well-groomedadjective
having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Being extremely fastidious, the instructor was a good customer of The Parisian Tailors, who occupied a small building on West Street.
at the time that
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
which person or people
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the preceding Saturday, the day of the New Falmouth game, the instructor repaired himself to the tailoring shop shortly after dinner with a pair of trousers draped gracefully over one arm.
witnessedverbUS /ˈwɪtnəst/
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading On one occasion, when the instructor had removed his glasses to polish them and had subsequently mislaid them between the pages of a book for something like two minutes, things happened in Room G seldom witnessed!
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading M’NATT TRIES PHOTOGRAPHY Mr. Kincaid was a dapper, well-groomed little gentleman of middle age who wore a sandy mustache and squinted engagingly through a pair of gold-rimmed glasses because he was unusually near-sighted.
