used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
awaitverbUS /əˈweɪt/
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading I shall await you here during the next hour.
lacking funds
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
complacencynounUS /kəmˈpleɪsənsi/
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
From this reading The General crushed this note slowly in his hand, a quiet smile stole over his face, and sipping his wine with great complacency, he murmured:
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading The General crushed this note slowly in his hand, a quiet smile stole over his face, and sipping his wine with great complacency, he murmured:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
dessertnounUS /dɪˈzɜːrt/
a dish served as the last course of a meal
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I shall await you here during the next hour.
envelopenounUS /ˈenvəloʊp/
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "James Harrington has found means to see Lina, and she has told him everything.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The General crushed this note slowly in his hand, a quiet smile stole over his face, and sipping his wine with great complacency, he murmured:
set up or found
From this reading "James Harrington has found means to see Lina, and she has told him everything.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
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Harrington
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From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "James Harrington has found means to see Lina, and she has told him everything.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I shall await you here during the next hour.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I shall await you here during the next hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall await you here during the next hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The General crushed this note slowly in his hand, a quiet smile stole over his face, and sipping his wine with great complacency, he murmured:
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
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immediately past
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
Lina
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From this reading "James Harrington has found means to see Lina, and she has told him everything.
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "James Harrington has found means to see Lina, and she has told him everything.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading The General crushed this note slowly in his hand, a quiet smile stole over his face, and sipping his wine with great complacency, he murmured:
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I shall await you here during the next hour.
a brief written record
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
To move from a closed position.
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The General crushed this note slowly in his hand, a quiet smile stole over his face, and sipping his wine with great complacency, he murmured:
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The General crushed this note slowly in his hand, a quiet smile stole over his face, and sipping his wine with great complacency, he murmured:
with low volume
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "James Harrington has found means to see Lina, and she has told him everything.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall await you here during the next hour.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "James Harrington has found means to see Lina, and she has told him everything.
sippingverbUS /ˈsɪpɪŋ/
inflected form of “sip” — drink in sips
From this reading The General crushed this note slowly in his hand, a quiet smile stole over his face, and sipping his wine with great complacency, he murmured:
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The General crushed this note slowly in his hand, a quiet smile stole over his face, and sipping his wine with great complacency, he murmured:
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The General crushed this note slowly in his hand, a quiet smile stole over his face, and sipping his wine with great complacency, he murmured:
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading The General crushed this note slowly in his hand, a quiet smile stole over his face, and sipping his wine with great complacency, he murmured:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The General crushed this note slowly in his hand, a quiet smile stole over his face, and sipping his wine with great complacency, he murmured:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "James Harrington has found means to see Lina, and she has told him everything.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As General Harrington was dining at his club that day, a note was sent up to him; and, as his meal had reached the last stage of a luxurious dessert, he quietly broke open the envelope, and read:
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading The General crushed this note slowly in his hand, a quiet smile stole over his face, and sipping his wine with great complacency, he murmured:
in the company of; together with
From this reading The General crushed this note slowly in his hand, a quiet smile stole over his face, and sipping his wine with great complacency, he murmured:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall await you here during the next hour.
ZILLAH
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From this reading ZILLAH."
