used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
anew
From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
aquilineadjective
curved down like an eagle's beak
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
assessorsnounUS /əˈsesərz/
plural of “assessor” — an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
coughverbUS /kɑːf/
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
coughedverbUS /kɔːft/
past form of “cough” — exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
DavynounUS /ˈdeɪvi/
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
GaltonnounUS /ˈɡæltən/
English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields including heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, and anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911)
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
Glanedale
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From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
Glanedale's
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From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
Grimwood
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From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "And yet Mr. Glanedale heard nothing," remarked Mr. Grimwood musingly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
impressiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpresɪv/
making a strong or vivid impression
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
insurancenounUS /ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns/
promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
a room where books are kept
From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
Malcolm
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From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
the force of workers available
From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
musinglyadverb
in a reflective manner
From this reading "And yet Mr. Glanedale heard nothing," remarked Mr. Grimwood musingly.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "And yet Mr. Glanedale heard nothing," remarked Mr. Grimwood musingly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
pince-neznoun
spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "And yet Mr. Glanedale heard nothing," remarked Mr. Grimwood musingly.
Roger
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From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
SagenounUS /seɪdʒ/
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
shrewdadjectiveUS /ʃruːd/
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
side-whiskersnoun
facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
term of address for a man
From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
be seated
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
successive (without a break)
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I Mr. Grimwood, of the firm of Grimwood, Galton & Davy, insurance assessors, looked up from the list in his hand.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The three men were seated in Sir Roger Glanedale's library awaiting the coming of Lady Glanedale.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was a shrewd little man, with side-whiskers, pince-nez that would never sit straight upon his aquiline nose, and an impressive cough.
but in spite of that
From this reading "And yet Mr. Glanedale heard nothing," remarked Mr. Grimwood musingly.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He glanced from Malcolm Sage to young Glanedale, then back again to Malcolm Sage; finally he coughed.
